M&A Deal Summary

Marquette Capital Partners Acquires Biffs

On August 31, 1997, mezzanine finance firm Marquette Capital Partners acquired business services company Biffs

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Marquette Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Marquette Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Marquette Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Minnesota.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 1997-08-31
Target Biffs
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Marquette Capital Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Biffs

Shakopee, Minnesota, United States
Biffs is a regional provider of portable sanitation services. Biffs provides portable restroom rentals and services. Biffs was founded in 1986 and is based in Shakopee, Minnesota.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Marquette Capital Partners

St. Louis Park, Minnesota, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 258M USD
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Marquette Capital Partners (MCP) is a private investment focused on junior capital investments in mature lower-middle market companies. MCP looks to invest $2 to $10 million per transaction to support growth, recapitalization, or change of control transactions. Prospective companies are typically manufacturers of consumer or industrial products, value-added distributors, business to business service companies, and retail businesses. MCP will not invest in start-ups, early stage venture capital, or real estate businesses. The firm is an affiliate of Marquette Financial Companies, a multibillion dollar financial services firm. Marquette Capital Partners was formed in 1997 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with an additional office in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 23
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 4
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 1 of 16
State (Minnesota) 1 of 5
Country (United States) 1 of 23
Year (1997) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-01-01 Universal Blanchers

College Park, Georgia, United States

Universal Blanchers is a food ingredient company focusing on supplying ingredients and processing solutions to the peanut industry. It is an independent peanut blancher and is a leader in the US in outsourced blanching, roasting and bulk peanut butter and paste for the confectionery and snacks foods markets.

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