M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2005-05-26 |
| Target | Hanley Wood |
| Sector | Media |
| Buyer(s) |
EagleTree Capital
CCMP Capital ABRY Partners |
| Sellers(s) |
VSS Capital Partners
Halyard Capital |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
| Deal Value | 650M USD |
| Advisor(s) | Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (Legal) |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2001 |
| PE ASSETS | 5.6B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
EagleTree Capital is an independent private equity and investment firm focused on mid-market leveraged buyouts. The Firm's buyout group looks to invest $50 to $200 million to support acquisitions of profitable companies in the media/communications, consumer products, and water/industrial products and services sectors. EagleTree Capital was formerly known as Wasserstein Partners, an investment firm formed by Bruce Wasserstein, the late CEO of investment bank Lazard Freres. EagleTree Capital is based in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 16 of 46 |
| Sector (Media) | 5 of 9 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 2 of 14 |
| State (District of Columbia) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 14 of 44 |
| Year (2005) | 3 of 3 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 7 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-04-08 |
Meyer Material
McHenry, Illinois, United States Meyer Material Co. is a regional concrete and aggregate business. Meyer Material produces and delivers ready-mix concrete and mines and sells aggregate materials. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-02-27 |
American Seafoods
Seattle, Washington, United States American Seafoods is a catcher-processor of Alaska pollock in U.S. Bering Sea and a harvester of fish for human consumption in United States. The Company owns protected rights to harvest pollock and also holds the right to participate in three other fisheries, including pacific whiting (hake), yellowfin sole, and pacific cod. American Seafoods was founded in 2000 and is based in Seattle, Washington. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| PE ASSETS | 18.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
CCMP Capital is a large private equity firm focused on buyout and growth equity valued up to $2 billion. Sectors of interest include consumer, retail, and services (specialty retail, direct marketing, consumer packaged goods); media/telecom (consumer and trade publishing, content and programming, broadcasting, cable, wireless and wire line communications ); industrial (chemicals, manufacturing, distribution, automotive); energy (exploration and production, power generation, renewable energy, services); and healthcare (services, pharmaceuticals, medical devices). The Firm's target investment size is $100 to $500 million. CCMP Capital Advisors was formed in 1984 and was spun off in 2006 from JP Morgan Chase. The Firm is based in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 64 of 97 |
| Sector (Media) | 9 of 9 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 9 of 22 |
| State (District of Columbia) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 52 of 75 |
| Year (2005) | 4 of 7 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 16 of 26 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-05-23 |
NOWACO A/S
Aalborg, Denmark Nowaco Central Europe, is a distributor of chilled and frozen food in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary to the HoReCa (Hotel, Restaurant, Catering) and retail sectors. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06-02 |
Crosstown Traders
Tuscon, Arizona, United States Crosstown Traders, a leading direct marketer of women's apparel, footwear, accessorries and specialty gifts, was acquired by Charming Shoppes in June 2005, and then by Orchard Brands in 2008. |
Sell | $218M |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1989 |
| PE ASSETS | 12.8B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Focused |
ABRY Partners is a media and communications focused private equity investment firm. Specific areas of interest include television, publishing, convention/trade shows, for-profit training, couponing, monitoring services, telephone companies, communications towers, music libraries, database providers, wireless communications, and in-store advertisers. ABRY can provide both equity and mezzanine capital, typically committing $20 to $200 million of equity or $15 to $50 million of mezzanine capital per transaction. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, expansion financings, platform acquisitions, consolidations, and recapitalizations. ABRY Partners was formed in 1989 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 23 of 171 |
| Sector (Media) | 7 of 11 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 3 of 41 |
| State (District of Columbia) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 23 of 145 |
| Year (2005) | 3 of 6 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 4 of 14 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-01-07 |
Network Communications
Norcross, Georgia, United States Network Communications, Inc. publishes information for the real estate market in North America. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-08-17 |
SoftBrands
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States SoftBrands and Infor have complementary businesses given our shared focus on the mid-market, our origins in manufacturing and our product offerings in hospitality. The SoftBrands and Infor partnership offers SoftBrands customers an expanded product portfolio, best-in-class point solutions and a forward-looking technology platform. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1981 |
| PE ASSETS | 4.0B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
VSS Capital Partners is a private equity firm that targets investments in the media, communications, education, and information services sectors. VSS looks for opportunities with valuable brand franchises, stable cash flows, and infrastructure to support add-ons. The Firm will consider businesses throughout North America and Europe valued between $50 and $750 million. Prospective investment situations include management buyouts/buy-ins, expansion or acquisition financings, recapitalizations, build-ups, going private transactions, and partnerships. VSS was formed in 1981 and is based in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 11 of 56 |
| Sector (Media) | 5 of 11 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 6 of 23 |
| State (District of Columbia) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 10 of 43 |
| Year (2005) | 2 of 3 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 4 of 10 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-05-22 |
Southern Theaters
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Southern Theatres develops and operates multiplex, stadium-seating movie theaters in small-to-midsized markets across the southeastern United States. Southern Theatres operates 36 locations with 433 screens in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. |
Buy | $30M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06-16 |
DOAR Communications
Lynbrook, New York, United States DOAR Litigation Consulting is a premium provider of comprehensive litigation support solutions to prominent law firms and Fortune 1000 companies involved in multi-party complex commercial litigation. The company is a single-source provider of a full-range of information and service solutions including Document Management, Electronic Discovery, Web-Based Repository, Jury Research, Trial Graphics and Trial Presentation. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| PE ASSETS | 600M USD |
| Size | Middle-Market |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Halyard Capital is a private equity firm that focuses exclusively within the media, communications and business services industries. Halyard looks to commit between $10 and $40 million of equity per transaction in companies valued up to $250 million. Investments are typically made to help support leveraged buyouts, growth equity and other structured investments. Halyard will consider both control and non-control investment situations and prefers North American based opportunities. Halyard Capital was formed in 2000 and is based in New York, New York.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 6 of 26 |
| Sector (Media) | 3 of 4 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 2 of 7 |
| State (District of Columbia) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 6 of 26 |
| Year (2005) | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 6 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-12-09 |
American Community Newspapers
Leesburg, Virginia, United States American Community Newspapers LLC is a publisher of community newspapers, daily newspapers, a weekly shopper and business and specialty publications. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06-15 |
Stella Rising
New York, New York, United States Stella Rising is a media strategy, planning and buying company to emerging and established brands in the fashion, beauty, health, food and beverage industries. Stella Rising was established in 1982 and is based in New York City. |
Buy | - |
