M&A Deal Summary

New Mountain Capital Acquires Western Dental

On January 1, 2011, private equity firm New Mountain Capital acquired healthcare services company Western Dental from Court Square Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is New Mountain Capital’s 2nd transaction in the Healthcare Services sector.
  • This is New Mountain Capital’s 18th transaction in the United States.
  • This is New Mountain Capital’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-01-01
Target Western Dental
Sector Healthcare Services
Buyer(s) New Mountain Capital
Sellers(s) Court Square Capital Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Western Dental

Orange, California, United States
Western Dental Services is a provider of quality, affordable dental care, and the largest dental services provider in California with over 180 general and specialty dental offices throughout California and over 20 offices in Arizona.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

New Mountain Capital

New York, New York, United States
Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 35.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

New Mountain Capital is a private investment firm focused on investment in public and private companies in a variety of industries. New Mountain generally invests $100 to $500 million per transaction and looks for businesses with strong market positions and high barriers to entry. New Mountain also prefers businesses that succeed in both good and bad economies. Sectors of interest include education, healthcare, business services, federal IT services, media, software, consumer products, logistics, financial services and technologies, and energy. New Mountain Capital was formed in 2000 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 21 of 95
Sector (Healthcare Services) 2 of 4
Type (Secondary Buyout) 3 of 38
State (California) 1 of 9
Country (United States) 18 of 90
Year (2011) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-10-29 MsPark

Helena, Alabama, United States

MsPark is a provider of shared mail marketing programs in the rural and suburban U.S. MailSouth delivers monthly shared mail advertising packages to approximately 17 million households in over two hundred predominantly southern and mid-western rural and suburban markets. MsPark was established in 1988 and is based in Helena, Alabama.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-03-30 NuSil Technology

Carpinteria, California, United States

NuSil Technology LLC is a formulator, manufacturer and supplier of specialized silicone raw material compounds for the healthcare, aerospace, defense and photonics industries.

Buy $735M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Court Square Capital Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1968
PE ASSETS 7.7B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Court Square Capital Partners (CSCP) is a generalist private equity firm that seeks middle market company investments across the US. CSCP looks to partner with management teams to accelerate revenue growth and improve operating efficiency. Sectors of interest include business services, building products, chemicals, consumer products, food products/services, healthcare, aerospace/defense, manufacturing, media, technology, telecommunications, and transportation. Court Square Capital Partners was formerly known as Citigroup Venture Capital Equity Partners. The Group spun out of Citigroup and became independent in 2006. CSCP is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 25 of 56
Sector (Healthcare Services) 2 of 3
Type (Secondary Buyout) 2 of 18
State (California) 2 of 5
Country (United States) 22 of 53
Year (2011) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-12-20 JAC Products

Pontiac, Michigan, United States

JAC Products is a global designer and manufacturer of original equipment roof racks systems, with expanded product offerings in cargo management systems, running boards and steps rails. The company supplies OEM manufacturers worldwide with engineering, sales, manufacturing, and partnership locations in North America, Europe, China, Japan and South America. JAC Products was founded in 1967 and is based in Pontiac, Michigan.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-09-01 Strategic Products and Services

Parsippany, New Jersey, United States

Strategic Products and Services is a provider of enterprise telephony and unified communications services, software, and hardware to enterprise and government customers in the U.S. SPS assesses, designs, implements, and manages voice and data network systems using technologies from Avaya, Microsoft, Cisco, and Juniper Networks. Strategic Products and Services was established in 1988 and is based in Parsippany, New Jersey.

Buy -
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