M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2007-10-26 |
| Target | Bausch & Lomb |
| Sector | Medical Products |
| Buyer(s) |
Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe
Warburg Pincus Lexington Partners |
| Deal Type | Going Private |
| Deal Value | 4.5B USD |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1979 |
| PE ASSETS | 31.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Focused |
Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) is a mega-sized, specialist private equity firm focused on investments in growth-oriented companies operating within the healthcare and technology/tech-enabled services industries. WCAS will consider small and large transactions; including venture investments, growth equity investments, buy-and-build transactions, public-to-private acquisitions, and corporate carve-outs. The Firm prefers control situations and generally seeks opportunities in the US. Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe was formed in 1979 and is based in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 52 of 103 |
| Sector (Medical Products) | 4 of 7 |
| Type (Going Private) | 5 of 7 |
| State (New York) | 6 of 8 |
| Country (United States) | 51 of 98 |
| Year (2007) | 7 of 8 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 2 of 21 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-10-25 |
Retrievex
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, United States Retrievex is an industry leader and innovator in organizing, classifying, archiving, preserving and purging records. Retrievex provides records and information management solutions in several key markets throughout the United States. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-10-27 |
MedAssets
Alpharetta, Georgia, United States MedAssets, Inc. is a provider of outsourced procurement and reimbursement cycle management services to hospitals and other healthcare providers through a combination of traditional GPO business and web-based technology. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1966 |
| PE ASSETS | 83.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Warburg Pincus is a mega-sized, global private equity firm focused on investment opportunities across North America, Asia, and Europe. Warburg will consider investing at various company stages, from early-stage opportunities to distressed situations. Warburg Pincus is organized by industry groups. Verticals include financial services, healthcare, technology, media & telecommunications, energy, consumer & industrial, and real estate. Within financial services, Warburg will consider asset/wealth managers, banks, exchanges, financial technology, insurance, transaction processing, private banking, and specialty/consumer finance. Within healthcare, specific areas of interest include medical devices, healthcare services, and biotech/pharmaceuticals. Within technology/media/communications, Warburg targets software, media/internet/information, financial technology, telecom, business services, and systems/semiconductors. Within energy, specific areas of interest include oil/gas exploration, power generation/transmission, and alternative energy. Warburg Pincus raised its first fund in 1966 and is based in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 123 of 482 |
| Sector (Medical Products) | 12 of 21 |
| Type (Going Private) | 3 of 11 |
| State (New York) | 6 of 21 |
| Country (United States) | 72 of 237 |
| Year (2007) | 16 of 19 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 5 of 47 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-10-22 |
Havells India
Noida, India Havells India is a manufacturer of electrical and power distribution equipment. The company manufactures products ranging from building circuit protection, industrial and domestic switchgears, cables and wires, energy meters, fans, CFL lamps, luminaries for domestic, commercial and industrial application, and modular switches. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-12-01 |
Coyote Logistics
Chicago, Illinois, United States Coyote Logistics provides truckload brokerage services by utilizing an asset-light model to contract truckload shipments between shipping customers and trucking companies without directly owning any trucks. Coyote Logistics was formed in 2006 and is based in Chicago, Illinois. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 |
| PE ASSETS | 55.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Lexington Partners is a private investment firm with approximately $33 billion in committed capital for private equity investing. Lexington Partners focuses its activity on secondary investments, equity co-investments, and fund investments. Lexington's primary business is its secondary private equity group, which seeks to provide liquidity for private equity fund interests. Lexington's co-investment group looks to invest $10 to $100 million alongside private equity sponsors in a variety of sectors. Lexington Partners was formed in 1994 and is based in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 4 of 9 |
| Sector (Medical Products) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Going Private) | 1 of 2 |
| State (New York) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 3 of 6 |
| Year (2007) | 2 of 2 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 3 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-04-26 |
Alliance Boots
Zug, Switzerland Alliance Boots GmbH is an international pharmacy-led health and beauty group. Alliance Boots' pharmacy-led health and beauty retail businesses now operate more than 3,330 health and beauty retail stores in 11 countries and its pharmaceutical wholesale businesses supply medicines, other healthcare products and related services to more than 170,000 pharmacies, doctors, health centers and hospitals in 21 countries. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-11-19 |
Vitality Beverages
Tampa, Florida, United States Vitality Beverages, Inc., headquartered in Tampa, Florida, is a leading provider of beverage solutions to the foodservice industry worldwide. What sets Vitality apart is its ability to provide foodservice operators with complete beverage programs including innovative dispensing equipment, a wide assortment of beverages, beverage sales experts, and a dedicated service network. Foodservice operators have counted on Vitality to help them serve top quality beverages including juices, teas, coffees, cocktail and smoothie mixes, innovative specialty drinks and much more. |
Sell | - |
