M&A Deal Summary

Highlander Partners Acquires Ares

On July 2, 2019, private equity firm Highlander Partners acquired healthcare services company Ares

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Highlander Partners’ 3rd transaction in the Healthcare Services sector.
  • This is Highlander Partners’ 1st transaction in Romania.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-07-02
Target Ares
Sector Healthcare Services
Buyer(s) Highlander Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Ares

Bucuresti, Romania
Ares is a private interventional cardiology market in Romania, operating in five locations in Bucharest, Constanta, and Cluj. Ares Centers also perform interventional radiology procedures. Ares was founded in 2013 and is based in București, Romania.

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Buyer

Highlander Partners

Dallas, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 3.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Highlander Partners LP is a private equity firm focuses on making both direct private equity and mezzanine investments in companies located in US and Europe. The firm seeks to target to invest in small and mid-size private companies with strong management teams, fundamentally strong operations and positive cash flows. HP looks to invest $10 to $50 million as an equity and $10 to $25 million in mezzanine financing in companies with revenues of $10 to $500 million and enterprise value up to $100 million. Specific areas of interest include manufacturing, food, healthcare products and services, and healthcare IT, retail and building materials. Types of transaction include buyouts, growth capital, divestitures, consolidation and recapitalization. Highlander Partners LP was formed in 2004 and is based in Dallas, Texas with additional office in Warszawa, Poland.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 36 of 48
Sector (Healthcare Services) 3 of 3
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 19 of 26
Country (Romania) 1 of 2
Year (2019) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-05-10 Lund International

Suwanee, Georgia, United States

Lund International, Inc. is a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of branded automotive accessories for a full assortment of passenger cars, light trucks, and Jeep, as well as the heavy truck category. Lund International, Inc. products include Ventvisors®, hood shields, PowerstepsTM, floor mats, fender flares, tonneau covers, storage boxes, nerf bars and running boards, among others.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-08-05 Benestar Brands

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Benestar Brands operates as a holding company for brands of snack products, including pork rinds and tortilla chips. The brands include Pretzilla, Mac’s, Caso de Oro, PORQ and Chicas Chips. Its Evans Food division is a manufacturer of pork rinds, serving US and international markets. Its other divisions, Arboleda Foods, is the producer of tortilla chips and Pretzilla is the producer of soft pretzels. Benestar Brands was founded in 2019 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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