Investment Summary

Northern Pacific Group and Yukon Partners Invest In United Language Group

On June 6, 2016, private equity firm Northern Pacific Group and mezzanine finance firm Yukon Partners invested in business services company United Language Group

Investment Highlights
  • This is Northern Pacific Group’s 1st and Yukon Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Northern Pacific Group’s 4th and Yukon Partners’ 27th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Northern Pacific Group’s 4th and Yukon Partners’ 1st transaction in Minnesota.

Investment Summary

Date 2016-06-06
Target United Language Group
Sector Business Services
Investor(s) Northern Pacific Group
Yukon Partners
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

United Language Group

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
United Language Group is a provider of translation, localization and other language-related business services to customers across a diverse array of end markets, including life sciences, manufacturing, legal/financial, IT, and hospitality. United Language Group was founded in 2015 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Investor(S) 2

DESCRIPTION

Northern Pacific Group is a private equity firm focused on acquiring and investing in lower middle-market companies with revenues between $10 and $100 million. Northern Pacific will consider opportunities throughout the US, however the Firm has a focus on businesses operating in the upper Midwest. Target companies typically exhibit possess recurring revenue, high gross margins, and opportunities for growth. Sectors of interest include technology and business services. Northern Pacific Group was formed in 2012 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 12
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 1
Type (Growth Capital) 3 of 4
State (Minnesota) 4 of 5
Country (United States) 4 of 11
Year (2016) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-09-01 Renters Warehouse

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Renters Warehouse is an operator of a property manager for single-family residential rental properties. Renters Warehouse has approximately 16,000 properties under management in 32 markets. They serve everyday single-property homeowners as well as real estate investors through professional, scalable, and efficient single-property management solutions. Renters Warehouse was founded in 2007 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-01 Anthem Sports & Entertainment

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Anthem Sports & Entertainment operates targeted specialty video channels on linear, digital and mobile platforms with offices and studios in New York, Toronto, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Anthem Sports & Entertainment was founded in 2010 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.

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Investor

Yukon Partners

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 2008
PE ASSETS 640M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Yukon Partners is a mezzanine finance firm that works with private equity sponsors to fund a variety of investment situations. Yukon looks to invest $10 to $40 million to support buyouts, recapitalizations, take privates, and refinancings. Sectors of interest include automotive, building products, business services, consumer products, food/beverages, healthcare products/services, industrial manufacturing, niche manufacturing, and transportation/logistics. Prospective companies generally have revenues of $30 to $500 million and are profitable with EBITDA of $5 to $50 million. Yukon Partners was formed in 2008 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 27 of 54
Sector (Business Services) 2 of 4
Type (Growth Capital) 7 of 15
State (Minnesota) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 27 of 53
Year (2016) 3 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-04-18 Avadyne Health

Moline, Illinois, United States

Avadyne Health is a provider of revenue cycle management services to a wide range of healthcare providers across the nation. Avadyne Health was founded in 1971 and is based in Moline, Illinois.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-06-30 Bradford Health Services

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Bradford Health Services is a provider of substance abuse treatment and recovery services. Bradford offers early intervention services, crisis response, intensive outpatient care, partial hospitalization, and residential care, inpatient detox, and transitional living and life skills programming. Bradford Health Services was formed in 1977 and is based in Birmingham, Alabama.

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