M&A Deal Summary

Geolo Capital Acquires Carmel Valley Ranch

On July 2, 2009, private equity firm Geolo Capital acquired leisure company Carmel Valley Ranch from The Blackstone Group for 20M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Geolo Capital’s 2nd transaction in the Leisure sector.
  • This is Geolo Capital’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Geolo Capital’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Geolo Capital’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2009-07-02
Target Carmel Valley Ranch
Sector Leisure
Buyer(s) Geolo Capital
Sellers(s) The Blackstone Group
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Deal Value 20M USD

Target

Carmel Valley Ranch

Carmel-By-The-Sea, California, United States
Carmel Valley Ranch is a luxurious Carmel hotel tucked away in the lush forests of the Santa Lucia Mountains. Carmel Valley Ranch is based in Carmel-By-The-Sea, California.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Geolo Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Geolo Capital is the private equity investment arm of The John A. Pritzker family. Geolo specializes in growth capital and buyout investments in middle market companies throughout the US. Areas of interests include hospitality, entertainment, health/wellness, and consumer products/services. Geolo Capital is based in San Francisco.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 7
Sector (Leisure) 2 of 5
Type (Secondary Buyout) 2 of 2
State (California) 1 of 3
Country (United States) 4 of 7
Year (2009) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-06-30 Brand Connections

New York, New York, United States

Brand Connections creates and executes digitally integrated marketing campaigns that enhance brand awareness, influence consumers on their path-to-purchase, and increase sales for consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands and national retailers. The company is retail-centric and digitally savvy across all divisions, fulfilling the needs of its clients through its full suite of in-house capabilities, including a strong focus on retail and shopper in-store marketing programs, sampling and fulfillment services, digital media, digital consumer promotions, and experiential solutions, among other services.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-06-08 Joie de Vivre

San Francisco, California, United States

Joie de Vivre manages a portfolio of creative lifestyle businesses including hotels, restaurants and spas. JdV is the second largest independent boutique hotel company in the country and California’s largest boutique hotel collection. With more than 30 properties in the state, Joie de Vivre Hotels offer a wide range of unique urban, suburban and resort boutique hotels that cater to leisure and business travelers in all market segments. Joie de Vivre was founded in 1987 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

The Blackstone Group

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 131.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

The Blackstone Group is a global alternative investment management firm. The Firm's investment activities span real estate, secondary investments, hedge funds, credit, infrastructure, and private equity. Blackstone's private equity group targets opportunities globally including buyout acquisitions of established companies, development projects, growth equity financings, and industry consolidations. Sectors of interest include automotive, healthcare, chemicals, industrial, commercial property, lodging, communications, media/publishing, consumer & retail, packaging, consumer products, pharmaceuticals, energy, technology, entertainment, telecommunications, financial services, theme parks, food & beverage, and transportation. Blackstone's private equity real estate group looks for opportunities across North/South America, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, and Europe. The real estate group will consider both equity and debt investments. Areas of interest include healthcare, hotel, industrial, office, residential, and retail. The Blackstone Group was formed in 1987 and is based in New York, New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 44 of 174
Sector (Leisure) 2 of 12
Type (Secondary Buyout) 5 of 22
State (California) 2 of 10
Country (United States) 30 of 105
Year (2009) 2 of 7
Size (of disclosed) 55 of 57
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-05-20 BankUnited

Miami Lakes, Florida, United States

BankUnited is a bank holding company providing various commercial and consumer banking services. BankUnited was founded in 2009 and is based in Miami Lakes, Florida.

Buy $900M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-09-08 Summit Materials

Denver, Colorado, United States

Summit Materials is a vertically integrated materials-based company that supplies aggregates, cement, ready-mix concrete and asphalt in the United States and British Columbia, Canada. Summit is a geographically diverse, materials-based business of scale that offers customers a single-source provider of construction materials and related downstream products in the public infrastructure, residential and non-residential end markets. Summit Materials was founded in 2009 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

Buy $780M
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