M&A Deal Summary

EP Acquires Base 10 Group

On May 8, 2017, EP acquired business services company Base 10 Group from Pender West Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is EP’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is EP’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is EP’s 1st transaction in British Columbia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-05-08
Target Base 10 Group
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) EP
Sellers(s) Pender West Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Base 10 Group

North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Base 10 Group Ltd. is a provider of payroll and tax administration services to the film and television industry. Base 10 Group is based in North Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

EP

Burbank, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1976
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION

EP provides workforce management services, including a bundle of payroll processing, tax administration and workers’ comp services and production management technology solutions to the TV, film, and broader entertainment industries. EP was founded in 1976 and is based in Burbank, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 4
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 4
State (British Columbia) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-08-13 Ease Entertainment Services

Beverly Hills, California, United States

Ease Entertainment Services LLC is a provides payroll and software services firm for the entertainment industry.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-14 SyncOnSet Technologies

Culver City, California, United States

SyncOnSet Technologies, Inc. is an Emmy Award-winning technology company that offers modern software solutions to TV and film productions and studios. For productions and crews, their suite of Crew and Studio Tools helps optimize workflows and secure communication throughout a project. Creative departments use the Continuity and Budgeting production apps from pre-production through wrap, while production companies and studios utilize Asset Hub to track all physical assets across series, franchises, and warehouses, gaining insight and control over their content and data. SyncOnSet is trusted by thousands of TV series and films around the world.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Pender West Capital Partners

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Category Family Office
Founded 2000
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Pender West Capital Partners, Inc. (PWCP) is a private equity firm that invests in middle-market companies across Western Canada and the Western US. PWCP targets businesses with significant barriers to entry, sustainable cash-flows, and highly motivated management teams in place. Broad sectors of interest include manufacturing, distribution and services. PWCP will consider a variety of transaction situations, including corporate divestitures, recapitalization, MBOs and add-ons acquisitions. PWCP will not invest in start-ups and early stage financings. Pender West Capital Partners, Inc. was formed in 2000 and is based in Vancouver, British Columbia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (British Columbia) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-16 Overland Container Transportation Services

Acheson, Alberta, Canada

Overland Container Transportation Services is a provider of intermodal container transportation and storage services. OCTS works with shipping lines, freight forwarders, and direct customers and producers to ensure on-time pick-up, delivery and safe storage and handling of international cargo containers for import and export in Western Canada. Overland Container Transportation Services was established in 1989 and is based in Acheson, Alberta.

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