M&A Deal Summary

Dialogdirect Acquires Budco Holdings

On December 31, 2012, Dialogdirect acquired business services company Budco Holdings from Glencoe Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Dialogdirect’s 2nd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Dialogdirect’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Dialogdirect’s 1st transaction in Michigan.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-12-31
Target Budco Holdings
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Dialogdirect
Sellers(s) Glencoe Capital
Deal Type Merger

Target

Budco Holdings

Highland Park, Michigan, United States
Budco Holdings, Inc. is a business process outsourcing company that offers a diverse range of services including electronic and physical transaction processing and fulfillment; e-store design, creation, and hosting; digital and physical marketing communication services.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Dialogdirect

Highland Park, Michigan, United States

Category Company
Sector Marketing
DESCRIPTION

Dialogdirect is a marketing and customer engagement solution provider focused on helping brands connect and engage with their customers to generate leads, increase sales and provide superior customer engagement solutions that create remarkable experiences. Company do this by creating personalized and relevant dialogue throughout the entire customer journey. Dialogdirect is based in Highland Park, Michigan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 6
Sector (Business Services) 2 of 6
Type (Merger) 2 of 3
State (Michigan) 1 of 4
Country (United States) 2 of 6
Year (2012) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-21 NOVO 1

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

NOVO 1 is a provider of inbound customer interaction solutions to clients in a range of industries. With call centers located in Texas, Montana, and Wisconsin, NOVO 1 offers clients a full complement of customer service solutions, including product support, customer retention, program enrollment, appointment setting, and sales.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-30 Dialogue Marketing

Troy, Michigan, United States

Dialogue Marketing Inc. is a provider of business process outsourcing and customer engagement services.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Glencoe Capital

Manchester, New Hampshire, United States

Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 1.4B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Glencoe Capital is a private equity firm that invests in leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations of middle-market companies. Glencoe consists of Glencoe Capital Partners Funds which seeks North American businesses valued between $25 million and $125 million, and the Michigan Opportunities Fund which looks to invest in recapitalizations, buyouts, and growth equity transactions in Michigan. Sectors of interest include business and media services, financial services, food and consumer products, and industrials. Glencoe prefers platform companies to have at least $30 million of sales and EBITDA of at least $3 million. Glencoe Capital was formed in 1994 and is a unit of Leoville Holdings, an alternative investment manager. Glencoe Capital is based in Chicago with an additional office in Birmingham, Michigan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 16
Sector (Business Services) 4 of 4
Type (Merger) 3 of 4
State (Michigan) 1 of 6
Country (United States) 6 of 14
Year (2012) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-31 Dialogdirect

Highland Park, Michigan, United States

Dialogdirect is a marketing and customer engagement solution provider focused on helping brands connect and engage with their customers to generate leads, increase sales and provide superior customer engagement solutions that create remarkable experiences. Company do this by creating personalized and relevant dialogue throughout the entire customer journey. Dialogdirect is based in Highland Park, Michigan.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-01-10 Fortis Energy Services

Troy, Michigan, United States

Fortis Energy Services is a provider of oil and natural gas well intervention and maintenance services. The company primarily serves customers operating in the Antrim, Marcellus, Bakken, and Utica shale formations in Michigan, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New York, and Ohio. Fortis Energy Services was founded in 2004 and is based in Troy, Michigan.

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