M&A Deal Summary

Madison Industries Acquires Ferry

On January 1, 2014, private equity firm Madison Industries acquired machinery company Ferry

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Madison Industries’ 8th transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Madison Industries’ 18th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Madison Industries’ 1st transaction in Ohio.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-01-01
Target Ferry
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Madison Industries
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Ferry

Stow, Ohio, United States
Ferry is a world-wide producer of RotoSpeed rotational molding machines used in industries where performance, reliability, process control and longevity are critical. The aerospace, agriculture, appliance, automotive, construction, electronics, lawn & garden, marine, medical, sporting goods, toy and playground equipment industries rely on RotoSpeed equipment for their most demanding products. Ferry was founded in 1927 and is based in Stow, Ohio.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Madison Industries

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Madison Industries is a privately held investment holding firm that targets growth investments in and acquisitions of industrial manufacturing companies. Madison prefers businesses with a defensible market niche, established technology, and significant cash-flow growth potential. Madison will also consider turnaround situations. Target opportunities generally have sales between $50 million and $2 billion. Madison Industries is based in Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 21 of 47
Sector (Machinery) 8 of 10
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 10 of 21
State (Ohio) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 18 of 39
Year (2014) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-01-09 Miller Heiman

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Miller Heiman is a sales performance training and consulting firm, serving clients in over 35 countries and working with some of the most respected companies in the world. Miller Heiman was formed in 1960 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-03-31 Global Employment Solutions

Littleton, Colorado, United States

Global Employment Solutions, Inc. provides Information Technology and Professional staffing services in the commercial and government markets under the brands Fahrenheit IT, ITEC and Global Employment Solutions. GES employs over 1,500 professionals with office locations in 13 markets.

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