M&A Deal Summary

Southfield Capital, Boathouse Capital and CMS Mezzanine Acquire BioPharm Communications

On April 18, 2012, private equity firm Southfield Capital, private equity firm Boathouse Capital and mezzanine finance firm CMS Mezzanine acquired marketing company BioPharm Communications

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Southfield Capital’s 1st, Boathouse Capital’s 1st and CMS Mezzanine’s 1st transaction in the Marketing sector.
  • This is Southfield Capital’s 6th, Boathouse Capital’s 11th and CMS Mezzanine’s 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Southfield Capital’s 1st, Boathouse Capital’s 1st and CMS Mezzanine’s 1st transaction in Pennsylvania.
Investment Fate
  • BioPharm Communications was sold to a strategic buyer in 2016.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-04-18
Target BioPharm Communications
Sector Marketing
Buyer(s) Southfield Capital
Boathouse Capital
CMS Mezzanine
Deal Type Recapitalization
Advisor(s) Grant Thornton Transaction Advisory (Financial)

Target

BioPharm Communications

New Hope, Pennsylvania, United States
BioPharm Communications LLC is a communications agency that specializes in proprietary, multichannel marketing programs to physicians and healthcare practitioners for pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients.

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Buyer(S) 3

Buyer

Southfield Capital

Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2002
PE ASSETS 1.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Southfield Capital is a private equity group focused on buying and building middle-market business service companies headquartered throughout North America. The Firm prefers control investment situations and looks to commit $20 to $80 million of equity capital in profitable businesses with $4 to $20 million of EBITDA. Specific sectors of interest include business services, financial services, real estate services, IT, industrial services, and transportation. Prospective investment situations include buyouts, consolidations, recapitalizations, and growth financings. Southfield Capital is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 22
Sector: Marketing M&A 1 of 2
Type: Recapitalization M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Pennsylvania M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 6 of 19
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-05-04 Hallcon

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Hallcon is a provider of mission-critical transportation services and infrastructure for a broad range of customers including railroads, universities, airports, hospitals and healthcare systems, public transit, technology, industrial companies, and other large employers seeking custom transportation solutions. Hallcon was founded in 1946 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-07-19 OnPoint Group

Perrysburg, Ohio, United States

OnPoint Group is a North American provider of management and maintenance services for doors, docks, material handling and warehouse accessories through its industry leading divisions: TFS, Miner, TrueSource, and Concentric. OnPoint Group has more than 600 technicians in over 80 locations to consistently deliver efficiency, safety and productivity to customers responsible for maintaining multifacility operations. OnPoint Group was founded in 2001 and is based in Perrysburg, Ohio.

Sell -
Buyer

Boathouse Capital

Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2008
PE ASSETS 2.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Boathouse Capital is a provider of mezzanine and equity capital to lower middle-market companies in a variety of industries. The Firm works in partnership with management teams and private equity firms in funding private equity sponsored buyouts, management buyouts, recapitalizations, refinancings, and growth capital financings. Boathouse can commit up to $25 million per transaction and generally pursues companies with 'exceptional' management, sustainable competitive advantages, growing end markets, 'sticky' business models, and diversified customers. Boathouse seeks companies with at least $10 million in revenues and at least $5 million of EBITDA. Boathouse is based in Wayne, Pennsylvania.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 52
Sector: Marketing M&A 1 of 7
Type: Recapitalization M&A Deals 2 of 3
State: Pennsylvania M&A 1 of 3
Country: United States M&A 11 of 52
Year: 2012 M&A 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-04-11 Hoonuit

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Hoonuit LLC provides educators with the tools needed to make informed, impactful action. Through solutions that provide intuitive analytics and personalized professional development, Hoonuit fuels teacher, staff and student success. Hoonuit LLC was founded in 2000 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Buy $19M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-09-06 Hawke Aerospace

Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States

Hawke Aerospace is a diversified provider of helicopter maintenance and repair services, outsourced flight services to utilities, law enforcement, and medical airlift customers. Hawke Aerospace was founded in 2007 and is based in Malvern, Pennsylvania.

Buy -
DESCRIPTION

CMS Mezzanine is a private investment firm focused on providing mezzanine capital to support private equity sponsored buyouts and companies requiring growth capital, acquisition funding, liquidity for existing shareholders, or that are undergoing an ownership transition. CMS Mezzanine looks to invest $2 to $6 million per transaction in support of companies with at least $10 million of revenue. Areas of interest include manufacturing, business services, consumer products, valued-added distribution, IT services, and specialty retail. The Firm prefers companies headquartered in the Eastern US, but will consider opportunities across the US. CMS Mezzanine is based in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 6
Sector: Marketing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Recapitalization M&A Deals 3 of 3
State: Pennsylvania M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 6 of 6
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-11-17 Seitz

Torrington, Connecticut, United States

Seitz is an operator of plastic injection molding and custom product design and assembly company. The company is a value-injection molding and custom contract manufacturing partner to the world's most innovative and quality-conscious brands. Seitz was founded in 1949 and is based in Torrington, Connecticut.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-21 Onelife Fitness

Mclean, Virginia, United States

Onelife Fitness is an operator of health clubs to serve the health and fitness needs of employees. Onelife Fitness was founded in 1973 and is based in Mclean, Virginia.

Sell -