M&A Deal Summary

Minimax Acquires Consolidated Fire Protection

On November 7, 2007, Minimax acquired safety/security company Consolidated Fire Protection from Gryphon Investors

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Minimax’s 1st transaction in the Safety/Security sector.
  • This is Minimax’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Minimax’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-11-07
Target Consolidated Fire Protection
Sector Safety/Security
Buyer(s) Minimax
Sellers(s) Gryphon Investors
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Consolidated Fire Protection

Irvine, California, United States
Consolidated Fire Protection, Inc. is an independently owned fire and life safety services company in the United States. The company's Cosco and Firetrol subsidiaries operate separately in markets across the western United States, offering design, installation, inspection, repair, and service of fire safety systems to protect life and property for commercial, industrial, and institutional customers.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Minimax

Bad Oldesloe, Germany
Category Company
Founded 1902
Sector Safety/Security
Employees3,200
Revenue 740M EUR (2013)
DESCRIPTION

Minimax is one of the European suppliers of complete fire protection solutions. Minimax was founded in 1902 and is based in Bad Oldesloe, Germany.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Safety/Security) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2007) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Gryphon Investors

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 8.9B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Gryphon Investors is a private equity firm focused on making $50 to $300 million of equity or equity-linked investments in middle-market companies. Target transaction situations include traditional buyouts, leveraged build-ups, and growth financings. Gryphon will consider both control and shared-control positions. Sectors of interest include business services, consumer, retail, automotive, chemicals, general manufacturing, healthcare, and hotels. Gryphon Investors was formed in 1997 and is based in San Francisco, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 35
Sector (Safety/Security) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 16
State (California) 5 of 7
Country (United States) 9 of 35
Year (2007) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-09-10 National Youth Education Council

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

National Youth Education Council, LLC is a provider of academic-oriented youth leadership conferences for promising student leaders in high school and middle school. The organization offers leadership development programs and conferences in a wide variety of career fields such as medicine, business, law and government and politics.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-11-14 Vince & Associates Clinical Research

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Vince & Associates Clinical Research Inc. is a provider of clinical research services to the pharmaceutical and biotech industry worldwide.

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