M&A Deal Summary

Golden Gate Capital Acquires Virginia Green

On January 3, 2024, private equity firm Golden Gate Capital acquired business services company Virginia Green

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Golden Gate Capital’s 6th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Golden Gate Capital’s 99th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Golden Gate Capital’s 4th transaction in Virginia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2024-01-03
Target Virginia Green
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Golden Gate Capital
Deal Type Recapitalization
Advisor(s) Harris Williams (Financial)
Williams Mullen (Legal)

Target

Virginia Green

Richmond, Virginia, United States
Virginia Green is an operator of residential lawn treatment services with a growing footprint of ten locations and 70,000 customers across key local markets. Virginia Green was founded in 2004 and is based in Richmond, Virginia.

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Buyer

Golden Gate Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 19.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Golden Gate Capital is a large private equity firm focused on buyout and growth equity investments across a wide variety of industries. The Firm partners with management teams to make equity investments in situations where there is a demonstrable opportunity to significantly enhance a company's value. Sectors of interest include software and IT services, semiconductors, electronics, consumer products and retail, financial services, business services, and media. Prospective transaction types include public-to-privates, corporate extractions, bankruptcy auctions, and recapitalizations. Golden Gate Capital was formed in 2000 and is based in San Francisco, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 111 of 112
Sector (Business Services) 6 of 6
Type (Recapitalization) 9 of 9
State (Virginia) 4 of 4
Country (United States) 99 of 100
Year (2024) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-06-30 DMC Power

Carson, California, United States

DMC Power designs and manufactures the highest quality connection systems for transmission, distribution, substation, and industrial projects. DMC Power is based in Carson, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-05-13 Active Minerals

Sparks, Maryland, United States

Active Minerals is a global market provider in the production and distribution of air-float kaolin and gel-grade attapulgite clays for customers in fiberglass, construction, drilling, agriculture, and concrete end markets, among others. The Company’s products provide highly tangible qualities in customers’ end products: Air-float kaolin strengthens fiberglass for usage in printed circuit boards prior to assembly in electronics end products such as phones, tablets, and automobiles. Gel-grade attapulgite is used to increase viscosity of mixtures in a variety of end markets including joint tape compounds used for wallboard construction, and paints & coatings to prevent settling and hard packing. Active Minerals International was founded in 1964 and is based in Sparks, Maryland.

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