Investment Summary

KCA Partners Invests In ProActive Recycling

On December 7, 2007, private equity firm KCA Partners invested in environmental company ProActive Recycling

Investment Highlights
  • This is KCA Partners’ 1st transaction in the Environmental sector.
  • This is KCA Partners’ 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is KCA Partners’ 1st transaction in Ontario.

Investment Summary
Date 2007-12-07
Target ProActive Recycling
Sector Environmental
Investor(s) KCA Partners
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

ProActive Recycling

Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
ProActive Recycling is a recycler of offset inks for commercial and newspaper printers. Utilizes proprietary technology for reclaiming and re-constituting waste ink into "new" ink, useable in the most demanding printing environments. ProActive Recycling was founded in 1989 and is based in Owen Sound, Ontario.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

KCA Partners

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1993
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

KCA Partners Limited is a buy and build private investment firm focused on consolidation strategies. KCA will consider acquiring non-core divestitures from large public corporations, as well as owner-founder businesses and under-performing divisions of mid-sized companies. For new platform opportunities, KCA looks to commit $3 to $15 million of equity capital in businesses valued up to $100 million. Sectors of interest include energy efficiency, environmental equipment and services, green products and services, renewable energy, infrastructure products and services, safety/security, transportation/logistics, food/beverage, and consumer healthcare. KCA prefers majority ownership, but will consider select minority investment positions. KCA was formed in 1993 and is based in San Francisco.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 4
Sector (Environmental) 1 of 1
Type (Growth Capital) 1 of 2
State (Ontario) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 1
Year (2007) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-12-28 Van s International Foods

Phoenix,, Arizona, United States

Van's International Foods, Inc. (DBA Van's Natural Foods) is a provider of gluten-free and allergy-friendly, frozen breakfast and snack foods including waffles, pancakes, cereal, crackers and snack bars.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-09-02 Griplock Systems

Carpinteria, California, United States

Griplock Systems is a designer and provider of proprietary cable suspension hardware and low voltage systems used in architectural lighting, retail display and signage, industrial and highbay lighting, rigging, art display, and other growing end markets. Griplock Systems was founded in 1992 and is based in Carpinteria, California.

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