M&A Deal Summary

Milestone AV Technologies Acquires Vaddio

On April 4, 2016, Milestone AV Technologies acquired technology hardware company Vaddio from Thompson Street Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Milestone AV Technologies’ 1st transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is Milestone AV Technologies’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Milestone AV Technologies’ 1st transaction in Minnesota.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-04-04
Target Vaddio
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) Milestone AV Technologies
Sellers(s) Thompson Street Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Vaddio

New Hope, Minnesota, United States
Vaddio LLC is a developer, manufacturer and distributor of advanced robotic cameras, sophisticated camera control systems, high definition video whiteboards and complementary audiovisual accessory products.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Milestone AV Technologies

Savage, Minnesota, United States

Category Company
Founded 2004
Sector Electrical Equipment
Employees345
DESCRIPTION

Milestone AV Technologies is a designer, marketer and distributor of branded audio-visual mounting equipment and display solutions for flat panel displays, projectors, AV furniture, and speakers to both the consumer and the commercial markets. Our innovative products, sold principally under the Chief and Sanus brands, are sold through numerous channels, including Pro AV dealers, regional home theater dealers, consumer electronics retailers, mass merchants and original equipment manufacturers.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Technology Hardware) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (Minnesota) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2016) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Thompson Street Capital Partners

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 2.6B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Thompson Street Capital Partners is a private equity firm that targets control stakes in profitable, mid-sized North American companies with $5 to $20 million of EBITDA. Thompson Street looks for family businesses, private companies seeking liquidity, corporate divestitures, and public companies going private. Areas of interest include healthcare services, business services, electronics, information technology, and engineered products companies. Thompson Street will not consider investments in start-ups, early stage companies, or real estate. Thompson Street Capital was founded in 2000 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 47
Sector (Technology Hardware) 3 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 9 of 24
State (Minnesota) 2 of 4
Country (United States) 19 of 47
Year (2016) 2 of 3
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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