M&A Deal Summary

Noa Visual Group SL Acquires Fusion Specialties

On July 25, 2013, Noa Visual Group SL acquired manufacturer Fusion Specialties from Blue Sage Capital and Prism Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Noa Visual Group SL’s 1st transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Noa Visual Group SL’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Noa Visual Group SL’s 2nd transaction in Colorado.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-07-25
Target Fusion Specialties
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Noa Visual Group SL
Sellers(s) Blue Sage Capital
Prism Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Fusion Specialties

Broomfield, Colorado, United States
Fusion is a team of artists, engineers, and project managers whose top priority is to listen to peoples wishes, brand learning and delivering custom solutions tailored specifically to the satisfaction of it's customers. The areas focused on are Custom design, value engineering, and innovative manufacturing.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Noa Visual Group SL

Barcelona, Spain
Category Company
Founded 2010
Sector Retail
Employees200
Revenue 25M EUR (2012)
DESCRIPTION

Noa Visual Group is one of the European leading groups within the Visual Merchandising sector, providing products & services, such as mannequins and other display accessories, to the fashion retail industry, including national and international fashion retail chains, department stores and multi-brand shops.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Manufacturing) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (Colorado) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2013) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-07-24 Visual Merchandising

Broomfield, Colorado, United States

Visual Merchandising, Inc. is an innovative designer, manufacturer, and distributor of custom mannequins, forms, and other visual merchandising products to the global retail industry.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Blue Sage Capital

Austin, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2003
PE ASSETS 400M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Blue Sage Capital is a private investment firm that invests in lower middle-market companies that have the potential to become market leaders. Target businesses typically generate sales of $20 to $125 million and are valued up to $125 million. Blue Sage is a generalist firm with broad industry interest. Target sectors include industrial, distribution, service, healthcare, manufacturing, energy and media. Blue Sage geographically prefers companies located in Texas and the Southwest US. Blue Sage will not invest in banks, life insurance companies, oil and gas exploration and development projects, real estate development or companies located outside of the United States. Blue Sage was formed in 2003 and is based in Austin, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 22
Sector (Manufacturing) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 13
State (Colorado) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 6 of 21
Year (2013) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-07-24 Visual Merchandising

Broomfield, Colorado, United States

Visual Merchandising, Inc. is an innovative designer, manufacturer, and distributor of custom mannequins, forms, and other visual merchandising products to the global retail industry.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-04-01 Cobalt Environmental Solutions

United States

Cobalt Environmental Solutions is a provider of wastewater disposal services for the oil and gas industry. Cobalt Environmental Solutions is based in the United States.

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SELLER

Prism Capital

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 190M USD
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Prism Capital is a licensed SBIC investment firm focused on providing equity and mezzanine capital to lower middle market companies. Prism's Mezzanine practice looks to provide up to $7 million in financing for Midwest based mature industrial companies. Mezzanine capital is typically invested to support internal growth, recapitalizations, mergers, acquisitions and ownership changes. Prism also provides equity of $2 to $15 million through an Opportunity Fund. The Opportunity Fund invests in expansion stage IT companies as well as traditional manufacturing and service businesses with growth opportunities. Prism Capital was formed in 1999 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 21 of 30
Sector (Manufacturing) 3 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 11 of 18
State (Colorado) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 21 of 30
Year (2013) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-11-16 Banner Industries

Carol Stream, Illinois, United States

Banner Industries is a processor and distributor of metal bar products for a diverse set of industrial and medical end markets. Banner provides supply chain solutions and a variety of value-added metal processing services, including centerless grinding, chamfering, turning, precision saw cutting, straightening, material ID and full traceability, waterjet cutting, ultrasonic testing, and CNC machining to its OEM, contract manufacturer, and precision machining customers. Banner Industries was founded in 1985 and is based in Carol Stream, Illinois.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-22 3D Medical Manufacturing

Riviera Beach, Florida, United States

3D Medical Manufacturing is a manufacturer of critical high precision medical device implants, cutting tools, instruments, and electro-mechanical assemblies. Specializing in full service fabrication from materials of Titanium, Stainless Steel, PEEK, precious metal, Aluminum, and plastic that demand close tolerances and superior cosmetic finishing.

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