M&A Deal Summary

One Equity Partners Acquires W.W. Williams Company

On August 22, 2016, private equity firm One Equity Partners acquired business services company W.W. Williams Company

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is One Equity Partners’ 7th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is One Equity Partners’ 38th transaction in the United States.
  • This is One Equity Partners’ 3rd transaction in Ohio.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-08-22
Target W.W. Williams Company
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) One Equity Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

W.W. Williams Company

Dublin, Ohio, United States
W.W. Williams Company is a provider of mechanical service & repair, power generation, and warehousing & logistics. W.W. Williams Company was founded in 1912 and is based in Dublin, Ohio.

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Buyer

One Equity Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 10.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

One Equity Partners (OEP) is a private equity firm that targets buyout and growth capital investments in North America, Europe, and Asia. OEP prefers to be the lead investor and typically commits $30 to $150 million per transaction. Sectors of interest include industrial products/services, consumer, retail, chemicals, media, communications, and healthcare. One Equity Partners was formed in 2001 and spun out of JP Morgan Chase in 2015. One Equity Partners is based in New York, New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 63 of 131
Sector (Business Services) 7 of 9
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 16 of 28
State (Ohio) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 38 of 78
Year (2016) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-06-09 Pipe Exchange

Houston, Texas, United States

Pipe Exchange is a traditional distributor of carbon steel API line pipe primarily to end-users across the energy exploration end markets in and east of the Rocky Mountains. Its products include carbon steel ERW API line pipe, carbon steel seamless API line pipe, and carbon steel API line pipe coated for underground installation. Pipe Exchange is based in Houston, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-09 Anvil International

Exeter, New Hampshire, United States

Anvil International LLC is one of the largest and most complete manufacturers of pipe fittings, couplings, pipe hangers and piping support systems in the world. For more than 165 years, Anvil has provided the highest-quality pipe products and services with integrity and dedication to superior customer service. The company offers expertise and product solutions for a wide range of applications, from plumbing and mechanical, HVAC, industrial and fire protection, to mining and oil and gas. Anvil offers products and services worldwide.

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