M&A Deal Summary

Nautic Partners Acquires Vallen

On February 24, 2022, private equity firm Nautic Partners acquired business services company Vallen from Sonepar

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Nautic Partners’ 11th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Nautic Partners’ 70th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Nautic Partners’ 3rd transaction in North Carolina.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-02-24
Target Vallen
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Nautic Partners
Sellers(s) Sonepar
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Vallen

Belmont, North Carolina, United States
Vallen is a provider of indirect industrial supplies from earplugs to specialty tools, to abrasives and cutting tools. The company also offers safety services that include equipment inspection, maintenance, certification, and solution design. Vallen was founded in 1865 and is based in Belmont, North Carolina.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Nautic Partners

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1986
PE ASSETS 9.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Nautic Partners is a private equity firm focused on middle-market company investments based in the US. Nautic looks to invest $50 to $400 million of equity in businesses valued between $100 million and $1 billion. Nautic's industry focus is business services, manufacturing, healthcare, and communications. Prospective investment structures include buyouts, recapitalizations, consolidations, and growth financings. Nautic prefers majority investment positions. Nautic Partners was formed in 1986 and is based in Providence, Rhode Island.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 71 of 77
Sector (Business Services) 11 of 11
Type (Divestiture) 4 of 5
State (North Carolina) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 70 of 76
Year (2022) 3 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-02-04 SPS Health

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

SPS Health is a value-based care solutions provider serving post-acute pharmacies and pharmacy benefit managers. SPS Health companies deliver innovative technology-enabled clinical and operational solutions to leading long-term care, behavioral health, correctional, specialty, and worker’s compensation pharmacies, and PBMs. SPS Health is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-03-01 Tarian Group

Fort Myers, Florida, United States

Tarian Group is a provider of security guarding and ancillary services to clients. Tarian Group was founded in 2022 and is based in Fort Myers, Florida.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Sonepar

Paris, France

Category Company
Sector Distribution
Revenue 16.3B EUR (2013)
DESCRIPTION

Sonepar is an independent family-owned company with global market leadership in B-to-B distribution of electrical products and related services.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (North Carolina) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2022) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-20 Sapec

Brussels, Belgium

Sapec is a mining and chemical company, that has since broadened its activities in various industrial and service sectors, with a view to an industrial holding company controlling the management of disputes. business rents. The Group, as an investor, endeavors to generate added value by pursuing the following objectives: to manage a diversified portfolio of activities capitalizing on the knowledge and how of the Group in the fields of agriculture, animal nutrition, chemicals, the environment, and logistics services, mainly in the Iberian geographical area or other high-potential markets; to develop sustainable competitive positions, either by acquiring leadership or by exploiting niche situations in sectors of activity offering growth potential. Sapec was formed in 1926 and is based in Brussels, Belgium.

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