M&A Deal Summary

Kinderhook Industries Acquires Gold Medal Environmental

On January 30, 2018, private equity firm Kinderhook Industries acquired environmental company Gold Medal Environmental from Ironwood Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Kinderhook Industries’ 6th transaction in the Environmental sector.
  • This is Kinderhook Industries’ 34th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Kinderhook Industries’ 2nd transaction in New Jersey.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-01-30
Target Gold Medal Environmental
Sector Environmental
Buyer(s) Kinderhook Industries
Sellers(s) Ironwood Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Gold Medal Environmental

Sewell, New Jersey, United States
Gold Medal Environmental is a waste and recycling services company principally servicing Pennsylvania and New Jersey customers. Gold Medal offers a complete range of integrated services to thousands of customers in the region. The company serves residential, institutional, commercial and industrial locations. Gold Medal offers superior collection, recycling, disposal and dumpster rental services 24 hours a day and seven days a week. Gold Medal Environmental is based in Sewell, New Jersey.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Kinderhook Industries

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2003
PE ASSETS 8.5B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Kinderhook Industries targets control investments in companies valued between $25 to $250 million. Prospective transaction situations include acquiring non-core divisions of public companies, existing small capitalization companies lacking institutional support, management buyouts of entrepreneurial-owned businesses, and troubled companies. Sectors of interest include consumer products and services, media, packaging, industrial products, communications, and business services. Kinderhook Industries was formed in 2003 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 35 of 66
Sector (Environmental) 6 of 13
Type (Secondary Buyout) 5 of 13
State (New Jersey) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 34 of 64
Year (2018) 2 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-22 ActiveRADAR

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

ActiveRADAR is a healthcare technology and analytics company focused on prescription drugs. ActiveRADAR has cracked the code and developed proprietary technology and a therapeutic alternatives database and service, unlike any other on the market today. ActiveRADAR’ s Clinical Catalog, Clinical Pairings Engine and Net Price Engine combine with the company’s historic value-based reimbursement program to generate savings of 15%-20% off total drug spend. ActiveRADAR is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-03-08 StudyKIK

Irvine, California, United States

StudyKIK is a patient recruitment and retention technology company that was founded on building patient communities to increase awareness for clinical trials. Servicing over 3,600 research sites, StudyKIK supports patient recruitment, patient retention, eConsent Solutions, Telemedicine Video Calling, and study companion mobile applications to expedite clinical trials. They have addressed the clinical trial patient recruitment and retention problem by building the technology solutions needed for research sites and pharmaceutical companies to access, manage, and communicate with high-quality patients in real-time. StudyKIK is based in Irvine, California.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Ironwood Capital

Avon, Connecticut, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1986
PE ASSETS 1.0B USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ironwood Capital is a private investment firm that makes equity and subordinated debt investments in lower middle-market companies. Investment proceeds are generally used to support leveraged buyouts, growth financings, and recapitalizations. Investments typically range from $10 to $40 million in companies generating $20 to $250 million in annual sales. Target sectors include healthcare products/services, value-added manufacturing, business services, consumer products, specialty distribution, and education. Ironwood prefers opportunities East of the Mississippi, but will selectively consider investments in the Western US. The Firm's investment horizon is three to five years. Ironwood Capital was formed in 2002 and is based in Avon, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 25 of 53
Sector (Environmental) 3 of 12
Type (Secondary Buyout) 6 of 12
State (New Jersey) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 25 of 53
Year (2018) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-03 C&M

Wauregan, Connecticut, United States

C&M Corp. is a designer and manufacturer of wire & cable and coil cords for performance-critical applications. The company serves blue-chip customers across a variety of growing markets including industrial automation, medical and military. C&M Corporation has over 50 years of experience designing and manufacturing wire and cable, coil cords, and cable assembly solutions for mission and performance critical applications which simply cannot fail.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-02-08 Elite One Source Nutrisciences

Chino, California, United States

Elite One Source Nutrisciences is a contract manufacturer for nutritional and dietary supplements. The business draws on world class facilities across two locations and a deep and experienced team of formulators, chemists, natural product specialists, and particle engineers.

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