M&A Deal Summary

Mangrove Equity Partners Acquires APR

On April 1, 2014, private equity firm Mangrove Equity Partners acquired automotive company APR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Mangrove Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is Mangrove Equity Partners’ 9th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Mangrove Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in Alabama.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-04-01
Target APR
Sector Automotive
Buyer(s) Mangrove Equity Partners
Deal Type Recapitalization

Target

APR

Opelika, Alabama, United States
APR is an automotive engineering company. APR is a producer of software and hardware systems to boost the performance of Volkswagen Auto Group (VAG) cars. APR makes performance products for Audi, Volkswagen, SEAT, Skoda, and Porsche, and enjoys a loyal enthusiastic following due to their leadership in product innovation, customer service, and outstanding product performance. APR was founded in 1997 and is based in Opelika, Alabama.

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Buyer

Mangrove Equity Partners

Tampa, Florida, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Mangrove Equity Partners is a lower-middle market private equity firm focused on investing in North American businesses valued from $15 to $75 million. Mangrove generally targets companies operating in basic industries with defensible market positions and solid growth prospects. Sectors of interest include services, manufacturing, and value-added distribution. Prospective businesses typically have revenues up to $100 million and are profitable with at least $2 million of cash-flow. Target transaction types include management buyouts/buy-ins, recapitalizations, industry, consolidations, family successions, and select turnarounds. Mangrove Equity Partners is based in Tampa, Florida.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 28
Sector: Automotive M&A 1 of 3
Type: Recapitalization M&A Deals 7 of 7
State: Alabama M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 9 of 26
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-08 Excalibur Crossbow

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Excalibur Crossbows, Inc. is a manufacturer and marketer of crossbows.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-05-15 Integrated Global Services

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Integrated Global Services provides engineered, proprietary surface protection solutions and technologies to a diversified global customer base. The Company’s technologies and services solve metal wastage and reliability problems in mission-critical equipment found across energy, power generation and other industrial end markets. Integrated Global Services was founded in 2010 and is based in Richmond, Virginia.

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