M&A Deal Summary |
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| Date | 2018-07-11 |
| Target | Boyd |
| Sector | Manufacturing |
| Buyer(s) | Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking |
| Sellers(s) | Genstar Capital |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
| Advisor(s) | Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Financial) Weil Gotshal & Manges (Legal) |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1986 |
| PE ASSETS | 155.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division is the investment arm of Goldman Sachs. The primary corporate investment group within the Merchant Banking Division is Goldman Sachs' direct investment arm. GS's direct investment arm consists of GS Capital Partners, GS Mezzanine Partners, and GS Growth Partners. GS Capital Partners is the direct corporate equity investment group which seeks LBO, recapitalization, and growth investments to help fund acquisitions, expansions, recapitalizations, restructurings, buyouts, and take privates. GS Capital Partners looks to invest between $50 and $800 million in opportunities in North/South America, Europe, Asia. GS Mezzanine Partners is the junior capital arm of Goldman Sachs. GS Mezzanine looks to invest between $200 million and and $800 million in transactions valued up to $10 billion. Investment proceeds are used to fund leveraged buyouts, expansion financings, recapitalizations, acquisitions, and restructurings. GS Growth looks to invest in growth equity transactions. The unit seeks to commit $20 to $200 million per investment. Other units within GS's merchant banking division include Real Estate, Infrastructure, and Urban Investments. Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division is based in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 152 of 182 |
| Sector (Manufacturing) | 2 of 2 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 50 of 66 |
| State (California) | 10 of 13 |
| Country (United States) | 107 of 126 |
| Year (2018) | 8 of 12 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-22 |
CityFibre
London, United Kingdom CityFibre builds, designs and operates pure-fibre networks across the UK. As the UK’s only nationwide, wholesale provider of dark fibre, and with a range of active products, CityFibre serves tier 1 providers, local authorities, mobile operators and communications providers. CityFibre was founded in 2011 and is based in London, United Kingdom. |
Buy | £538M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-16 |
U.S. Security Associates
Roswell, Georgia, United States U.S. Security Associates, Inc. is a security and facility services company with over 160,000 employees, provides unparalleled security services and solutions. With headquarters in Santa Ana, Calif., and Conshohocken, Pa., Allied Universal combines people and technology to deliver evolving, tailored solutions that allow our clients to focus on their core business. An unrelenting focus on clients’ success creates partnerships rooted in quality and value, and is supported by experience gained from being in business for over 60 years. Through our people and leading services, systems and solutions. |
Sell | $1.0B |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1988 |
| PE ASSETS | 49.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Genstar Capital is a private equity firm that seeks investments in life science, healthcare, medical products, industrial technology, software, financial services, packaging, building materials, manufacturing, and business services companies. Genstar looks to invest between $50 and $400 million of equity capital in businesses valued up to $1 billion. Target transaction situations include control-oriented leveraged buyouts of corporate divisions, privately held businesses or public companies, minority investments in privately held businesses or public companies, ownership restructurings/recapitalizations of privately held businesses, growth equity financings, partnerships with other strategic or financial buyers, and take privates. Genstar Capital was formed in 1988 and is based in San Francisco, California.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 40 of 60 |
| Sector (Manufacturing) | 2 of 2 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 15 of 23 |
| State (California) | 8 of 11 |
| Country (United States) | 36 of 54 |
| Year (2018) | 2 of 4 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-11 |
Cyncly
Borgenhaugen, Norway Cyncly is a global provider of specialized visualization, sales, manufacturing and content software and solutions for key retail, design and manufacturing industries. The Company’s connected platform includes Configure, Price, Quote software, online space planning, computer-aided design applications, business process management, manufacturing execution systems and enterprise resource planning. Cyncly was founded in 1989 and is based in Borgenhaugen, Norway. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-17 |
Bracket
Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States Bracket is a clinical trial technology and specialty services provider dedicated to helping biopharmaceutical sponsors and contract research organizations increase the power of their clinical research data by leveraging core competencies in Science, Technology, and Service. |
Sell | - |
