M&A Deal Summary

ECP, TriArtisan Capital Advisors and Stephens Capital Partners Acquire EnergySolutions

On January 7, 2013, private equity firms ECP, TriArtisan Capital Advisors and Stephens Capital Partners acquired environmental company EnergySolutions

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ECP’s 1st, TriArtisan Capital Advisors’ 1st and Stephens Capital Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Environmental sector.
  • This is ECP’s 23rd, TriArtisan Capital Advisors’ 1st and Stephens Capital Partners’ 36th transaction in the United States.
  • This is ECP’s 1st, TriArtisan Capital Advisors’ 1st and Stephens Capital Partners’ 2nd transaction in Utah.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-01-07
Target EnergySolutions
Sector Environmental
Buyer(s) ECP
TriArtisan Capital Advisors
Stephens Capital Partners
Deal Type Going Private

Target

EnergySolutions

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
EnergySolutions is a nuclear services company that offers safe recycling, processing, and disposal of nuclear material. EnergySolutions provides a full range of Decommissioning and Decontamination (D&D) services to shut down nuclear power plants. EnergySolutions was founded in 1988 and is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Buyer(S) 3

Buyer

ECP

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 27.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

ECP is a specialist private equity firm focused on investments in energy infrastructure. Specific areas of interest include power generation, including renewable energy facilities; electric transmission; midstream gas, including gas storage and pipelines; and other energy service businesses and infrastructure assets. The Firm primarily targets opportunities located in North America. ECP was formed in 2005 and is based in Summit, New Jersey.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 24 of 51
Sector (Environmental) 1 of 4
Type (Going Private) 2 of 5
State (Utah) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 23 of 48
Year (2013) 1 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-27 Broad River Energy

Gaffney, South Carolina, United States

Broad River Energy is an 850 MW dual-fuel, simple-cycle power generation facility located in Gaffney, South Carolina that is fully committed to Duke Energy Progress under two long-term tolling agreements. Broad River utilizes 5 GE 7FA.03 gas turbine generators for the generation of electrical power. The units can be on the grid and supplying power within 15 minutes to help serve peak and emergency loads.

Buy $427M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-01-16 Sungevity

Oakland, California, United States

Sungevity is a solar company focused on the residential market providing customers with 20-year leases. Sungevity is committed to providing homeowners and businesses across the nation with smart, simple and clean, solar energy solutions supported by best-in-class technology and customer experience. Sungevity was founded in 2007 and is based in Oakland, California.

Buy -
Buyer

TriArtisan Capital Advisors

Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2002
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

TriArtisan Capital Advisors is a private equity firm focused on mid-sized company investments and acquisitions. The Firm targets profitable companies with $25 to $300 million of EBITDA operating in a variety of industries including retail, business services, industrial, media, and healthcare. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, growth equity investments, spin-offs, carve-outs, roll-ups, recapitalizations, and restructurings. TriArtisan Capital Advisors was originally established in 2002 and is headquartered in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 7
Sector (Environmental) 1 of 1
Type (Going Private) 1 of 2
State (Utah) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 7
Year (2013) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-03-01 TGI Friday’s

Dallas, Texas, United States

TGI Friday's owns and operates a chain of restaurants in the United States and around the world. TGI Friday’s was founded in 1965 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

Buy -
Buyer

Stephens Capital Partners

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Stephens Capital Partners is the direct, private equity investment arm of financial services firm Stephens, Inc. Stephens Capital looks to acquire minority or majority stakes in mid-sized, profitable companies in partnership with management. The Firm will consider opportunities throughout the US valued between $50 and $200 million. Stephens Capital will not consider venture investments or turnaround situations. Stephens Capital Partners is based in Little Rock, Arkansas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 37 of 77
Sector (Environmental) 2 of 2
Type (Going Private) 1 of 1
State (Utah) 2 of 4
Country (United States) 36 of 71
Year (2013) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-31 Viking Range

Greenwood, Mississippi, United States

Viking Range Corporation is an ultra-premium major appliance manufacturer and culinary lifestyle company that originated commercial-type appliances for the home and is the creator of the “Professional” category of major appliances. Viking is headquartered in Greenwood, Mississippi.

Sell $380M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-01-25 AVL Digital Group

Pennsauken, New Jersey, United States

AVL Digital Group is a provider of value-added creative, production, marketing, distribution, website hosting, digital aggregation, and artist revenue management products and services used by independent artists and authors. AVL Digital Group was formed in 1946 and is based in Pennsauken, New Jersey.

Buy -
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