M&A Deal Summary

Oakland Standard Acquires Oakland Automation

On February 1, 2016, private equity firm Oakland Standard acquired machinery company Oakland Automation

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Oakland Standard’s 1st transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Oakland Standard’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Oakland Standard’s 2nd transaction in Michigan.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-02-01
Target Oakland Automation
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Oakland Standard
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Oakland Automation

Livonia, Michigan, United States
Oakland Automation specializes in the design, installation and integration of robotic systems. The company is a licensed integrator of all major brands of robots including, ABB, Fanuc, Motoman, and Kawasaki.

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Buyer

Oakland Standard

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Oakland Standard Co. is a private equity firm focused on lower middle-market (sub $10 million of EBITDA) industrial companies in the US and Canada. Specific areas of interest include niche manufacturers, value-added distributors, machinery, automotive, and building products. Prospective transaction situations include family-owned companies, recapitalizations, consolidations, divestitures, and out-of-favor industries. Oakland Standard Co. is based in Birmingham, Michigan.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 7
Sector (Machinery) 1 of 2
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 3 of 6
State (Michigan) 2 of 6
Country (United States) 3 of 7
Year (2016) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-31 Motor City Industrial

Hazel Park, Michigan, United States

Motor City Industrial is a distributor of fasteners and related products to a variety of industries including automotive, trucking, defense, construction, and automation tooling. Motor City Industrial was founded in 1965 and is based in Hazel Park, Michigan.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-09 InterClean Equipment

Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States

InterClean Equipment is a designer, manufacturer, and commissioning heavy-duty bus, truck and train washing systems for transit, municipal, commercial fleet markets, food processing, as well as other, more specialized products for markets such as mining, aerospace, and military/defense. InterClean Equipment was founded in 1985 and is based in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

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