M&A Deal Summary

Gryphon Investors Acquires G.I. Joe s

On February 1, 2007, private equity firm Gryphon Investors acquired retailer G.I. Joe s from Nogales Investors Management

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Gryphon Investors’ 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Gryphon Investors’ 18th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Gryphon Investors’ 1st transaction in Oregon.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-02-01
Target G.I. Joe s
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Gryphon Investors
Sellers(s) Nogales Investors Management
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

G.I. Joe s

Wilsonville, Oregon, United States
G.I. Joe's is a leading full-line sporting goods retailer with big-box stores located in the Pacific Northwest. The Company carries a broad assortment of brand-name and private-label apparel, footwear and equipment.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Gryphon Investors

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 8.9B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Gryphon Investors is a private equity firm focused on making $50 to $300 million of equity or equity-linked investments in middle-market companies. Target transaction situations include traditional buyouts, leveraged build-ups, and growth financings. Gryphon will consider both control and shared-control positions. Sectors of interest include business services, consumer, retail, automotive, chemicals, general manufacturing, healthcare, and hotels. Gryphon Investors was formed in 1997 and is based in San Francisco, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 18 of 82
Sector (Retail) 1 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 3 of 27
State (Oregon) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 18 of 81
Year (2007) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-12-19 DLC

Woodland Hills, California, United States

DLC, Inc. is a finance and accounting consulting and staffing firm specializing in interim and project-based finance and accounting solutions. DLC, Inc. was founded in 1977 and is based in Woodland Hills, California.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-07-31 Sheplers

Wichita, Kansas, United States

Sheplers, Inc. is a multi-channel retailer of western wear, offering a full line of men's, women's and children's western boots, jeans, apparel, d?cor gifts and accessories through its destination stores, a four season catalog with national circulation, and through the internet.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Nogales Investors Management

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 345M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Nogales Investors Management LLC is a private equity firm focused on buyouts of small to mid-sized companies. The Firm prefers US-based opportunities and does not have any sector preferences. Nogales Investors Management was formed in 2001 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 4
Sector (Retail) 1 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 1 of 2
State (Oregon) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 4
Year (2007) 1 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-11-01 Chick s Sporting Goods

Covina, California, United States

Chick's Sporting Goods LLC, is a retail specialty sporting goods stores.

Sell $71M
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