M&A Deal Summary

Leonard Green & Partners and KKR Acquire Charter Next Generation

On April 17, 2017, private equity firms Leonard Green & Partners and KKR acquired plastics company Charter Next Generation from Pamplona Capital Management - Private Equity for 1.5B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Leonard Green & Partners’ 1st and KKR’s 1st transaction in the Plastics sector.
  • This is Leonard Green & Partners’ 13th and KKR’s 58th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Leonard Green & Partners’ 61st and KKR’s 99th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Leonard Green & Partners’ 1st and KKR’s 2nd transaction in Wisconsin.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-04-17
Target Charter Next Generation
Sector Plastics
Buyer(s) Leonard Green & Partners
KKR
Sellers(s) Pamplona Capital Management - Private Equity
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Deal Value 1.5B USD
Advisor(s) Goldman Sachs
Morgan Stanley (Financial)
Latham & Watkins (Legal)

Target

Charter Next Generation

Milton, Wisconsin, United States
Charter Next Generation is a manufacturer of highly engineered specialty films focused on high-cost-of-failure applications within food, medical and protective end-markets. The Company offers an extensive portfolio of films with complex resin formulations and multi-layer structures, designed to maintain food freshness, taste and color, extend shelf-life of products, and enhance product use and durability. Charter Next Generation is based in Milton, Wisconsin.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Leonard Green & Partners

Los Angeles, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 75.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Leonard Green & Partners is a mega-sized private equity firm that invests in established companies that are leaders in their respective markets. Leonard Green will consider investments in consumer and business services, consumer products, distribution, media, and retail. Typical transaction values for acquisitions are between $500 million and $2 billion, however, the firm is capable of closing transactions valued up to $5 billion. Types of transactions include public-to-private, recapitalizations of privately held businesses, growth capital, equity capital to facilitate acquisitions, turnarounds/restructurings, and acquisitions of divisions/assets from large corporations. Leonard Green & Partners was formed in 1989 and is based in Los Angeles, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 64 of 102
Sector (Plastics) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 19 of 47
State (Wisconsin) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 61 of 94
Year (2017) 1 of 8
Size (of disclosed) 13 of 28
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-02-28 CCC Intelligent Solutions

Chicago, Illinois, United States

CCC Intelligent Solutions is a Software as a Service provider to the automotive, insurance, and collision repair industries. CCC brings together what matters most connections into the industry’s leading automotive claims network, superior productivity through the innovative cloud, mobile, hyper-scale technologies, and apps, and insights to make the best decisions. CCC Intelligent Solutions was founded in 1980 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-01 PDC Brands

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

PDC Brands is a beauty and wellness company. PDC Brands’ portfolio of category-leading brands includes Cantu, Dr Teal’s, Eylure, and Body Fantasies. PDC Brands’ portfolio of products can be found at major mass, chain drug, grocery and specialty retailers throughout the US, UK and in over 60 markets globally. PDC Brands is based in Stamford, Connecticut.

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Buyer

KKR

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1976
PE ASSETS 267.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.

KKR is a global investment firm founded by Jerome Kohlberg, Henry Kravis, and George Roberts. The Firm is separated into several business segments including private markets, public markets, capital markets, and other principal activities. KKR's private equity practice invests in management buyouts, take privates, corporate divestitures, industry consolidations, and partnerships with family-owned companies. KKR will invest in a broad range of industries and companies and will consider businesses throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia/New Zealand. Sectors of interest include chemicals, consumer products, energy and natural resources, financial services, healthcare, industrial, media/communications, retail, and technology. In addition to its traditional principal investment activity business, KKR also invests in infrastructure assets. KKR was formed in 1976 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 234 of 484
Sector (Plastics) 1 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 46 of 107
State (Wisconsin) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 99 of 210
Year (2017) 15 of 41
Size (of disclosed) 58 of 104
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-04-11 Lyft

San Francisco, California, United States

Lyft is a ride-sharing company that connects people and communities through transportation. It helps organizations to establish private and social networks for ridesharing. Lyft was founded in 2007 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-04-18 Focus Financial Partners

New York, New York, United States

Focus Financial Partners is a partnership of independent, fiduciary wealth management firms. Focus provides superior access to best practices, resources, and continuity planning for its partner firms that serve individuals, families, employers, and institutions with wealth management, benefits consulting, and investment consulting services. Focus Financial Partners is based in New York City.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Pamplona Capital Management - Private Equity

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 11.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Pamplona Capital Management - Private Equity, is the private equity unit of asset manager Pamplona, which also provides hedge funds and hedge fund-of-funds products. Pamplona PE invests in 'market leading' companies in a variety of industry sectors. The Group will consider opportunities throughout North America and Europe. Pamplona PE was established in 2005 and is based in London and New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 21
Sector (Plastics) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 3 of 9
State (Wisconsin) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 9
Year (2017) 2 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-04-12 OGF

Paris, France

OGF is a provider of funeral services in France and the only fully integrated operator supplying the full spectrum of funeral products including burial and cremation services, monuments and cemetery works, pre-need insurance contracts and coffin manufacturing. OGF is present across France through an unmatched nationwide footprint of 1,100 branches, 550 funeral homes, 72 crematoria and a portfolio of highly recognised brands, which include PFG, Roblot, Henri de Borniol and numerous local brands, most of them under the Dignité Funéraire umbrella. OGF is based in Paris, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-04-27 Beacon Rail Leasing

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Beacon Rail Leasing Ltd. is a locomotive and rolling stock leasing company. Headquartered in Luxembourg with additional offices in London and Boston, Beacon Rail’s current portfolio includes 225 locomotives, over 1000 freight wagons, 55 passenger train units, 67 double decker coaches and 13 sets of five-car intercity carriages on lease in the UK, Germany, Denmark, France, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Austria, and the Netherlands.

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