M&A Deal Summary

Mintz Group Acquires Garda Background Screeing

On December 8, 2016, Mintz Group acquired business services company Garda Background Screeing from Champlain Financial

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Mintz Group’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Mintz Group’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Mintz Group’s 1st transaction in Quebec.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-12-08
Target Garda Background Screeing
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Mintz Group
Sellers(s) Champlain Financial
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) HighBank Advisors (Financial)
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin (Legal)

Target

Garda Background Screeing

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Garda Background Screeing is a provider of pre-employment screening services assist clients in managing risks and enhancing security through reports on employee background verification. Company deliver integrated solutions, through highly specialized teams with experience in addressing complex business needs.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Mintz Group

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 1994
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION

Mintz Group provides investigative and fact-gathering services that range from enhanced background checks for senior executive hires, to due diligence on parties in proxy fights, to supporting complex litigation cases. Mintz Group investigators conduct thousands of matters each year, giving their clients the facts they need to make sound business decisions. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in New York City, Mintz Group has 15 offices across eight time zones: New York, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Miami, London, Toronto, Montreal, Sao Paolo, Dubai, Nairobi, Hong Kong, Beijing, Singapore, and Mumbai.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Business Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Quebec M&A 1 of 1
Country: Canada M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Champlain Financial Corporation is a private equity firm focused on acquiring lower middle-market, profitable ($3 to $20 million of EBITDA) companies throughout Canada. Champlain typically targets businesses with a history of sales growth and clearly differentiated products/services. Broad areas of interest include consumer, retail, distribution, healthcare, and niche manufacturing. Champlain Financial Corporation was established in 2004 and is headquartered in Montreal.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 9
Sector: Business Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 6
State: Quebec M&A 3 of 8
Country: Canada M&A 3 of 8
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-10 Maple Treat

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Maple Treat is a bottler of branded and private label maple syrup company. Maple Treat also sells maple syrup-related products including cookies, maple sugar and maple butter. Maple Treat was founded in 1975 and is based in Montreal, Quebec.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-01 Produits Neptune

Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada

Produits Neptune, Inc. is a designer and developer of bathroom products (bathtubs, showers, glass doors, sinks, toilets, and faucets). Produits Neptune is based in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada.

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