M&A Deal Summary

Helios Capital and Lone Star Investment Advisors Acquire Yellow Checker Cab

On August 1, 2001, private equity firms Helios Capital and Lone Star Investment Advisors acquired transportation company Yellow Checker Cab

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Helios Capital’s 2nd and Lone Star Investment Advisors’ 1st transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Helios Capital’s 16th and Lone Star Investment Advisors’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Helios Capital’s 10th and Lone Star Investment Advisors’ 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2001-08-01
Target Yellow Checker Cab
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) Helios Capital
Lone Star Investment Advisors
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Yellow Checker Cab

Dallas, Texas, United States
Yellow Checker Cab Company of DFW operates nearly 1400 cabs in Collin, Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant counties making it the largest cab company in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and the third largest taxi company in the nation. Yellow Checker Cab is based in Dallas, Texas.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Helios Capital

Dallas, Texas, United States

Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Helios Capital is a Dallas based private investment firm that targets middle-market company investments with revenues greater than $25 million. Areas of interest include business and financial services, consumer products and services, technology, media, healthcare, and industrial. Helios will invest up to $75 million of equity per transaction in companies valued up to $500 million. Prospective transaction types include management Buyouts, divestitures, operator buy-ins, owner recapitalizations, family successions, growth capital infusions, special situations/turnarounds, and public-to-private transactions. Helios Capital is based in Dallas, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 23
Sector (Transportation) 2 of 2
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 8 of 9
State (Texas) 10 of 12
Country (United States) 16 of 23
Year (2001) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-08-01 Fresh America

Arlington, Texas, United States

Fresh America Corp., with over $600 million in revenues, provided procurement, processing, repacking, warehousing and distribution services of fresh produce and other refrigerated products for a wide variety of customers in the retail, food service and food distribution businesses. Additional services such as ?just-in-time? inventory planning, supply-chain integration, and worldwide sourcing were also provided as areas of unique specialization.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-01-01 Trycos Software

Addison, Texas, United States

Trycos Software: developed and sold integration software products that allowed manufacturing and distribution firms to enable their Enterprise Resource Planning Management Systems (?ERP?) for eCommerce.

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Buyer

Lone Star Investment Advisors

Dallas, Texas, United States

Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 600M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Lone Star Investment Advisors is a private equity firm that specializes in leveraged acquisitions and recapitalizations of strategically viable, middle-market businesses with strong potential for growth. The Firm invests in a wide variety of industry sectors including manufacturing, industrial, distribution, business services, energy, and utilities. Lord Star Investment Advisors is based in Dallas, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 12
Sector (Transportation) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 1 of 6
State (Texas) 1 of 12
Country (United States) 1 of 12
Year (2001) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-10-15 Neuro Resource Group

Plano, Texas, United States

Neuro Resource Group specializes in the development, design, and manufacture of innovative medical products for injury management, rehabilitation, and pain management. The Company has extensive experience in the healthcare industry and is committed to providing products that both improve the quality of patients' lives and enhance athletes' performance in sports. Neuro Resource Group is based in Plano, Texas.

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