M&A Deal Summary

Coleman Cable Acquires Copperfield

On March 10, 2007, Coleman Cable acquired electrical equipment company Copperfield from Spell Capital Partners for 213M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Coleman Cable’s 1st transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is Coleman Cable’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Coleman Cable’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Coleman Cable’s 1st transaction in Indiana.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-03-10
Target Copperfield
Sector Electrical Equipment
Buyer(s) Coleman Cable
Sellers(s) Spell Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 213M USD
Advisor(s) Lincoln International (Financial)

Target

Copperfield

Bremen, Indiana, United States
Copperfield LLC is an independent fabricators and insulators of copper electrical wire and cable in the United States.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Coleman Cable

Waukegan, Illinois, United States
Category Company
Founded 1970
Sector Manufacturing
Employees1,726
DESCRIPTION

Coleman Cable LLC manufactures electrical and electronic wire and cable products, including grounding cable, security wire and power control cable. The company is headquartered in North Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 1 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 3
State (Indiana) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 3
Year (2007) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-04-04 Designers Edge

Waukegan, Illinois, United States

Designers Edge, Inc. is a designer and distributor of specialty lighting products in the U.S. and Canada.

Buy $11M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Spell Capital Partners

Edina, Minnesota, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 750M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Spell Capital Partners is a private equity firm that targets control investments in lower middle-market manufacturing and distribution businesses. Spell targets companies with at least $5 million in annual revenues and minimum EBITDA of $1 million. The Firm's target equity investment size range is $2 to $15 million. Spell prefers opportunities located in the upper-midwestern states of Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Indiana, Illinois, and Nebraska. Spell Capital Partners was formed in 1988 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 35
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 1 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 20
State (Indiana) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 35
Year (2007) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-01 NPI/Medical

Ansonia, Connecticut, United States

NPI/Medical is a provider of liquid silicone rubber (LSR) for medical-grade components. The Company’s capabilities include quick-turn manufacturing for short runs, production injection molding for high volume programs, a full-service tool room, and multiple clean rooms. NPI/Medical is based in Ansonia, Connecticut.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-04-01 Arctic Fox

Delano, Minnesota, United States

Arctic Fox LLC is a manufacturer and supplier of proprietary fuel and fluid heating products. Including heating systems and related components primarily for original equipment manufacturers in the heavy truck, off-highway equipment, oil and gas, power sports and other industrial markets.

Buy -
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