M&A Deal Summary

Littlejohn Acquires Total Safety

On March 10, 2017, private equity firm Littlejohn acquired safety/security company Total Safety from Warburg Pincus

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Littlejohn’s 1st transaction in the Safety/Security sector.
  • This is Littlejohn’s 41st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Littlejohn’s 7th transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-03-10
Target Total Safety
Sector Safety/Security
Buyer(s) Littlejohn
Sellers(s) Warburg Pincus
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Total Safety

Houston, Texas, United States
Total Safety is a provider of integrated safety and compliance services and the products necessary to support them, including gas detection, respiratory protection, safety training, fire protection, compliance and inspection, comprehensive flare services, industrial hygiene, onsite emergency medical treatment/paramedics, communications systems, engineered systems design, and materials management. Total Safety is based in Houston, Texas.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Littlejohn

Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 7.8B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Littlejohn is a private equity firm that makes control investments in mid-sized companies undergoing change; either in capital structure, strategy, operations, or growth. Littlejohn looks to commit $50 to $250 million of equity, mezzanine, or credit capital in companies with annual revenues of $100 to $800 million. Sectors of interest include industrial equipment, packaging, chemicals, automotive and transportation parts and equipment, food and food processing, healthcare, plastics, aerospace/defense, distribution, environmental and infrastructure services, and consumer products. The Firm avoids investing in real estate, fashion, retail, and businesses engaged in high technology. Littlejohn prefers opportunities located in the US, but also considers opportunities in Europe and Canada. Littlejohn was formed in 1996 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 45 of 64
Sector (Safety/Security) 1 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 17 of 29
State (Texas) 7 of 10
Country (United States) 41 of 60
Year (2017) 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-03 Interior Logic

Irvine, California, United States

Interior Logic is a provider of outsourced design center and installation services to homebuilders for new housing construction, including flooring, cabinets, countertops, other home finishes, as well as repair and remodel services to multi-family property owners. Interior Logic Group is based in Marietta, Georgia.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-20 Cornerstone Chemical

Waggaman, Louisiana, United States

Cornerstone Chemicals is a producer of a group of high-value intermediate chemicals, including acrylonitrile, melamine, sulfuric acid and diesel exhaust fluid. The company manufactures its products in multiple plants on its owned and highly-integrated 800-acre chemical complex. Cornerstone Chemical was established in 1952 and is headquartered in Waggaman, Louisiana.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Warburg Pincus

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1966
PE ASSETS 83.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

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 141 of 251
Sector (Safety/Security) 3 of 4
Type (Secondary Buyout) 17 of 42
State (Texas) 12 of 25
Country (United States) 86 of 137
Year (2017) 3 of 17
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-07 Allfunds

Madrid, Spain

Allfunds is a business-to-business mutual fund distribution platform. The Company serves as a global marketplace, helping financial institutions gain access to third-party mutual funds and ETFs for their end customers. Allfunds is based in Madrid, Spain.

Sell €1.8B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-22 Avaloq Group AG

Zürich, Switzerland

Avaloq provides powerful cloud solutions for banks and wealth managers around the globe through the business process as a service (BPaaS) and software as a service (SaaS) along with on-premise solutions. Avaloq's vision for the future of wealth management is to maintain the human relationship an investor has with an advisor, to enhance the relationship through technology, and to increase engagement and satisfaction. The democratization of wealth management will allow more people to have access to a greater quantity and quality of investment strategies and advice that was once reserved for ultra and high net worth individuals only. Avaloq Evolution was formed in 1985 and is based in Zürich, Switzerland.

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