M&A Deal Summary

EBSCO Capital Acquires Valent Group

On May 20, 2014, corporate investor EBSCO Capital acquired insurance company Valent Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is EBSCO Capital’s 1st transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is EBSCO Capital’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is EBSCO Capital’s 2nd transaction in Alabama.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-05-20
Target Valent Group
Sector Insurance
Buyer(s) EBSCO Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Valent Group

Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Valent Group provides risk consulting for employee benefits, businesses, and individuals. The group delivers a Fortune 1000 experience that is traditionally only reserved for the largest of companies, offering services that go beyond insurance placement including: HR, Compliance, Data Analytics, Wellness Programming, and Plan Design, as well as Claims Advocacy, Loss Control, Executive Risk & Succession, Cyber, Workers Comp, Facility Security and beyond. Valent Group was formed in 2001 and is based in Birmingham, Alabama.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

EBSCO Capital

Investor Investor Investor

Category Corporate Investor
Founded 2014
PE ASSETS 300M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

EBSCO Capital is the private equity investment arm of privately held conglomerate EBSCO Industries. EBSCO Capital looks to make control investments in North American companies operating in traditional industries. Sectors of interest for platform investments include business services, manufacturing, distribution, and consumer products. Target companies are generally profitable ($8 to $25 million of EBITDA) and possess strong management, proven track records of success, low capital expenditures, and diverse customers. EBSCO Capital was formed in2014 and is based in Birmingham, Alabama.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 7
Sector (Insurance) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 2 of 3
State (Alabama) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 2 of 6
Year (2014) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-05-20 Ebsco

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Ebsco Industries, Inc. is a privately held diversified holding company that operating units span information services, publishing, digital media, outdoor advertising, manufacturing, and real estate. Ebsco is based in Birmingham, Alabama.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-02-17 All Current

Moorestown, New Jersey, United States

All Current is a reseller of electrical parts and components used in heavy-duty industrial, infrastructure, and energy applications, including conduit fittings, circuit breakers, motor control systems, and wiring devices. All Current was formed in 1981 and is based in Moorestown, New Jersey.

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