Add-on Acquisition • Consumer Products

JLA Home ltd. Acquires Flexi-Mat

On February 13, 2007, JLA Home ltd. acquired consumer products company Flexi-Mat from American Capital

Acquisition Context
  • This is JLA Home ltd.’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is JLA Home ltd.’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is JLA Home ltd.’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date February 13, 2007
Target Flexi-Mat
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) JLA Home ltd.
Sellers(s) American Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

Flexi-Mat

Plainfield, Illinois, United States
Flexi-Mat Corporation is the producer, importer and marketer of pet beds.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

JLA Home ltd.

Verona, Mississippi, United States

Category Company
Sector Furniture
DESCRIPTION

JLA Home ltd. provides Home Builders services.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Consumer Products 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition 1 of 1
State: Illinois 1 of 1
Country: United States 1 of 1
Year: 2007 1 of 1

Seller Profile 1

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 Context for Seller #
Overall 60 of 194
Sector: Consumer Products 5 of 13
Type: Add-on Acquisition 32 of 87
State: Illinois 3 of 9
Country: United States 59 of 186
Year: 2007 3 of 22
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-02-08 Evenflo Company

Piqua, Ohio, United States

Evenflo Company is a manufacturer and marketer of infant and juvenile products and is a top supplier of infant and juvenile products to key retailers such as Toys “R” Us, Babies “R” Us, Wal-Mart, Target, Buy Buy Baby and Kmart.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-02-26 J-Pac Medical

Somersworth, New Hampshire, United States

J-Pac Medical is a provider of contract packaging and medical device manufacturing services. J-Pac produces a wide range of advanced medical products such as implantable surgical mesh, orthopedic devices and oral thin films. J-Pac Medical is based in Somersworth, New Hampshire.

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