M&A Deal Summary

Onex Falcon Acquires Village Roadshow Entertainment Group

On September 14, 2015, mezzanine finance firm Onex Falcon acquired media company Village Roadshow Entertainment Group from Tailwind and Shikumen Capital Management for 480M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Onex Falcon’s 4th transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Onex Falcon’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Onex Falcon’s 50th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Onex Falcon’s 6th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-09-14
Target Village Roadshow Entertainment Group
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Onex Falcon
Sellers(s) Tailwind
Shikumen Capital Management
Deal Type Recapitalization
Deal Value 480M USD

Target

Village Roadshow Entertainment Group

Melbourne, California, United States
Village Roadshow Entertainment Group is an independent global entertainment company operating in the film and music industries. Village Roadshow Entertainment Group consists principally of Village Roadshow Pictures Group, Concord Music Group, and Village Roadshow Entertainment Group Asia. Village Roadshow Entertainment Group is based in Melbourne, California.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Onex Falcon

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 4.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Onex Falcon is a mezzanine finance firm that provides junior capital for North American businesses. Falcon looks to provide $30 to $150 million of subordinated debt to companies with EBITDA of at least $10 million. Falcon has no specific industry focus. Investment proceeds are typically used to support LBOs/MBOs, growth and acquisition financings, restructuring, recapitalizations, take privates, and generational ownership transfers. Onex Falcon was formed in 2000 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 53 of 56
Sector (Media) 4 of 4
Type (Recapitalization) 12 of 12
State (California) 6 of 7
Country (United States) 50 of 53
Year (2015) 5 of 6
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-08-30 American Seafoods

Seattle, Washington, United States

American Seafoods is a catcher-processor of Alaska pollock in U.S. Bering Sea and a harvester of fish for human consumption in United States. The Company owns protected rights to harvest pollock and also holds the right to participate in three other fisheries, including pacific whiting (hake), yellowfin sole, and pacific cod. American Seafoods was founded in 2000 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-09-22 Everyone Counts

La Jolla, California, United States

Everyone Counts, Inc. is a provider of secure software-based election management and voting systems. Everyone Counts is based in La Jolla, California.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Tailwind

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2003
PE ASSETS 3.7B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Tailwind is an independent private equity firm focused on making control investments in companies operating in the healthcare, media/communications, and business services sectors. Tailwind looks to invest $25 to $200 million in profitable businesses valued above $500 million. The Firm seeks companies with proven business models and strong opportunities for growth, either organically or through acquisition. Tailwind Capital was formed in 2003 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 34
Sector (Media) 1 of 1
Type (Recapitalization) 1 of 2
State (California) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 9 of 34
Year (2015) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-08-18 PremierXD

Hauppauge, New York, United States

PremierXD LLC is an integrated designer, manufacturer, and logistics provider of customized merchandising displays and accessories for use in retail environments. The company offers a comprehensive range of design, engineering, manufacturing, distribution, and logistics capabilities to national and regional retailers and consumer brand companies. PremierXD was formed in 2000 and is based in Hauppauge, New York.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-29 Stratix

Norcross, Georgia, United States

Stratix is a provider of outsourced Managed Mobile Service (MMS) solutions for many of the largest global brands within the retail, manufacturing, transportation and field service industries. Stratix has evolved from a data capture consulting services company to one of the largest national MMS providers with a comprehensive mobile service portfolio. The company leverages deep industry expertise, expansive service offerings and mobile specialization to provide consulting, deployment, software, 24x7 support and asset management services for the enterprise mobile workforce. Stratix was founded in 1983 and is based in Norcross, Georgia.

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SELLER

Shikumen Capital Management

Hong Kong, China

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 80M USD
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Shikumen Capital Management is an alternative investment firm. The Firm manages its private equity investment activity through its BlackPine Private Equity Partners Fund. BlackPine looks to invest in non-control, later stage growth capital financings as well as opportunistic distressed situations. Typical investments range from $20 to $100 million. Sectors of interest include consumer, energy, industrial, and real estate. Shikumen Capital Management was formed in 2007 and is located in Hong Kong.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Media) 1 of 1
Type (Recapitalization) 1 of 1
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2015) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-03-01 Quali-Smart Holdings

Chai Wan, China

Quali-Smart Holdings Limited is the holding company of our Hong Kong operating subsidiaries, Qualiman Industrial Co. Limited, Qualiman Technology & Products Co. Limited and Sunmart Company Limited. OEM manufacturer headquartered in Hong Kong with production base located in Guangdong.

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