M&A Deal Summary

Lighthouse Equity Partners Acquires Primex Technologies

On November 21, 2014, private equity firm Lighthouse Equity Partners acquired plastics company Primex Technologies from Vanguard Plastics

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Lighthouse Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in the Plastics sector.
  • This is Lighthouse Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Lighthouse Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in British Columbia.
Investment Fate
  • Primex Technologies was sold to a strategic buyer in 2019.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-11-21
Target Primex Technologies
Sector Plastics
Buyer(s) Lighthouse Equity Partners
Sellers(s) Vanguard Plastics
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Primex Technologies

Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Primex Technologies is a manufacturer of plastic injection products. Primex Technologies developed design, engineering, and mold fabrication of proprietary patented in-house plastic products. Primex Technologies was founded in 1971 and is based in Langley, British Columbia.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Lighthouse Equity Partners

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2012
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Lighthouse Equity Partners is a Canadian private investment group focused on expansion and buyout investments in lower middle-market companies. The Firm focuses its efforts on businesses located in Western Canada and the Western US. Lighthouse typically partners with management teams when pursuing opportunities. Lighthouse Equity Partners was formed in 2012 and is based in Vancouver, British Columbia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Plastics M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: British Columbia M&A 1 of 2
Country: Canada M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-24 AdPerfect

New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

AdPerfect offers publishing and advertising solutions. It delivers solutions for self-serve classifieds, online-to-print automation, hyper-local classifieds aggregation. AdPerfect was founded in 2004 and is based in New Westminster, British Columbia.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Vanguard Plastics

Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Category Company
Founded 1971
Sector Plastics
Employees52
DESCRIPTION

Vanguard began operations as a tool making shop and a customer injection molder of plastic products. Over time, Vanguard has grown and developed a number of patented in house products while continuing to design and produce window and customer made products. On August 1, 2008 Vanguard Plastics and Primex Manufacturing and formed as VPL Enterprises Limited.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Plastics M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: British Columbia M&A 1 of 1
Country: Canada M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-08-01 Primex Technologies

Langley, British Columbia, Canada

Primex Technologies is a manufacturer of plastic injection products. Primex Technologies developed design, engineering, and mold fabrication of proprietary patented in-house plastic products. Primex Technologies was founded in 1971 and is based in Langley, British Columbia.

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