M&A Deal Summary

Elk Lake Capital Acquires Times-Shamrock Outdoor

On August 1, 2014, family office Elk Lake Capital acquired marketing company Times-Shamrock Outdoor

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Elk Lake Capital’s 1st transaction in the Marketing sector.
  • This is Elk Lake Capital’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Elk Lake Capital’s 2nd transaction in Pennsylvania.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-08-01
Target Times-Shamrock Outdoor
Sector Marketing
Buyer(s) Elk Lake Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Times-Shamrock Outdoor

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
Times-Shamrock Outdoor is an outdoor advertising company with assets in Luzerne County. Times-Shamrock Outdoor can boast of an ever-growing and significant presence in the Lackawanna and Luzerne County markets. Times-Shamrock Outdoor utilizes a unique combination of media: Radio, Newspaper, Digital computing capabilities, and Online Advertising. Times-Shamrock Outdoor is based in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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DESCRIPTION

Elk Lake Capital is an independent, family-owned private investment firm. Elk Lake pursues acquisitions of profitable companies valued between $7.5 and $20 million. Sectors of interest include manufacturing, food, energy, financial services, logistics, and healthcare. The Firm prefers companies with low customer concentration and where management is willing to stay. Elk Lake will not invest in restaurants, retail, advertising, automotive, start-ups, or turnarounds. Elk Lake Capital is based in Scranton, Pennsylvania.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector: Marketing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 2 of 2
State: Pennsylvania M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 2 of 3
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1
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