M&A Deal Summary

Graham Partners Acquires Creative Mines

On April 1, 2014, private equity firm Graham Partners acquired building materials company Creative Mines

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Graham Partners’ 6th transaction in the Building Materials sector.
  • This is Graham Partners’ 29th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Graham Partners’ 6th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-04-01
Target Creative Mines
Sector Building Materials
Buyer(s) Graham Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Creative Mines

Carlsbad, California, United States
Creative Mines is a masonry veneer company offering specialized crafted masonry products, including natural thin cut stone veneer from domestic quarries and manufactured stone veneer. Creative Mines was founded in 2011 and is based in Carlsbad, California.

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Buyer

Graham Partners

Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 5.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Graham Partners is a private equity that targets middle market industrial and manufacturing companies. The Firm seeks to invest in businesses based in the US and also consider investments in Canada and Western Europe. Graham Partners focuses on strong growth potential companies with high return on invested capital, led by experienced management teams in revenues between $30 - $500 million and EBITDA between $10 million and $50 million. The firm typically invests between $10 million and $100 million in equity and the balance via debt and can invest higher than $100 million through co-investments. Broad areas of interest include building products, water management, medical products, consumer products, packaged food & beverage, packaging, aerospace/defense, agriculture, capital equipment, energy related products, home and outdoor, sports and leisure, and transportation services. Prospective transaction types include MBOs, recapitalization and growth capital financing. Graham Partners is an affiliate of The Graham Group was formed in 1988 and is based in Newton Square, Pennsylvania.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 31 of 56
Sector (Building Materials) 6 of 6
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 18 of 30
State (California) 6 of 11
Country (United States) 29 of 49
Year (2014) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-03-05 Scandia Plastics

Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States

Scandia Plastics is a custom designer and manufacturer of blow molded bottles, containers, and light industrial parts. Scandia’s products are sold into a variety of end markets, including medical diagnostics, healthcare, household, and industrial chemicals. With high-quality engineering and technical capabilities, Scandia is a complete resource for custom design and production from prototype to finished product. Scandia Plastics is based in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-01 LINE-X

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

LINE-X is a global provider of branded spray-on pick-up truck bedliners through a franchise network. The Company utilizes a proprietary urethane resin formulation that is applied to truck beds at fixed locations. LINE-X was founded in 1993 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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