M&A Deal Summary |
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Date | 2006-06-06 |
Target | Herald Media |
Sector | Publishing |
Buyer(s) | GateHouse Media |
Sellers(s) |
Weston Presidio
Audax Private Equity Halyard Capital |
Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
Deal Value | 230M USD |
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GateHouse Media, Inc. is one of the nation’s largest local media companies as measured by its daily publications.
DEAL STATS | # |
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Overall | 2 of 3 |
Sector (Publishing) | 2 of 3 |
Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 2 of 2 |
State (Massachusetts) | 1 of 1 |
Country (United States) | 2 of 3 |
Year (2006) | 2 of 2 |
Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 1 |
DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
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2006-05-09 |
Enterprise NewsMedia
Fairport,, New York, United States Enterprise NewsMedia publishes two suburban daily papers with long-established franchises and thirteen award-winning weekly newspapers all strategically clustered in the attractive South of Boston region. The combined circulation of its two daily newspapers, The Patriot Ledger and The Brockton Enterprise, is approximately 88,000, with week-end circulation of approximately 106,000. |
Buy | - |
DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
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2014-07-01 |
American Consolidated Media
Dallas, Texas, United States American Consolidated Media, LP ("ACM") is a publisher of community newspapers and shopping publications. |
Buy | - |
Category | Private Equity Firm |
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Founded | 1991 |
PE ASSETS | 3.3B USD |
Size | Large |
Type | Sector Agnostic |
Weston Presidio is a private investment firm focused on providing growth capital to later stage companies. The Firm looks to commit $10 to $50 million per investment to support growth initiatives, recapitalizations, and management-led buyouts. Sectors of interest include consumer products/services, business services, manufacturing and industrial, media/publishing, healthcare and technology. The Firm prefers to act as the lead investor, but will consider investing in select non-control minority positions. Weston Presidio was formed in 1991 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
DEAL STATS | # |
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Overall | 17 of 52 |
Sector (Publishing) | 2 of 2 |
Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 5 of 23 |
State (Massachusetts) | 1 of 4 |
Country (United States) | 17 of 49 |
Year (2006) | 4 of 5 |
Size (of disclosed) | 11 of 18 |
DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
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2006-04-24 |
Robb Report Media
Los Angeles, California, United States Robb Report Media LLC is a provider of publishing businesses for more than two decades. Robb Report Media with its current family of publications serves the ultra-luxury markets with a powerful network of leading lifestyle publications, including the world's most acclaimed journal of connoisseurship, Robb Report, as well as The Robb Report Collection, Art & Antiques, Robb Report Sports and Luxury Auto and Robb Report Vacation Homes. Robb Report Media is based in Los Angeles, California. |
Sell | - |
DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
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2006-06-30 |
Cellu Tissue Holdings
Alpharetta, Georgia, United States Cellu Tissue manufactures and markets a variety of specialty tissue hard rolls and machine-glazed paper used in the manufacture of various end products, including diapers, facial and bath tissue, assorted paper towels and food wraps. In addition, Cellu Tissue produces a variety of converted tissue and paper towel products. |
Buy | $162M |
Category | Private Equity Firm |
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Founded | 1999 |
PE ASSETS | 19.0B USD |
Size | Mega |
Type | Sector Agnostic |
Audax Private Equity is a private equity firm focused on acquiring control positions in a variety of mid to large North American headquartered companies. The Firm segments its activities into lower middle-market and larger scale investing. Within its larger group, Audax targets profitable businesses valued up to $800 million and within its lower middle-market group, the Firm seeks companies valued up to $125 million. Sectors of interest include business services, consumer products/services, financial services, healthcare services, industrial services, software, and technology. Audax has a special interest in businesses that can benefit from a buy and build investment strategy for growth. Audax Private Equity was formed in 1999 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
DEAL STATS | # |
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Overall | 8 of 102 |
Sector (Publishing) | 1 of 1 |
Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 5 of 35 |
State (Massachusetts) | 3 of 8 |
Country (United States) | 8 of 97 |
Year (2006) | 4 of 5 |
Size (of disclosed) | 15 of 21 |
DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
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2006-05-24 |
ColorMatrix
Berea, Ohio, United States ColorMatrix Group, Inc. is a manufacturer of liquid color and additive concentrates for thermoplastic products. ColorMatrix serves customers in the blow molding, industrial extrusion, and performance molding industries who manufacture beverage bottles, vinyl siding, vinyl pipe, and other plastic products. |
Buy | $175M |
DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
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2006-06-26 |
Winchester Interconnect
Wallingford, Connecticut, United States Winchester Interconnect is a provider of custom engineered interconnect solutions for diverse, growing end markets requiring high reliability and application specific expertise. Winchester designs and manufactures RF coaxial, board-to-board and power interconnects, as well as cable assemblies, for the telecommunications, computer, and test & measurement industries. |
Buy | - |
Category | Private Equity Firm |
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Founded | 2000 |
PE ASSETS | 600M USD |
Size | Middle-Market |
Type | Sector Agnostic |
Halyard Capital is a private equity firm that focuses exclusively within the media, communications and business services industries. Halyard looks to commit between $10 and $40 million of equity per transaction in companies valued up to $250 million. Investments are typically made to help support leveraged buyouts, growth equity and other structured investments. Halyard will consider both control and non-control investment situations and prefers North American based opportunities. Halyard Capital was formed in 2000 and is based in New York, New York.
DEAL STATS | # |
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Overall | 8 of 26 |
Sector (Publishing) | 2 of 4 |
Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 3 of 15 |
State (Massachusetts) | 2 of 4 |
Country (United States) | 8 of 26 |
Year (2006) | 2 of 3 |
Size (of disclosed) | 2 of 6 |
DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
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2006-03-03 |
TCP Communications
Beverly, Massachusetts, United States TCP Communications LLC owned communications towers for wireless service providers. |
Sell | - |
DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
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2006-09-12 |
EducationDynamics
Lenexa, Kansas, United States EducationDynamics is a provider of web-based marketing, enrollment, and retention products and services to post-secondary institutions. EducationDynamics was founded in 2005 and is based in Lenexa, Kansas. |
Buy | - |