M&A Deal Summary

Oregon Tool Acquires Woods Equipment Company

On August 17, 2011, Oregon Tool acquired machinery company Woods Equipment Company from Genstar Capital for 185M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Oregon Tool’s 3rd transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Oregon Tool’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Oregon Tool’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Oregon Tool’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-08-17
Target Woods Equipment Company
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Oregon Tool
Sellers(s) Genstar Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 185M USD

Target

Woods Equipment Company

Oregon, Illinois, United States
Woods Equipment Company is a full-line manufacturer of attachments and implements for the lawn and landscape, agricultural and construction markets. Woods also distributes a full-line of replacement parts for tractors. Woods’ products are sold through a network of independent dealers throughout North America and are marketed under the brand names Woods, Gill, CF, Alitec, Gannon, Wain-Roy, WoodsCare and Tisco.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Oregon Tool

Portland, Oregon, United States
Category Company
Founded 1946
Sector Machinery
Employees4,400
Revenue 944M USD (2014)
DESCRIPTION

Oregon Tool is a manufacturer of saw chain and guide bars for chainsaws, and a leading manufacturer of lawnmower blades, agricultural tractor attachments, and a broad range of other products used by professionals and consumers in the forestry, lawn, and garden, and agricultural end markets. Oregon Tool was founded in 1946 and is based in Portland, Oregon.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector (Machinery) 3 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 3
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2011) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-08-05 PBL sa

Saint-Pierre d'Exideuil, France

PBL sa, a manufacturer of lawnmower blades and agricultural cutting parts.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-18 Blount International - TISCO

Portland, Oregon, United States

Blount International, Inc. - TISCO is a provider of aftermarket parts business.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Genstar Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 49.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Genstar Capital is a private equity firm that seeks investments in life science, healthcare, medical products, industrial technology, software, financial services, packaging, building materials, manufacturing, and business services companies. Genstar looks to invest between $50 and $400 million of equity capital in businesses valued up to $1 billion. Target transaction situations include control-oriented leveraged buyouts of corporate divisions, privately held businesses or public companies, minority investments in privately held businesses or public companies, ownership restructurings/recapitalizations of privately held businesses, growth equity financings, partnerships with other strategic or financial buyers, and take privates. Genstar Capital was formed in 1988 and is based in San Francisco, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 60
Sector (Machinery) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 18
State (Illinois) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 17 of 54
Year (2011) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 13 of 13
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-07-13 Evolution Benefits

Avon, Connecticut, United States

Evolution Benefits is an electronic payment solutions for the employee benefits market since 2001. Its principal products are the Benny benefits debit card and the PayDirect software suite.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-11-30 Insurity

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Insurity provides innovative and flexible insurance technology that allows clients to meet their business goals and offer a simplified experience. With the market's most advanced cloud operations, Insurity's platform offers scalable, highly secure and reliable solutions that increase speed to value. Insurity was founded in 1971 and is based in Hartford, Connecticut.

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