M&A Deal Summary

OMERS Private Equity Acquires AMS

On May 10, 2018, private equity firm OMERS Private Equity acquired staffing company AMS from New Mountain Capital for 820M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is OMERS Private Equity’s 1st transaction in the Staffing sector.
  • This is OMERS Private Equity’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is OMERS Private Equity’s 8th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-05-10
Target AMS
Sector Staffing
Buyer(s) OMERS Private Equity
Sellers(s) New Mountain Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Deal Value 820M GBP

Target

AMS

London, United Kingdom
AMS is a worldwide provider of total workforce solutions, serving more than 100 blue-chip clients in over 90 countries. AMS was founded in 1996 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

OMERS Private Equity

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 19.8B CAD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

OMERS Private Equity, Inc. is the private equity arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System. OMERS invests in buyout, venture, and mezzanine funds as well as makes direct private equity investments in North American companies with and enterprise value of $200 million to 1.5 billion. Target sectors include manufacturing, financial and business services, industrial and consumer products, transportation, and technology. OMERS Private Equity was formed in 1987 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 40 of 55
Sector (Staffing) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 21 of 33
Country (United Kingdom) 8 of 11
Year (2018) 1 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 16
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-18 Husky

Bolton, Ontario, Canada

Husky is a global supplier of injection molding equipment and services to the plastics industry. The company has more than 40 service and sales offices, supporting customers in over 100 countries. Husky’s manufacturing facilities are located in Canada, the United States, Luxembourg, Austria, Switzerland, China, India and the Czech Republic.

Sell $3.9B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-06-28 Premise Health

Brentwood, Tennessee, United States

Premise Health is the direct healthcare company pioneering new models to deliver powerfully effortless healthcare. Premise Health delivers unmatched quality, access and value through more than 600 health and wellness centers in 44 states, Guam and Puerto Rico. Premise Health was founded in 2014 and is based in Brentwood, Tennessee.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

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 23 of 45
Sector (Staffing) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 5 of 11
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2018) 3 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 9 of 15
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-04-25 Medical Specialties Distributors

Stoughton, Massachusetts, United States

Medical Specialties Distributors LLC is a provider of infusion products, supplies, biomedical services and technology solutions to the growing home infusion therapy market. Medical Specialties Distributors LLC was founded in 1982 and is based in Stoughton, Massachusetts.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-29 Intermarine

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Intermarine, founded in 1990, is a global leader in 'asset light' logistics and project cargo shipping. Intermarine primarily oversees highly specialized logistics and shipping requirements for multiyear infrastructure construction projects in the Americas, the Middle East, India and Asia, with an emphasis on cargoes that are too heavy, large, or expensive to travel in traditional drybulk or container ships.

Sell -