M&A Deal Summary

Longmeadow Capital Acquires Landscape Express

On January 1, 1999, private equity firm Longmeadow Capital acquired environmental company Landscape Express

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Longmeadow Capital’s 1st transaction in the Environmental sector.
  • This is Longmeadow Capital’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Longmeadow Capital’s 1st transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 1999-01-01
Target Landscape Express
Sector Environmental
Buyer(s) Longmeadow Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Landscape Express

Woburn, Massachusetts, United States
Landscape Express was established to acquire and operate organic materials recycling and landscaping products distribution facilities in the Northeast. The Company accepts clean, wood-based materials and then processes these into high quality landscape products for sale through retail and wholesale channels. Landscape Express is based in Woburn, Massachusetts.

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Buyer

Longmeadow Capital

Longmeadow, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1993
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Longmeadow Capital is a private equity firm that makes equity and/or subordinated debt investments in small and middle market businesses throughout New England. Longmeadow focuses on profitable companies with proven management teams and unique competitive advantages. The Firm looks to invest $0.5 to $2.5 million in companies generating $2 to $20 million in revenues. Areas of interest include real estate, communications, manufacturing, services, and distribution. Target transactions include MBOs, growth capital financings, divestitures, ownership transitions, and turnarounds. Longmeadow was formed in 1993 and is based in Longmeadow, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 6
Sector (Environmental) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 1 of 5
State (Massachusetts) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 2 of 6
Year (1999) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-01-01 Poland Communications

Denver, Colorado, United States

Longmeadow Capital purchased a 10% interest in Poland Communications, Inc. in 1994 and led a restructuring of Polska Telewizja Kablowa (PTK), a pioneering cable television firm in Poland. Once its profitability was restored, the Company embarked on an aggressive build out and acquisition program to become Poland’s dominant cable television company with over 1,000,000 subscribers.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-08-22 Oxford Performance Materials

South Windsor, Connecticut, United States

Oxford Performance Materials, Inc. is an industry leader in the ultra-high performance thermoplastic polymers market. The firm's versatile OXPEKK® polymers are currently used in demanding applications ranging from long term human medical implant devices, to critical components of the semiconductor manufacturing process and fuel cell components for the Space Shuttle. OXPEKK® delivers ultra high purity, high temperature resistance, excellent chemical resistance, biocompatibility and mechanical properties comparable to metals.

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