M&A Deal Summary

Court Square Capital Partners Acquires Pike

On December 22, 2014, private equity firm Court Square Capital Partners acquired construction company Pike

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Court Square Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Construction sector.
  • This is Court Square Capital Partners’ 29th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Court Square Capital Partners’ 2nd transaction in North Carolina.
Investment Fate
  • Pike was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2020.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-12-22
Target Pike
Sector Construction
Buyer(s) Court Square Capital Partners
Deal Type Going Private

Target

Pike

Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States
Pike is a provider of construction, repair and engineering services for distribution and transmission powerlines and substations, with a growing portfolio of turnkey and renewable projects. Pike was founded in 1945 and is based in Mount Airy, North Carolina.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Court Square Capital Partners

New York, New York, United States

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 32 of 68
Sector (Construction) 1 of 1
Type (Going Private) 2 of 2
State (North Carolina) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 29 of 65
Year (2014) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-12-09 DISA

Houston, Texas, United States

DISA specializes in providing a comprehensive suite of employee testing, screening, and compliance management solutions to a diverse set of end markets. DISA was founded in 1986 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-02-01 Dynata

Shelton, Connecticut, United States

Dynata is a global provider of data solutions and technology for consumer and B2B survey research. Dynata reaches participants in 90+ sample countries via internet, telephone, mobile/wireless and mixed-access offerings. Dynata was founded in 1977 and is based in Shelton, Connecticut.

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