Explore All 460 Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) Life Science Deals - Search the Database Free
M&A Deal Summary |
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| Date | March 1, 2008 |
| Target | Premier Research |
| Sector | Life Science |
| Buyer(s) |
ECI Partners
Indigo Capital HarbourVest Partners |
| Deal Type | Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
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| Founded | 1976 |
| PE ASSETS | 2.0B GBP |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
ECI Partners is a private equity firm focused on the smaller middle-market company that invests in growing businesses valued up to £300m. ECI looks for UK businesses or businesses with a substantial presence in the UK. Funds are generally used to support expansion, acquisitions, management buyouts, buy-ins, turnarounds, and refinancing. Target sectors include IT services, support services, Insurance, and SME services. ECI will not invest in early-stage companies. ECI Partners was formed in 1976 and has offices in London, Manchester, and New York.
| Deal Context for Buyer | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 34 of 78 |
| Sector: Life Science | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) | 26 of 34 |
| State: North Carolina | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States | 2 of 3 |
| Year: 2008 | 2 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-02-01 |
AKW
Droitwich Spa, United Kingdom AKW is a supplier of high-quality showering, daily living, sanitary ware, and kitchen solutions for inclusive living with 30 years of experience in the special needs market. AKW was founded in 1982 and is based in Droitwich Spa, United Kingdom. |
Buy | £85M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-12-23 |
Racal Acoustics
London, United Kingdom Racal Acoustics Ltd., is a provider in the design and manufacture of communications headsets, handsets and audio ancillaries for military applications serving over 100 armed forces branches in 80 countries. |
Sell | $115M |
| Category | Mezzanine Finance Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1990 |
| PE ASSETS | 1.6B EUR |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Indigo Capital is a provider of mezzanine capital to help fund buyouts, corporate acquisitions, expansions, and recapitalizations. Indigo typically invests alongside other private equity firms, however the Firm invests independently as well. Indigo is active throughout Europe and looks to commit €10 to €100 million per transaction. Indigo is sector agnostic and generally backs businesses with 'established market positions, strong, ambitious and incentivized management and attractive growth prospects.' Indigo Capital raised its first fund in 1990. The Firm has offices in London and Paris.
| Deal Context for Buyer | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 30 of 46 |
| Sector: Life Science | 2 of 3 |
| Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) | 21 of 27 |
| State: North Carolina | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2008 | 2 of 7 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-02-14 |
Carat Security Group
Liege, The Carat Security Group was formed in February, 2008 as the world's two premier mobile armor manufacturers, Carat Duchatelet and Centigon, combined to form the world's largest commercial armored vehicle provider, operating seven factories worldwide, serving every continent. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-04-07 |
Flabeg
Nuremburg, Germany Flabeg Deutschland GmbH is a supplier of high-performance automotive glass products. Flabeg develops optimum solutions for the widest range of glass and mirror applications worldwide and is the world’s leading manufacturer of mirrors for the automotive industry. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1978 |
| PE ASSETS | 147.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
HarbourVest Partners, LLC is an investment firm that makes investments in new private equity partnerships, acquires secondary interests, and makes direct investments in operating companies. HarbourVest's largest investment area is investments in private equity funds, comprising of approximately 2/3 of HarbourVest's assets. HarbourVest's direct investment group looks for investments in growth oriented businesses at a variety of stages. The Group generally targets co-investments of $5 to $100 million, growth capital financings of $5 to $40 million, or mezzanine commitments of $5 to $20 million. Sectors of interest include software, hardware, data communications, telecommunications, and financial services. HarbourVest was formed in 1997 to assume the business of Hancock Venture Partners which was formed in 1982. HarbourVest Partners is based in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional offices in London, Tokyo, and Hong Kong.
| Deal Context for Buyer | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 67 of 214 |
| Sector: Life Science | 4 of 7 |
| Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) | 13 of 41 |
| State: North Carolina | 2 of 5 |
| Country: United States | 42 of 130 |
| Year: 2008 | 5 of 13 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-02-01 |
Infinite Electronics
Irvine, California, United States Infinite Electronics is a supplier of engineering-grade radio-frequency technology products, operating under its proprietary brands for a global engineering base. IRF serves the high urgency, technical needs segment of the global RF component market, and differentiates itself through a broad selection of RF components available for same-day shipping, custom cable design and assembly capabilities for 250,000+ unique configurations, and significant technical expertise in bringing new products to the market and providing solutions for R&D engineers. Infinite Electronics was formed in 1972 and is based in Irvine, California. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-03-16 |
EPAC Technologies
San Leandro, California, EPAC provides On-demand printing and publication services |
Buy | $20M |
