M&A Deal Summary

Main Street Capital Acquires Vision Sign

On January 1, 2007, private equity firm Main Street Capital acquired manufacturer Vision Sign

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Main Street Capital’s 2nd transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Main Street Capital’s 15th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Main Street Capital’s 1st transaction in Nevada.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-01-01
Target Vision Sign
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Main Street Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Vision Sign

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Vision Sign designs, manufactures, installs and services interior and exterior signage for a wide range of customers in the commercial real estate development, gaming and entertainment industries. The company’s design team collaborates closely with clients to create custom signage, combining industry experience with the latest technological trends. Vision Sign was founded in 1996 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Buyer

Main Street Capital

Houston, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 3.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Main Street Capital Holdings is a public investment firm that invests in mid-market companies to support ownership transitions, recapitalizations, strategic acquisitions, business expansion and other growth initiatives. Main Street looks for businesses opearting in basic industries with positive cash-flow and and defensible competitive advantages. Main Street generally invests $5 to $75 million in companies with $10 to $150 million of revenue and EBITDA of $3 to $20 million. Investments are usually in the form of term debt and/or direct equity. Main Street Capital Corporation was formed in 1997 and is based in Houston, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 144
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 2 of 13
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 7 of 31
State: Nevada M&A 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 15 of 144
Year: 2007 M&A 4 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-01 GMI Group

Humble, Texas, United States

GMI Group manufactures, modifies, and distributes flanges, fittings, rings, plates, spacers, and other fabricated metal products utilized primarily in industrial piping applications. GMI Group was formed in 1994 and is based in Humble, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-08-01 TAS Energy

Houston, Texas, United States

TAS Energy, Inc. is a manufacturer of packaged cooling and energy systems for multiple end-markets, including Power Generation, Commercial & Industrial Cooling, Advanced Heat Recovery (including Geothermal), and Data Centers.

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