M&A Deal Summary

K&M Community Papers Acquires BlueLine Media Holdings

On May 26, 2010, K&M Community Papers acquired publishing company BlueLine Media Holdings from McCarthy Partners Management

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is K&M Community Papers’ 1st transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is K&M Community Papers’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is K&M Community Papers’ 1st transaction in Wisconsin.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-05-26
Target BlueLine Media Holdings
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) K&M Community Papers
Sellers(s) McCarthy Partners Management
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

BlueLine Media Holdings

Neenah, Wisconsin, United States
BlueLine Media Holdings is an owner and operator of community newspapers and niche publications.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

K&M Community Papers

Seymour, Wisconsin, United States
Category Company
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

K&M Community Papers LLC is a publisher of newspapers.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (Wisconsin) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2010) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

McCarthy Partners Management

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1986
PE ASSETS 1.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

McCarthy Capital is a private equity firm that seeks to invest in mid-to-late-stage companies. The firm looks for companies with revenue of at least $15 million and $3 million in operating profits. McCarthy will consider companies across a broad range of industries possessing significant growth opportunities through participation in growing markets, market share expansion, industry consolidation or innovative business strategies. McCarthy prefers to invest in the range of $5 and $125 million, and will take a minority or majority ownership stake in companies where management has material capital at risk. McCarthy Capital was founded in 1986 and is based in Omaha, Nebraska.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 25
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 12
State (Wisconsin) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 25
Year (2010) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-11-17 Adesta

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Adesta provides design, construction and maintenance of stand-alone or integrated communication networks and securtiy systems for commercial, industrial and governmental clients globally.

Sell $66M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-07-07 LCS

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

LCS is a provider of services to senior living communities. The company operates six business lines focusing on operations management, home health care, development, community ownership, insurance and national procurement. LCS was 1971 and is based in Des Moines, Iowa.

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