M&A Deal Summary

Housatonic Partners Acquires School Family Media

On September 1, 2018, private equity firm Housatonic Partners acquired marketing company School Family Media

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Housatonic Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Marketing sector.
  • This is Housatonic Partners’ 58th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Housatonic Partners’ 11th transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-09-01
Target School Family Media
Sector Marketing
Buyer(s) Housatonic Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

School Family Media

Wrentham, Massachusetts, United States
School Family Media is a data and marketing service provider of school supply lists to retailers and consumer product manufacturers. School Family Media also serves Parent Teacher Organizations, PTAs and school communities with creative content and service solutions to help parents and families engage effectively with their local schools. School Family Media was founded in 1999 and is based in Wrentham, Massachusetts.

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Buyer

Housatonic Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 1.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Housatonic Partners is a private equity firm focused on investing in growing, profitable companies with a preference for businesses generating recurring revenues. Target sectors include services, media, and communications. Housatonic looks to commit $10 to $30 million per transaction to support buyouts and recapitalizations. Prospective companies generally have high gross margins and moderate capital intensity. Housatonic was formed in 1994 and has offices in Boston, Massachusetts and San Francisco, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 62 of 79
Sector (Marketing) 2 of 3
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 31 of 33
State (Massachusetts) 11 of 11
Country (United States) 58 of 73
Year (2018) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-03-23 Eureka Entertainment

Middlesex, United Kingdom

Eureka Entertainment is an independent film distributors. Its catalogue also contains World Cinema, Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Indie Dramas, Hollywood Classics, Comedy and Thriller films as well as a wide selection of TV titles, providing the diversity and selection necessary to continue to satisfy today’s market demands and to power the digital video revolution for years to come. Eureka Entertainment is based in Middlesex, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-28 CitiXsys Holdings

New York, New York, United States

CitiXsys is a global software company addressing the needs of mid-market retailers. The flagship solution suite, iVend Retail, helps retailers to optimize business operations to gain more time to focus on what really matters – cultivating customer engagement and capitalizing on retail trends. CitiXsys was founded in 2005 and is based in New York City.

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