M&A Deal Summary

EK Success Acquires Dimensions Holdings

On August 1, 2007, EK Success acquired manufacturer Dimensions Holdings from Ropart Asset Management and Heartwood Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is EK Success’ 1st transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is EK Success’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is EK Success’ 1st transaction in Pennsylvania.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-08-01
Target Dimensions Holdings
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) EK Success
Sellers(s) Ropart Asset Management
Heartwood Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Dimensions Holdings

Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
Dimensions is a leading designer, producer, and distributor of premium quality craft and hobby products for adults and children. Based in Reading, Pennsylvania, the company participates in the large, fragmented, steady-growth craft and hobby industry. Dimensions’ offering includes needlecraft, paint-by-number, kid’s activity beading, rubber stamping, scrapbooking, and card making products, most of which are sold in kits or marketed in coordinated themes.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

EK Success

United Kingdom

Category Company
Sector Retail
DESCRIPTION


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Pennsylvania M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Ropart Asset Management

Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ropart Asset Management (RAM) is a private equity firm that provides both debt and equity capital to small and middle market companies. RAM segments its investment activity between platform investments, mezzanine situations, and growth capital financings. For platform investments, RAM requires control and targets generally targets businesses with recurring revenue ($10 to $150 million) and clear opportunities for value-added change. The Firm generally looks to invest $3 to $15 million in businesses valued up to $100 million. Areas of interest include business services, industrial services, direct marketing, software/technology, consumer products, value-added distributions, infrastructure/logistics, human capital, hobbies/crafts, franchisors, financial services and healthcare services. Ropart Asset Management was founded in 2001 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 16
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 15
State: Pennsylvania M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 5 of 16
Year: 2007 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-07-16 VeriCenter

Houston, Texas, United States

VeriCenter (current news) is the IT infrastructure and managed services company that provides a comprehensive range of secure, reliable, enterprise-level IT operations. These fully managed services are centrally delivered through automated systems to the company?s nationwide data centers or customer locations. VeriCenter's solutions help maintain and improve all levels of enterprise service and support while extending IT departments' in-house capabilities. VeriCenter customers rely on the company's expertise for hosting, security, monitoring, OS & database administration, and storage & tape backup requirements. Customers benefit from scalable, cost controlled, premium IT services and infrastructure all from one source.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-11-05 Advanced Practice Systems

Effingham, Illinois, United States

Advanced Practice Systems (known in the marketplace as PTOS Software is the leader in the physical therapy practice management software industry. APS provides computerized billing and office management software to over 3,500 therapy practices and rehabilitation agencies across the U.S. In addition to billing, the company’s software facilitates management report production, scheduling, documentation, accounting, and customer support.

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SELLER

Heartwood Partners

Norwalk, Connecticut, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1982
PE ASSETS 1.6B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Heartwood Partners is a private equity firm focused on partnerships with middle-market companies across the US. The Firm prefers to invest in family owned and managed companies where it can leverage strategic resources for long-term growth. Target companies are typically profitable with $5 to $30 million of EBITDA with up to $400 million in revenue. Sectors of interest include agriculture, automotive, consumer products, distribution, food, industrial services, niche manufacturing, packaging, and chemicals. Heartwood Partners was formed in 1982 and is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 23
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 6
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 8
State: Pennsylvania M&A 1 of 3
Country: United States M&A 4 of 23
Year: 2007 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-02 Hilco Vision

Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States

Hilco Vision is a distributor of branded and consumable professional eyecare products and optical accessories throughout the eye healthcare supply chain. Hilco Vision has a diverse suite of branded and non-branded optical products and accessories, offering more than 30,000 SKUs and an expansive distribution network, uniquely allowing the Company to serve both optical chains and independent optical locations alike as a "one-stop-shop." Hilco Vision was founded in 1956 and is based in Mansfield, Massachusetts.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-09-30 Derby Fabricating Solutions

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Derby Fabricating Solutions is a manufacturer of foam and non-metallic sealing components for air, water and noise abatement for the automotive industry. Derby Fabricating Solutions was founded in 1977 and is based in Louisville, Kentucky.

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