M&A Deal Summary

May River Capital Acquires Unibloc

On January 7, 2021, private equity firm May River Capital acquired machinery company Unibloc

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is May River Capital’s 9th transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is May River Capital’s 12th transaction in the United States.
  • This is May River Capital’s 1st transaction in Georgia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-01-07
Target Unibloc
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) May River Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) Jones Day (Legal)

Target

Unibloc

Kennesaw, Georgia, United States
Unibloc provides manufacturers in the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, bakery and confection, meat and poultry, brewery, and transportation industries with precision-engineered sanitary pumps, strainers, valves, bubble traps, and other accessory products to tackle the toughest sanitary jobs. Unibloc was founded in 1984 and is based in Kennesaw, Georgia.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

May River Capital

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2012
PE ASSETS 500M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

May River Capital is a Midwest US-based private equity firm focused primarily on control investments in profitable mid-sized companies located throughout North America. The Firm targets management buyouts, divestitures, recapitalizations, and ownership succession situations. Prospective companies generally have at least $3 million of EBITDA and valued up to $150 million. Sectors of interest include manufacturing, distribution, energy services, industrial, and non-branded consumer goods. May River Capital was founded in 2012 and is based in Chicago.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 16
Sector (Machinery) 9 of 10
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 6 of 8
State (Georgia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 12 of 16
Year (2021) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-12-08 PaperTech

Bingham Farms, Michigan, United States

PaperTech is a manufacturer of paperboard packaging products for major food brands, contract food packagers, food service operations, as well as for commercial bakeries, quick-serve restaurants, and “take-and-bake” pizza companies. PaperTech was founded in 1999 and is based in Bingham Farms, Michigan.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-09-13 Hunt Valve

Salem, Ohio, United States

Hunt Valve specializes in severe-duty valves and complementary engineered components and system solutions for applications that include primary metals (steel, aluminum), energy (nuclear, hydro, downstream oil & gas), process (chemical), and U. S. Navy nuclear-powered vessels, including all submarines and carriers in operation as well as the Virginia Class, Ford Class, and Columbia Class. Hunt Valve was founded in 1919 and is based in Salem, Ohio.

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