M&A Deal Summary

Herff Jones Acquires BSN Sports

On June 1, 2013, Herff Jones acquired consumer products company BSN Sports from ONCAP Management Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Herff Jones’ 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Herff Jones’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Herff Jones’ 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-06-01
Target BSN Sports
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Herff Jones
Sellers(s) ONCAP Management Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

BSN Sports

Dallas, Texas, United States
BSN SPORTS, Inc. (“BSN”), formerly, Sports Supply Group, Inc. is the leading marketer, manufacturer and distributor of sporting goods and team uniforms in the U.S. and markets via three million direct catalogs, a 50-person telesales team, more than 200 direct sales professionals, over 50 Platinum resellers and a family of company-controlled websites to 100,000 institutional customers, including schools, churches, camps, colleges, and youth sports programs.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Herff Jones

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Category Company
Founded 1920
Sector Consumer Products
DESCRIPTION

Herff Jones manufactures and markets recognition, awards, and championship products. It offers graduation products, including announcements, college class rings, links and resources, diplomas, diploma frames, and college products, as well as caps, gowns, and accessories; and class rings and jewelry products, such as college class rings, championship rings, prestigious awards, sports fan jewelry, nursing pins, recognition pins, lamps, and accessory jewelry.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Consumer Products) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (Texas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2013) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

ONCAP Management Partners

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 1.8B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

ONCAP is the mid-market private equity business of Onex Corporation. ONCAP looks to invest in small and mid-sized North American businesses where it can commit $20 to $200 million of equity capital. ONCAP considers investment opportunities in a wide range of industry sectors. Situations of interest include, complete or partial sales of a closely held private companies, divestitures, companies seeking equity capital to pursue key strategic initiatives, and take privates. ONCAP was established in 1999 and is based in Toronto.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 18
Sector (Consumer Products) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 7
State (Texas) 1 of 3
Country (United States) 1 of 9
Year (2013) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-31 Bradshaw

Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States

Bradshaw is a designer, marketer, and category manager of high-quality kitchen tools and gadgets, bakeware, cookware, food storage, and home cleaning products to retailers across North America. The Company sells over 7,000 products under nationally recognized brands including: Good Cook, Casabella, Evercare, Mr. Clean, Clorox, and Dawn, in addition to supporting retailers’ private label programs. Bradshaw was formed in 1969 and is based in Rancho Cucamonga, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-11-20 Caliber

Lewisville, Texas, United States

Caliber is a multi-site operator of auto body collision repair centers in the United States with a nationwide footprint that includes over 1,000 centers. Caliber provides repair solutions that enable its insurance company partners to improve customer satisfaction and drive policyholder retention while also reducing repair costs in the claims process. Caliber was founded in 1997 and is based in Lewisville, Texas.

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