M&A Deal Summary

Kingswood Capital Management Acquires AVAD

On July 5, 2016, private equity firm Kingswood Capital Management acquired distribution company AVAD from Ingram Micro

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Kingswood Capital Management’s 1st transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Kingswood Capital Management’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Kingswood Capital Management’s 1st transaction in Alberta.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-07-05
Target AVAD
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Kingswood Capital Management
Sellers(s) Ingram Micro
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

AVAD

Calgary, Alberta, Canada
AVAD is an AV solutions provider specializing in both residential and commercial integration. Led by a team of experienced professionals in the AV industry, we work closely with custom integrators and the industry’s top brands, to deliver cutting-edge integrated solutions for video, audio, lighting control, content management, networking, digital signage; plus whole-home and business automation. AVAD was founded in 1998 and is based in Calgary, Alberta.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Kingswood Capital Management

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2013
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Kingswood Capital Management is an operationally focused private equity firm focused on complex situations throughout North America. The Firm targets control positions in middle-market companies with revenues of $100 to $500 million. Sectors of interest include business services, consumer, retail, energy, industrials, technology, media, communications, and value-added distribution. Kingswood Capital Management was established in 2013 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 18
Sector (Distribution) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 7
State (Alberta) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 2
Year (2016) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-11-14 Versar

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Versar is a project management company providing sustainable value-oriented solutions to government and commercial clients in the construction management, environmental services, and professional services market areas. Versar was founded in 1969 and is based in Washington, District of Columbia.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Ingram Micro

Irvine, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1979
Sector Distribution
Revenue 43.0B USD (2016)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Ingram Micro's corporate headquarters in Irvine, California.
Entrance to Ingram Micro's corporate headquarters in Irvine, California.

Ingram Micro is a wholesale technology distributor and a global provider of IT supply-chain, mobile device lifecycle services, and logistics solutions. Ingram Micro distributes and markets a large variety of technology and mobility products from companies such as Acer, Apple, Cisco, Citrix, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Lenovo, Microsoft, Samsung, Symantec, VMware, and others. Ingram Micro was founded in 1979 and is based in Irvine, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 5
Sector (Distribution) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 5
State (Alberta) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 1
Year (2016) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-18 Comms-care

Cheshire, United Kingdom

Comms-care is a provider of technical services to the IT channel community. Comms-care offers qualified technical team, complementary and supportive business model and an unrivalled level of service to approximately 850 channel partners.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-05 DOCdata International B.V.

Utrecht, Netherlands

DOCdata International B.V. is an international Payment Service Provider for companies and organisations seeking omnichannel payment solutions. DOCdata International B.V. was founded in 2001 and is based in Utrecht, Netherlands.

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