M&A Deal Summary

Court Square Capital Partners Acquires J. Knipper

On October 2, 2019, private equity firm Court Square Capital Partners acquired marketing company J. Knipper

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Court Square Capital Partners’ 4th transaction in the Marketing sector.
  • This is Court Square Capital Partners’ 50th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Court Square Capital Partners’ 3rd transaction in New Jersey.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-10-02
Target J. Knipper
Sector Marketing
Buyer(s) Court Square Capital Partners
Deal Type Recapitalization
Advisor(s) Edgemont Capital Partners LP (Financial)

Target

J. Knipper

Lakewood, New Jersey, United States
J. Knipper provides healthcare marketing solutions to the pharmaceutical, biotech, life sciences and medical device industries in the United States. The Company offers sample fulfillment & distribution, direct marketing, data services, sample compliance and third-party logistics solutions and serves over 100 life sciences companies, including 18 of the top 20 U.S pharmaceutical companies. J. Knipper was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Lakewood, New Jersey.

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Buyer

Court Square Capital Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1968
PE ASSETS 7.7B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Court Square Capital Partners (CSCP) is a generalist private equity firm that seeks middle market company investments across the US. CSCP looks to partner with management teams to accelerate revenue growth and improve operating efficiency. Sectors of interest include business services, building products, chemicals, consumer products, food products/services, healthcare, aerospace/defense, manufacturing, media, technology, telecommunications, and transportation. Court Square Capital Partners was formerly known as Citigroup Venture Capital Equity Partners. The Group spun out of Citigroup and became independent in 2006. CSCP is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 53 of 67
Sector (Marketing) 4 of 6
Type (Recapitalization) 1 of 3
State (New Jersey) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 50 of 64
Year (2019) 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-06-30 Drew Marine

Whippany, New Jersey, United States

Drew Marine is a global manufacturer and provider of advanced performance chemicals and safety solutions to virtually every sector of the international maritime and offshore markets. Drew Marine has 100 distribution locations in more than 50 countries. Drew Marine is based in Whippany, New Jersey.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-10-04 National Seating & Mobility

Franklin, Tennessee, United States

National Seating & Mobility is a provider of complex rehabilitation seating, mobility, and positioning systems. NSM provides personalised solutions to individuals with mobility challenges by bringing together industry-leading expertise, uniquely engineered systems, and breakthrough technologies. National Seating & Mobility was founded in 1992 and is based in Franklin, Tennessee.

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