M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 1998-02-23 |
| Target | Nebraska Book Company |
| Sector | Retail |
| Buyer(s) | Haas Wheat and Partners |
| Sellers(s) | Olympus Partners |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
| Deal Value | 245M USD |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1992 |
| Size | Middle-Market |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Haas Wheat & Partners private equity firm specializing in strategic equity investments and leveraged buyouts of both private and public middle-market companies. Haas Wheat focuses on companies headquartered in the US and looks to commit between $25 and $200 million of equity per transaction. Target industry sectors include healthcare, consumer products and services, and specialized business services and manufacturing. Haas Wheat & Partner was formed in 1992 and is based in Dallas, Texas.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 5 |
| Sector (Retail) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 2 of 3 |
| State (Nebraska) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 2 of 5 |
| Year (1998) | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-11-07 |
Smarte Carte
St. Paul, Minnesota, United States Smarte Carte is a provider of baggage cart, locker and stroller services operating in airports, train stations, bus terminals, shopping centers and entertainment facilities around the world. Smarte Carte was founded in 1967 and is based in St. Paul, Minnesota. |
Buy | $114M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-05-01 |
Dr Pepper/Seven Up
Plano, Texas, United States Producer of Dr Pepper soft drink concentrate. |
Sell | $283M |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1988 |
| PE ASSETS | 8.4B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Olympus Partners is a private equity group focused on investing in growth companies with strong management, and positions in their respective markets. The Firm will consider both venture capital and private equity investments and looks to commit $50 to $300 million per transaction. The Firm focuses its investment activities within the business services, healthcare, financial services, consumer, restaurant, software/IT services, and logistics/transportation industries. Olympus Partners was formed in 1988 and is based in Stamford Connecticut.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 4 of 50 |
| Sector (Retail) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 1 of 15 |
| State (Nebraska) | 1 of 2 |
| Country (United States) | 4 of 47 |
| Year (1998) | 2 of 2 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 11 of 14 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-01-01 |
Entrust
Dallas, Texas, United States Entrust secures digital identities and information for consumers, enterprises and governments in more than 2,000 organizations spanning 60 countries. Leveraging a layered security approach to address growing risks, Entrust solutions help secure the most common digital identity and information protection pain points in an organization. These include SSL, authentication, fraud detection, shared data protection and e-mail security. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-12-03 |
Vignette
Austin, Texas, United States Vignette is proud to be a part of Open Text, a global leader in Enterprise Content Management. Together, our Web content management, portal and collaboration solutions provide the backbone for dynamic Web experiences. The world’s leading organizations rely on Vignette to power their business-critical Web and e-business solutions and to deliver benefits such as increased customer loyalty, revenue generation, productivity and costs savings. |
Buy | - |
