M&A Deal Summary

Gryphon Investors Acquires National Youth Education Council

On September 10, 2007, private equity firm Gryphon Investors acquired consumer services company National Youth Education Council

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Gryphon Investors’ 1st transaction in the Consumer Services sector.
  • This is Gryphon Investors’ 19th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Gryphon Investors’ 1st transaction in Florida.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-09-10
Target National Youth Education Council
Sector Consumer Services
Buyer(s) Gryphon Investors
Deal Type Recapitalization

Target

National Youth Education Council

Boca Raton, Florida, United States
National Youth Education Council, LLC is a provider of academic-oriented youth leadership conferences for promising student leaders in high school and middle school. The organization offers leadership development programs and conferences in a wide variety of career fields such as medicine, business, law and government and politics.

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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 19 of 76
Sector (Consumer Services) 1 of 2
Type (Recapitalization) 2 of 7
State (Florida) 1 of 5
Country (United States) 19 of 75
Year (2007) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-08-09 Nursefinders

San Diego, California, United States

Nursefinders, Inc. is a nurse staffing companies to hospitals and other healthcare facilities and a major provider of home healthcare services. Through its network of approximately 120 medical staffing and home health care offices, Nursefinders provides RNs, LPN/LVNs, home health aides, therapists, medical social workers, nursing assistants, companions and other healthcare and medical clerical professionals to more than 4,200 hospitals, nursing homes, healthcare centers and patients across the U.S.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-11-07 Consolidated Fire Protection

Irvine, California, United States

Consolidated Fire Protection, Inc. is an independently owned fire and life safety services company in the United States. The company's Cosco and Firetrol subsidiaries operate separately in markets across the western United States, offering design, installation, inspection, repair, and service of fire safety systems to protect life and property for commercial, industrial, and institutional customers.

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