M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2006-02-27 |
| Target | QMC Media |
| Sector | Media |
| Buyer(s) | Lamar |
| Sellers(s) | Housatonic Partners |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
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Lamar is an outdoor marketing company that looks to sell advertising on billboards, buses, shelters, benches, and logo plates. Lamar operates thousands of placards across the US and serves a variety of local and national advertisers. Lamar was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 4 of 16 |
| Sector (Media) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 4 of 13 |
| State (Louisiana) | 1 of 2 |
| Country (United States) | 4 of 16 |
| Year (2006) | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-01-18 |
Obie Media
Eugene, Oregon, United States Obie Media Corp., is a full-service out-of-home advertising company. Obie sells, designs, produces and installs out-of-home advertising displays which include transit posters, billboards, wallscapes, transit shelters and bus benches throughout the United States and Canada. |
Buy | $43M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-02-28 |
Vista Media Group
La Mirada, California, United States Vista is engaged in the business of owning and/or operating outdoor advertising faces located primarily in Los Angeles and New York, as well as the business of marketing advertising on public buses in Sacramento, California, Tampa, Florida, and Dallas, Texas. |
Buy | $100M |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 |
| PE ASSETS | 1.5B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Housatonic Partners is a private equity firm focused on investing in growing, profitable companies with a preference for businesses generating recurring revenues. Target sectors include services, media, and communications. Housatonic looks to commit $10 to $30 million per transaction to support buyouts and recapitalizations. Prospective companies generally have high gross margins and moderate capital intensity. Housatonic was formed in 1994 and has offices in Boston, Massachusetts and San Francisco, California.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 9 of 44 |
| Sector (Media) | 3 of 6 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 4 of 20 |
| State (Louisiana) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 9 of 42 |
| Year (2006) | 2 of 7 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-02-01 |
MedOptions
Old Saybrook, Connecticut, United States MedOptions is a provider of behavioral health and primary medical care services to skilled nursing and assisted living facility residents in Connecticut and Rhode Island. MedOptions was founded in 1996 and is based in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-05-17 |
Gold Standard
Tampa, Florida, United States Gold Standard, Inc. is a provider of drug information and decision support solutions. |
Sell | - |
