M&A Deal Summary

Oshkosh Acquires Iowa Mold Tooling

On August 14, 2006, Oshkosh acquired manufacturer Iowa Mold Tooling from American Capital for 131M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Oshkosh’s 1st transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Oshkosh’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Oshkosh’s 8th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Oshkosh’s 1st transaction in Iowa.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2006-08-14
Target Iowa Mold Tooling
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Oshkosh
Sellers(s) American Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 131M USD

Target

Iowa Mold Tooling

Garner, Iowa, United States
IMT is a manufacturer of service vehicles, material handling systems and specialty cranes serving the tire, mining, construction, material handling, equipment dealer, railroad and utility markets throughout the world. IMT has an impressive record of introducing new products, which are sold through a strong dealer network.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Oshkosh

Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States

Category Company
Founded 1917
Sector Automotive
Employees17,300
Revenue 9.7B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Oshkosh's corporate headquarters in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Entrance to Oshkosh's corporate headquarters in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Oshkosh is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of specialty vehicles and vehicle bodies. The Company partners with customers to deliver solutions that move people and materials. Oshkosh was founded in 1917 and is based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 16
Sector (Manufacturing) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 8 of 13
State (Iowa) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 8 of 11
Year (2006) 2 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-06-23 AK Specialty Vehicles

Harvey, Illinois, United States

AK Specialty Vehicles, is a provider of mobile medical, homeland security command and communications, and broadcast vehicles.

Buy $140M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-10-16 JLG Industries

McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

JLG is a provider of aerial work platforms, including boom lifts, scissor lifts and vertical mast lifts. These are marketed under the JLG(R). JLG is also the North American provider, offering multiple brands, in the sale of a broad line of telehandlers, including all-wheel-steer, rear-pivot, traversing boom and horizontal-loading designs for commercial and military applications.

Buy $3.2B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

American Capital


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 22.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

American Capital was a publicly traded buyout and mezzanine investment firm. American Capital invested in buyouts, growth capital financings, acquistion financings, and recapitalizations. The Firm looked to finance businesses with at least $4 million in EBITDA and valued between $20 and $500 million. American Capital ws a generalist firm with broad interest in traditional industries such as manufacturing, distribution, and services. American Capital's European investment affiliate is European Capital. European Capital looked to invest $10 to $600 million of equity, mezzanine, and/or senior debt in similar opportunities across Europe. American Capital was formed in 1997 and in January 2017, merged with Ares Capital Management.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 45 of 194
Sector (Manufacturing) 4 of 16
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 22 of 87
State (Iowa) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 44 of 186
Year (2006) 14 of 26
Size (of disclosed) 37 of 56
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-08-01 Stretto

Irvine, California, United States

Stretto provides a full spectrum of bankruptcy-administration solutions and technology tools to fiduciaries. By merging the industry’s leading bankruptcy software and services providers for Chapter 7 trustees and debtors’ attorneys, and introducing new corporate-restructuring administration capabilities, Stretto provides an unparalleled portfolio of bankruptcy-related services. Stretto was established in 1987 and is based in Irvine, California.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-08-16 BondDesk Group

Mill Valley, California, United States

BondDesk Group LLC is a provider in US alternative trading system for the retail fixed-income market.

Buy -