M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2018-12-17 |
| Target | MERGE |
| Sector | Marketing |
| Buyer(s) | Keystone Capital |
| Sellers(s) | HY Connect |
| Deal Type | Divestiture |
| Advisor(s) | JEGI Clarity (Financial) |
SEARCH BY
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 |
| PE ASSETS | 1.0B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Keystone Capital is a private equity firm focused on acquiring family businesses, corporate divestitures, industry consolidations, and special situations. Keystone prefers lower middle-market, US-based businesses with EBITDA of $5 to $20 million. Target sectors include specialty manufacturing, business services/outsourcing, food processing and ingredients, publishing, instrumentation, optical components, and healthcare products/services. Keystone will not invest in start-ups, turnarounds, commodities, defense/government contractors, retail stores, or restaurants. Keystone Capital was formed in 1994 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 23 of 40 |
| Sector: Marketing M&A | 1 of 3 |
| Type: Divestiture M&A Deals | 6 of 6 |
| State: Illinois M&A | 3 of 7 |
| Country: United States M&A | 23 of 39 |
| Year: 2018 M&A | 2 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-09 |
Arbour Group
Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, United States Arbour Group LLC is a provider of regulatory compliance services for the global life sciences industry. Arbour specializes in the areas of software validation, packaged compliance solutions, and software testing/auditing to ensure client compliance with applicable global regulatory bodies such as the U.S. FDA and the EU EMA (European Medicines Agency). Arbour partners with name-brand clients in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device fields both domestically and internationally. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-05 |
Target Engineering Group
Coral Gables, Florida, United States Target Engineering Group, Inc. is a provider of construction management, professional engineering, and construction inspection services. Target Engineering Group, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is based in Coral Gables, Florida. |
Sell | - |
HY Connect, Inc. is an advertising agency.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 1 |
| Sector: Marketing M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Divestiture M&A Deals | 1 of 1 |
| State: Illinois M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2018 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-12 |
MERGE
Chicago, Illinois, United States MERGE is an integrated agency combining strategy, creativity, and technology to address clients’ business challenges and customer engagement needs. The Company’s capabilities include business & digital strategy, brand development, creative advertising, digital marketing execution, digital design & content creation, data analytics, custom technology development, and media services. MERGE is based in Chicago, Illinois. |
Buy | - |
