M&A Deal Summary

Compass Partners International Acquires CTL Logistics

On February 12, 2016, private equity firm Compass Partners International acquired transportation company CTL Logistics from Bridgepoint, Ardian and Darby Overseas Investments

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Compass Partners International’s 1st transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Compass Partners International’s 1st transaction in Poland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-02-12
Target CTL Logistics
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) Compass Partners International
Sellers(s) Bridgepoint
Ardian
Darby Overseas Investments
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

CTL Logistics

Sosnowiec, Poland
CTL Logistics is an international logistics operator performing domestic and international transport using its rolling stock and infrastructure. CTL Logistics' main clients are coal mining companies, aggregates, fuel companies, chemical plants, household appliances manufacturers, FMCG logistics, energy companies, container operators, and many others. CTL Logistics was founded in 1992 and is based in Sosnowiec, Poland.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Compass Partners International

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 850M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Compass Partners International is a European private equity firm that targets investments in middle-market industrial manufacturing and services companies. Compass seeks controlling interests in 'under-managed' or capital-constrained businesses valued from €100 million to €750 million. Areas of interest include infrastructure, HVAC, aerospace/defense, capital goods, vending, controls/components, and machinery/equipment. The Firm will consider a variety of transaction situations, including turnarounds, recapitalization, corporate carve-outs, and growth capital financings. Compass Partners International was formed in 1997 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 11
Sector: Transportation M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 2 of 5
Country: Poland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-09-01 Drake Beam Morin

New York, New York, United States

Drake Beam Morin, Inc. is a service provider in the career transition, talent development services.

Sell €149M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-11-06 Aquam

Escondido, California, United States

Aquam is a global clean-tech firm that provides infrastructure support, rehabilitation, and diagnostics solutions for water and gas infrastructure. Aquam based in San Diego, California.

Buy -

Seller(S) 3

SELLER

Bridgepoint

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 75.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Bridgepoint is a large European private equity firm that invests in middle-market companies across a broad range of industries with an enterprise value of €200 - €1000 million. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, buy-ins, growth financings, consolidations, and take privates. The firms invest in the range of €75 - €400 million transaction. Bridgepoint Development Capital specializes in investments in businesses valued up to a €150 million, taking equity stakes of between €10 million and €75 million. General sectors of interest include consumer products and services, retail, financial services, healthcare, media, technology, industrials, and business services. Bridgepoint was formed in 1984 and has offices in London, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Stockholm and Warsaw.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 57 of 112
Sector: Transportation M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 34 of 66
Country: Poland M&A 1 of 3
Year: 2016 M&A 3 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-11 Unifaun

Stockholm, Sweden

Unifaun is a provider of Transport Administration (“TA”) services in the Nordics, providing a SaaS platform connecting freight carriers and shippers of all sizes. Unifaun is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-19 Solhagagruppen AB

Stockholm, Sweden

Solhagagruppen is a provider of high-quality, tailored care programmes to over 1,000 service users in more than 110 care facilities. Headquartered in Stockholm, with care facilities in Sweden and Norway, Solhagagruppen offers a broad range of services including adult and children's accommodation, daily activities, schools, diagnostic services and leisure activities.

Sell -
SELLER

Ardian

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 127.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ardian is a mega-sized diversified investment group focused on opportunities worldwide. Ardian invests across and manages funds focused on small and mid-sized buyouts, growth capital financings, mezzanine, infrastructure, real estate, and co-investment opportunities. Ardian's small-buyouts group targets controlling interests in French, German, and Italian businesses valued up to €100 million. It's mid-sized buyout group seeks businesses valued up €1.5 billion and does not have any geographic limitations. The Infrastructure team looks for European opportunities and can commit up to €1 billion per transaction. The Mezzanine group supports junior capital commitments of €5 to €80 million. In addition to direct investing, Ardian also manages various private equity fund-of-funds. Ardian was founded in 1996 and is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 114 of 247
Sector: Transportation M&A 5 of 6
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 40 of 92
Country: Poland M&A 2 of 4
Year: 2016 M&A 6 of 17
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-11 F2A

Milan, Italy

F2A is a provider of human resources and administration services. F2A offers outsourcing and consultancy services in different corporate areas like HR management and Finance and Administration. F2A was founded in 1962 and is based in Milan, Italy.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-17 GANTNER Electronic

Nüziders, Austria

GANTNER Electronic GmbH is a manufacturer of systems that enable automatic and contactless identification, based on RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) and NFC (Near Field Communication) technology. Gantner systems comprise integrated solutions for membership and visitor management, cashless payments, time recording in business organizations, and security.

Buy -
SELLER

Darby Overseas Investments

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Darby Overseas Investments is an emerging markets investment firm that sponsors and manages private equity, mezzanine finance, and fixed-income funds for institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals. Darby targets investments in Latin/South America, Asia, and Europe. Sectors of interest include consumer products, specialty retail, distribution, packaging, hotel management, energy, financial services, media and publishing. Darby was formed in 1994 and is based in Washington DC.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 10
Sector: Transportation M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Poland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-11-02 A.S. Rigas Piensaimnieks

Riga, Latvia

A.S. Rigas Piensaimnieks is one of the largest dairy companies in Latvia. RPS specializes in value-added products of which the most important are processed cheese and curd snacks. RPS owns several widely recognized brands in Latvia and in the Baltic countries, including the Karums and Dzintars brands.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-20 Fifor Polska

Sokolów, Poland

Fifor Polska is a dedicated Polish private label manufacturer of salty snacks (mainly potato chips and cornmeal snacks). Fifor Polska was founded in 2013 and is based in Sokolów, Poland.

Buy -