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| Date | April 4, 2012 |
| Target | SkyMall |
| Sector | Retail |
| Buyer(s) | Direct Brands |
| Sellers(s) | Spire Capital Partners |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
| Advisor(s) | Petsky Prunier (Financial) |
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Direct Brands is one of the largest direct-to-consumer distributors of media products in the U.S. The company is home to DVD and book club brands, including Columbia House, Doubleday Book Club, Book-of-the-Month Club, and BOMC2.com, as well as a number of special interest and lifestyle book clubs. The company serves members in the U.S. through its various club catalogs and online.
| Deal Context for Buyer | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 1 |
| Sector: Retail | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition | 1 of 1 |
| State: Arizona | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2012 | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-24 |
SkyMall
Phoenix, Arizona, United States SkyMall, Inc. is a retailer that provides a large selection of premium-quality products and services to customers from a wide variety of merchants and partners. SkyMall is best known for its in-flight catalog, which is seen by approximately 88 percent of all U.S. airline passengers. Through its SkyMall.com Web site, SkyMall offers an expanded selection of products and services to online shoppers. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| PE ASSETS | 900M USD |
| Size | Middle-Market |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Spire Capital Partners is a private equity firm that targets buyout investments in mid-sized information services, media, communications, and business service companies. The Firm looks for cash-flow positive, US-based businesses with high barriers to entry. Spire seeks to commit $15 to $125 million of equity per transaction and has an investment horizon of three to seven years. Spire Capital Partners was formed in 2000 and is based in New York City.
| Deal Context for Seller | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 11 of 27 |
| Sector: Retail | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition | 10 of 19 |
| State: Arizona | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States | 10 of 26 |
| Year: 2012 | 1 of 4 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-05-01 |
Spindletop Group
Austin, Texas, United States Spindletop Group provides locating fragmented industries on the web and applying new technologies and industry expertise to improve the search experience and bring the community together. Spindletop is based in Austin, Texas. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-05-16 |
Certiport
American Fork, Utah, United States Certiport, Inc. is a developer, marketer and distributor of education and certification testing programs for end-users of Microsoft, Adobe and Digital Literacy programs in the academic, corporate and workforce segments worldwide. Certiport is a well positioned, scalable business services company with a worldwide marketing and distribution network, consisting of more than 12,000 testing centers. |
Sell | $140M |
