M&A Deal Summary

Interline Brands Acquires AmSan

On October 2, 2006, Interline Brands acquired distribution company AmSan from American Capital and GTCR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Interline Brands’ 3rd transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Interline Brands’ 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Interline Brands’ 2nd transaction in Florida.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2006-10-02
Target AmSan
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Interline Brands
Sellers(s) American Capital
GTCR
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

AmSan

Pompano Beach, Florida, United States
AmSan was created by uniting 41 of the nation's premier sanitary supply organizations into one company. Together, we share a common vision. We believe that by combining local market focus with broad-scale national resources, we are able to deliver optimal value to our customers. Today, AmSan is the largest national distributor dedicated exclusively to the Jan-San industry. We invite you to get to know us in-depth; who we are at the core, what drives us, inspires us and makes us different enough to earn your trust and business.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Interline Brands

Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Category Company
Founded 1978
Sector Distribution
Employees3,595
Revenue 303M USD (2013)
DESCRIPTION

Interline Brands, Inc. is a national distributor and direct marketer of broad-line maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 5
Sector (Distribution) 3 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 5
State (Florida) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 3 of 5
Year (2006) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-07-07 Copperfield Chimney Supply

Fairfield, Iowa, United States

Copperfield Chimney Supply, Inc. is a distributor serving contractors and retailers in the sales and service of hearth and chimney systems. Copperfield offers products under its five proprietary brands of HomeSaver, Woodfield, Gelco, Lock-Top and Lyemance along with the industry-leading brands of more than 100 manufacturers. Copperfield Chimney Supply was founded in 1978 and is based in Fairfield, Iowa.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-01-28 Northern Colorado Paper

Greeley, Colorado, United States

Northern Colorado Paper, Inc. is a distributes and sells facilities maintenance and other products to companies in the United States.

Buy $10M

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

American Capital

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 22.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

American Capital was a publicly traded buyout and mezzanine investment firm. American Capital invested in buyouts, growth capital financings, acquistion financings, and recapitalizations. The Firm looked to finance businesses with at least $4 million in EBITDA and valued between $20 and $500 million. American Capital ws a generalist firm with broad interest in traditional industries such as manufacturing, distribution, and services. American Capital's European investment affiliate is European Capital. European Capital looked to invest $10 to $600 million of equity, mezzanine, and/or senior debt in similar opportunities across Europe. American Capital was formed in 1997 and in January 2017, merged with Ares Capital Management.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 51 of 194
Sector (Distribution) 2 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 26 of 87
State (Florida) 4 of 12
Country (United States) 50 of 186
Year (2006) 20 of 26
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-10-02 Alliance Industrie SA

Paris, France

Alliance Industrie SA is a parts distribution platform in Europe, with a focus on light vehicle and commercial vehicle replacement parts. Alliance Industrie SA was formed in 1991 and is based in Paris.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-10-03 Tymphany

Sausalito, California, United States

Tymphany is a provider of innovative audio transducers, and the developer of the Tymphany Linear Array Transducer (LAT), the first significant breakthrough in subwoofer technology since the inception of the subwoofer. Tymphany was founded in Sausalito, California.

Buy -
SELLER

GTCR

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1980
PE ASSETS 15.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

GTCR is a private equity firm that typically partners with management when pursuing acquisitions. The Firm looks to grow companies through build-on acquisitions, consolidations, and internal growth. GTCR will consider both equity and mezzanine capital commitments and concentrates its investment activity in consumer products & services, healthcare services, outsourced business services, technology, transaction processing, and pharma/medical products. GTCR was formed in 1980 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 85
Sector (Distribution) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 10 of 41
State (Florida) 2 of 7
Country (United States) 19 of 82
Year (2006) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-10-02 ConvergEx Group

New York City, New York, United States

ConvergEx Group LLC is an agency-focused global brokerage and trading related services provider that takes on the industry's toughest challenges, from complicated trades to complex businesses. With clients' interests as the top priority, Convergex delivers comprehensive solutions that span global high-touch and electronic trading, prime brokerage, clearing, commission management and beyond. Headquartered in New York with a presence in several other locations including Atlanta, Boston, Orlando, San Francisco and London, the company serves nearly 3,000 clients accessing over 100 global market centers.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-11-29 National Processing

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

National Processing Company (NPC) is a provider of payment processing services. NPC is the provider of debit card and credit card acceptance in the U.S. dedicated exclusively to the small-to-medium merchant market. NPC provides a wide range of payment processing solutions, from point-of-sale credit card processing to e-commerce solutions.

Buy -
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