M&A Deal Summary

Golden Gate Capital Acquires PacSun

On September 7, 2016, private equity firm Golden Gate Capital acquired apparel/textiles company PacSun

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Golden Gate Capital’s 5th transaction in the Apparel/Textiles sector.
  • This is Golden Gate Capital’s 74th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Golden Gate Capital’s 19th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-09-07
Target PacSun
Sector Apparel/Textiles
Buyer(s) Golden Gate Capital
Deal Type Special Situations/Distressed

Target

PacSun

Anaheim, California, United States
PacSun is a specialty retailer rooted in the action sports, fashion and music influences of the California lifestyle. The Company sells a combination of branded and proprietary casual apparel, accessories and footwear designed to appeal to teens and young adults both online and through mall-based retail stores. PacSun was founded in1980 and is based in Anaheim, California.

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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 83 of 112
Sector (Apparel/Textiles) 5 of 5
Type (Special Situations/Distressed) 3 of 4
State (California) 19 of 23
Country (United States) 74 of 100
Year (2016) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-08-17 Phillips-Medisize

Hudson, Wisconsin, United States

Phillips-Medisize Corp. is a designer and manufacturer of highly engineered finished devices, sub-assemblies, and components that are primarily developed and manufactured for medical end market applications.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-12 Tronair

Toledo, Ohio, United States

Tronair designs, manufactures, and sells of ground support equipment for business, commercial and military aircraft. Tronair's broad and innovative product line of GSE, comprised of over 1,500 products, is used by over 350 unique aircraft platforms. Tronair is the market leader in its core products and market segments, serving leading aircraft OEMs (e.g., Bombardier, Gulfstream, Embraer, Boeing and Airbus), fixed based operators, maintenance and repair providers, corporate hangars, commercial airlines, defense contractors and military airbases around the world. Tronair was founded in 1971 and is based in Toledo, Ohio.

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