M&A Deal Summary

Greenbriar Equity Group Acquires Ardmore Shipping

On November 1, 2010, private equity firm Greenbriar Equity Group acquired transportation company Ardmore Shipping

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Greenbriar Equity Group’s 4th transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Greenbriar Equity Group’s 1st transaction in Bermuda.
Investment Fate
  • Ardmore Shipping went public in 2013.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2010-11-01
Target Ardmore Shipping
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) Greenbriar Equity Group
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Ardmore Shipping

Hamilton, Bermuda
Ardmore owns and operates a modern, fuel-efficient fleet of mid-size product and chemical tankers. The Company is engaged in the seaborne transportation of petroleum products and chemicals worldwide to oil majors, national oil companies, oil and chemical traders, and chemical companies.

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Buyer

Greenbriar Equity Group

Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 10.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Greenbriar Equity Group is a specialized private equity firm focused on investing in the global transportation and advanced manufacturing industries. Companies of interest include traditional carriers, such as railroads, cruise lines, airlines, air freight, shipping, and trucking, as well as ancillary manufacturers and service companies that support the transportation industry. Greenbriar will consider making majority as well as minority investments through a variety of structures, including leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, growth capital investments, corporate joint ventures and privatizations. The Firm targets businesses valued from $100 million to $1 billion. Greenbriar Equity was formed in 1999 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 47
Sector: Transportation M&A 4 of 12
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 7 of 11
Country: Bermuda M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2010 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-10-25 GENCO Distribution System

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

GENCO Supply Chain Solutions is a provider of logistics services and the recognized leader in reverse logistics. The company manages 112 operations and 37 million square feet of warehouse space throughout North America for a diverse range of retail, manufacturing and government customers, including many Fortune 500 companies.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-04-07 Ryan Herco Flow Solutions

Burbank, California, United States

Ryan Herco Flow Solutions, Inc. is a distributor of corrosion-resistant fluid handling, filtration and flow control products in the United States with a growing presence in Asia. Ryan Herco Flow Solutions was founded in 1948 and is based in Burbank, California.

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