M&A Deal Summary

Fulham Acquires DiaCom

On October 7, 2011, private equity firm Fulham acquired manufacturer DiaCom from Nova Capital Management

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Fulham’s 3rd transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Fulham’s 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Fulham’s 2nd transaction in New Hampshire.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-10-07
Target DiaCom
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Fulham
Sellers(s) Nova Capital Management
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

DiaCom

Amherst, New Hampshire, United States
DiaCom is a designer and manufacturer of innovative, cost-effective molded diaphragms (and related products) critical to the operation of systems and equipment in industrial, automotive, aerospace, medical, and food and water processing applications. DiaCom was founded in 1983 and is based in Amherst, New Hampshire.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Fulham

Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 280M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Fulham & Co. is a private investment firm that targets investments in companies in which ownership wants to reduce their investment stake. Fulham looks for businesses with strong brands or highly engineered products. Target companies typically have EBITDA of $2 to $8 million. Fulham & Co. was originally formed in 1917 and has been investing in companies since 1984. Fulham is based in Wellesley, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 11
Sector (Manufacturing) 3 of 6
Type (Secondary Buyout) 2 of 3
State (New Hampshire) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 6 of 11
Year (2011) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-02-02 F.R. Drake

Waynesboro, Virginia, United States

F.R. Drake Co., Inc.is a Designer and manufacturer of automatic loading systems for cylindrical products and frozen patties.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-03-19 Delphon

Hayward, California, United States

Delphon is a provider of materials and services for the shipping, processing and packaging of high-value semiconductor, medical, photonics, telecommunications and military markets. The Company’s material scientists and R&D engineers work collaboratively with their customers to develop customized materials. Delphon was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Hayward, California, and has additional manufacturing operations in Wilsonville, Oregon.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Nova Capital Management

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Secondary Investor
Founded 2002
PE ASSETS 1.7B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Nova Capital Management Limited is a private equity firm that highly focuses on corporate and private equity portfolios companies located in the UK, US and Europe. The firm looks to Invest in companies with a enterprise value of £ 50 – 500 million. Areas of interest include engineering & manufacturing, healthcare & pharmaceuticals, services & distribution, technology and media & telecoms. Nova Capital Management Limited is formed in 2002 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 37
Sector (Manufacturing) 1 of 5
Type (Secondary Buyout) 6 of 9
State (New Hampshire) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 14
Year (2011) 7 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-10-01 SHE Software

East Kilbride, United Kingdom

SHE Software Limited offers a broad range of solutions covering key health and safety elements such as Risk Assessment, Audit Checklists, Hazard Spotting and Accident Management. A range of modules provides a central, integrated solution for Health & Safety managers to implement best practice policies and procedures across their company. The software supports companies operating across most industries.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-10-24 EIS Optics

London, United Kingdom

EIS Optics Ltd. produces coated optical components for use in projectors and similar optical products. The company also owns intellectual property relating to its operations.

Sell $24M