M&A Deal Summary

Inspire Automation Acquires Automatan

On November 1, 2015, Inspire Automation acquired machinery company Automatan from Lakeview Equity Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Inspire Automation’s 2nd transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Inspire Automation’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Inspire Automation’s 1st transaction in Wisconsin.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-11-01
Target Automatan
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Inspire Automation
Sellers(s) Lakeview Equity Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Automatan

Plover, Wisconsin, United States
Automatan is a manufacturer of lithographic labeling equipment sold to the corrugated packaging industry worldwide. Automatan is based in Plover, Wisconsin.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Inspire Automation

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Category Company
Sector Machinery
DESCRIPTION

Inspire Automation is a manufacturer of specialized equipment and conveyor systems for the corrugated box industry. The company designs and manufactures graphics, robotic material handling equipment and high-speed litho label laminators for corrugated box makers to add value to strong, plain corrugated boxes easily and economically. Inspire Automation is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Machinery) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 2
State (Wisconsin) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2015) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-11-01 Systec Conveyors

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Systec Conveyors engineers and manufactures conveying and material handling equipment for the corrugated box industry. Systec Conveyors is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Lakeview Equity Partners

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2006
PE ASSETS 40M USD
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Lakeview Equity Partners is a small private equity fund that focuses on investments in Midwest-based lower middle-market companies. The Firm targets businesses valued from $5 to $50 million and that operate primarily in traditional industries. Lakeview Equity invests to support ownership changes, growth capital financings, and management buyouts. Sectors of interest include niche manufacturing, business services, food processing and packaging, specialty distribution, and financial services. Lakeview Equity is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 8
Sector (Machinery) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 6
State (Wisconsin) 2 of 4
Country (United States) 4 of 8
Year (2015) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-10-08 onPeak

Chicago, Illinois, United States

onPeak LLC provides event organizers and their customers with full-service housing and travel solutions.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-11-24 LS Research

Cedarburg, Wisconsin, United States

LS Research LLC is a provider of wireless technology platforms that provide the foundation for ground-breaking wirelessly –enabled industrial, commercial and consumer products. LSR’s product and service solutions for smarter, simpler wireless design and depth of experience in Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth®, BLE, RFID, NFC, 802.15.4, DECT, ZigBee® and cellular.

Sell $55M
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