M&A Deal Summary

Madison Industries Acquires TFT

On January 1, 2017, private equity firm Madison Industries acquired safety/security company TFT

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Madison Industries’ 1st transaction in the Safety/Security sector.
  • This is Madison Industries’ 24th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Madison Industries’ 2nd transaction in Indiana.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-01-01
Target TFT
Sector Safety/Security
Buyer(s) Madison Industries
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

TFT

Valparaiso, Indiana, United States
TFT saves lives and protects property by designing and manufacturing innovative tools which exceed the expectations of those that risk their lives to save others. TFT provides solutions which include firefighting tools for municipal, industrial, wildland, and military customers. TFT was founded in 1971 and is based in Valparaiso, Indiana.

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Buyer

Madison Industries

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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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 28 of 50
Sector: Safety/Security M&A 1 of 4
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 11 of 24
State: Indiana M&A 2 of 3
Country: United States M&A 24 of 41
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-12 Motion Dynamics

Fruitport, Michigan, United States

Motion Dynamics is a manufacturer of wire-based micro-components and sub-assemblies, which are frequently found in micro-catheters, pacemakers, and neuromodulation devices. The Company focuses on products that require fine and ultra-fine wire diameters, unique alloy types and shapes, and high precision/tight tolerances. Motion Dynamics was founded in 1992 and is based in Fruitport, Michigan.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-04-17 Reservoir Group

Stafford, Texas, United States

Reservoir Group is a global provider of oilfield services primarily focused on oil and gas reservoir evaluation and production optimization. Oil companies, independent E&P operators and oilfield service providers depend on Reservoir Group for their drilling services (coring services and drilling tools), production solutions (well intervention and well monitoring) and surface logging. Reservoir Group is based in Stafford, Texas.

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