M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2009-06-05 |
| Target | Shred-it International |
| Sector | Business Services |
| Buyer(s) |
Crossroads Capital Partners
Westerkirk Capital Birch Hill Equity Partners Adams Street Partners |
| Deal Type | Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 |
| Size | Small |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Crossroads Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on investing in 'information-intensive' companies where technology can be employed to improve performance. Specific areas of interest include front-office services, back office services, HR & benefits, logistics, and administration services. Target companies are typically profitable and have revenues of $10 to $80 million. Prospective transaction situations include outright sales, management buyouts, recapitalizations, and corporate divestitures. Crossroads Capital Partners is based in Chicago, Illinois.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 1 |
| Sector: Business Services M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals | 1 of 1 |
| State: Ontario M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: Canada M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2009 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-15 |
Shred-it International
Oakville, Ontario, Canada Shred-it International, Inc. is a global secure information destruction services provider. Shred-it was formed in 1988 and is based in Oakville, Ontario. |
Sell | $2.3B |
| Category | Asset Manager |
|---|---|
| Size | Small |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Westerkirk Capital is an investment firm focused on partnering with business owners and managers to pursue growth opportunities. The Firm manages private capital for a single Canadian investor and generally takes a long-term approach when investing. Westerkirk is a generalist investor, with interest in transportation, apparel, media, manufacturing, business services, aerospace, consumer products, and real estate. Westerkirk Capital is based in Victoria, British Columbia.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 6 |
| Sector: Business Services M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals | 3 of 5 |
| State: Ontario M&A | 2 of 3 |
| Country: Canada M&A | 3 of 6 |
| Year: 2009 M&A | 2 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-05-04 |
Gaspard & Sons
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Gaspard & Sons Ltd. is a manufacturer and distributor of academic regalia, clergy vestments, choral robes, and legal and judicial attire. The Company’s products are primarily sold direct-to-user in Canada, while the U.S. market is served via a combination of company and independent representatives. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-04-26 |
Vista Broadcast Group
Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada Vista Broadcast Group, Inc. is a radio broadcasting company focused on providing local service in each of the communities it serves. Vista Broadcast Group was formed in 2004 and is based in Courtenay, British Columbia. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 |
| PE ASSETS | 5.0B CAD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Birch Hill Equity Partners is a middle-market private equity firm focused on investments in Canadian companies. Birch Hill targets growth oriented businesses valued between C$50 and C$1000 million. Sectors of interest include agriculture, communications, energy, environmental, entertainment, distribution, healthcare, manufacturing, software, and technology. Birch Hill will not consider investments in real estate, pure commodity companies or start ups. Birch Hill Equity Partners was formed in 1994 and is based in Toronto, Canada.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 26 of 48 |
| Sector: Business Services M&A | 2 of 4 |
| Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals | 18 of 23 |
| State: Ontario M&A | 16 of 28 |
| Country: Canada M&A | 21 of 42 |
| Year: 2009 M&A | 2 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-28 |
Marsulex
Toronto, Ontario, Canada Marsulex, Inc. is a provider of industrial services, including environmental compliance solutions for air quality control and industrial hazardous waste streams, and petroleum coke cutting and handling services for oil refineries, and is a producer and marketer of sulphur-based industrial chemicals. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-31 |
Bluewave Energy
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada Bluewave Energy operates as a petroleum delivery company in Canada. It delivers furnace oil, diesel oil, dyed diesel oil, gasoline, Shell lubricants, marine gas oil, and heavy fuel oil to commercial and residential customers, as well as asphalt to highway, street, and airport construction in Western Canada. The company also provides equipment service plans, heating equipment, and oil spill protection, as well as heating, air conditioning, and fuel storage equipment services and finance. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Asset Manager |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1972 |
| PE ASSETS | 60.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Adams Street Partners is a diversified, global investment firm that targets direct, fund of funds, and secondary investments. Adams' direct investing group covers co-investments in buyout transactions, as well as growth equity and venture capital commitments. The direct buyout and growth equity team looks to commit $5 to $30 million per transaction. For venture related investments, commitments of $5 to $20 million are provided to companies in the technology, life sciences and technology enabled services sectors. Typically, target companies have received prior financing from early stage venture firms and are seeking additional capital to fund product development and commercialization. Adams Street Partners was formed in 1972 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 57 of 152 |
| Sector: Business Services M&A | 3 of 6 |
| Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals | 10 of 15 |
| State: Ontario M&A | 1 of 2 |
| Country: Canada M&A | 1 of 4 |
| Year: 2009 M&A | 4 of 9 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-01 |
Integral
Palo Alto, California, United States Integral is a provider of online multi-sided trading network for foreign exchange. The facility empowers participants across the entire FX market to configure and operate their own automated, unique, private FX business. Integral’s solutions are delivered On Demand enabling FX businesses to flexibly enter new markets quickly and scale efficiently without owning and operating any IT infrastructure of their own. Integral was founded in 1993 and is based in Palo Alto, California. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-07-15 |
Rimini Street
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Rimini Street is a third-party provider of enterprise software support services, including products licensed by Oracle, SAP, IBM, and Microsoft among others, saving the customer at least 50% on total support costs. Rimini Street was founded in 2005 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. |
Buy | - |
