M&A Deal Summary

Mobile Mini Acquires Mobile Storage Group

On February 22, 2008, Mobile Mini acquired consumer services company Mobile Storage Group from Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe for 702M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Mobile Mini’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Services sector.
  • This is Mobile Mini’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Mobile Mini’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Mobile Mini’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-02-22
Target Mobile Storage Group
Sector Consumer Services
Buyer(s) Mobile Mini
Sellers(s) Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe
Deal Type Merger
Deal Value 702M USD
Advisor(s) Lehman Brothers, Inc. (Financial)
Kirkland & Ellis (Legal)

Target

Mobile Storage Group

Glendale, California, United States
Mobile Storage Group, Inc. of Glendale, California, is a provider of portable storage in the United States and the United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Mobile Mini

Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Category Company
Founded 1983
Sector Real Estate
Revenue 593M USD (2018)
DESCRIPTION

Mobile Mini, Inc. is a provider of portable storage solutions through its total rental fleet of approximately 209,500 portable storage containers and office units. Mobile Mini was founded in 1983 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 5
Sector (Consumer Services) 1 of 1
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 5
Year (2008) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-13 Evergreen Tank Solutions

Houston, Texas, United States

Evergreen Tank Solutions, Inc. is a market leader in the temporary liquid and solid storage containment rental business. The Company rents tanks, boxes, tank trailers, spill containment and other related equipment to customers who use these products as temporary storage for everything from water to sensitive and hazardous waste.

Buy $405M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1979
PE ASSETS 31.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) is a mega-sized, specialist private equity firm focused on investments in growth-oriented companies operating within the healthcare and technology/tech-enabled services industries. WCAS will consider small and large transactions; including venture investments, growth equity investments, buy-and-build transactions, public-to-private acquisitions, and corporate carve-outs. The Firm prefers control situations and generally seeks opportunities in the US. Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe was formed in 1979 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 75
Sector (Consumer Services) 1 of 2
Type (Merger) 1 of 2
State (California) 2 of 6
Country (United States) 19 of 72
Year (2008) 1 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 18 of 33
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-10-27 MedAssets

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

MedAssets, Inc. is a provider of outsourced procurement and reimbursement cycle management services to hospitals and other healthcare providers through a combination of traditional GPO business and web-based technology.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-06-02 Accuro Healthcare Solutions

Dallas, Texas, United States

Accuro Healthcare Solutions Provider of claims reimbursement and contract management solutions

Sell $390M
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Company

Legal