M&A Deal Summary

Outdoor Channel Holdings Acquires Winnercomm Holdings

On January 12, 2009, Outdoor Channel Holdings acquired media company Winnercomm Holdings from Harbert Private Capital and Parallel Investment Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Outdoor Channel Holdings’ 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Outdoor Channel Holdings’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Outdoor Channel Holdings’ 1st transaction in Oklahoma.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2009-01-12
Target Winnercomm Holdings
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Outdoor Channel Holdings
Sellers(s) Harbert Private Capital
Parallel Investment Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Winnercomm Holdings

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Winnercomm Holdings, Inc. provides a range of services including television program production, television remote event production, website management and advertising sales, television advertising sales, advertising agency, rights management and content storage and editing. Winnercomm also owns Skycam and CableCam, aerial camera systems that utilize a camera suspended above the field to provide overhead video of sporting events.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Outdoor Channel Holdings

Temecula, California, United States
Category Company
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc. owns and operates Outdoor Channel. The company provides national network offers programming that captures the excitement of hunting, fishing, shooting, off-road motorsports, adventure and the Western lifestyle.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Media) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (Oklahoma) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2009) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Harbert Private Capital

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1985
PE ASSETS 4.7B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Harbert Private Equity and Mezzanine is a private equity arm of Harbert Management Corp. The Private Equity group targets leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, expansion capital investments, and distressed situations. The firm targets opportunities across a range of industries and typical transactions have enterprise values between A$10 and A$100 million. The Mezzanine Capital group seeks subordinated debt investments and can commit $3 to $15 million per transaction. . Harbert Management Corporation was formed in 1985 and has offices in Birmingham, Alabama; New York, New York; Nashville, Tennessee; Richmond, Virginia; London; Madrid; Paris; and Melbourne.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 43
Sector (Media) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 26
State (Oklahoma) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 6 of 42
Year (2009) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-08-01 ISS

Portland, Oregon, United States

ISS is a manufacturing, remanufacturing, and distribution company, that provides product and service solutions for electromechanical components to customers in the automotive, transportation, industrial equipment, and electronic industries. Instrument Sales and Service was founded in 1949 and is based in Portland, Oregon.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-02-01 Onward Behavioral Health

Columbiana, Alabama, United States

Behavioral health company operating an 18 bed residential treatment facility program for eating disorders and 31 outpatient behavioral health sites that treat patients with a variety of substance abuse and psychological issues.

Buy -
SELLER

Parallel Investment Partners

Dallas, Texas, United States
Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 600M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Parallel Investment Partners is a private equity firm focused on acquiring North American middle market companies. Parallel looks for companies generating at least $10 million in revenue and valued between $10 and $100 million. Sectors of interest include business services, financial services, energy exploration, energy services, healthcare services, medical products, restaurants, retail, education, engineered products, and light manufacturing. Prospective transaction situations include recapitalizations, growth capital financings, buyouts, and divestitures. Parallel Investment Partners was formed in 1999 and is based in Dallas Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 19
Sector (Media) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 6
State (Oklahoma) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 12 of 19
Year (2009) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-10-01 Offshore Inland Marine & Oilfield Services

Mobile, Alabama, United States

Offshore Inland Marine & Oilfield Services is a provider of topside (above water) services to the offshore oil & gas and marine industries. Based in Mobile, Alabama the Company provides oil rig and vessel repair, upgrades, conversions and modifications, including steel fabrication, inside/outside machining, offshore installation and services, and engineering/design work.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-08-12 Weisman Discount Home Centers

Springfield Gardens, New York, United States

Weisman Discount Home Centers is a specialty home improvement retailer located in densely populated areas of New York City. Weisman currently operates eight retail locations and sells approximately 50% of its products to contractors, 30% to do-it-yourself customers and 20% to corporate (realty and building management companies). The company's largest categories of products sold include flooring, cabinets, countertops and vanities.

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