M&A Deal Summary

Owner Resource Group and Bowside Capital Acquire ORG CHEM Group

On January 9, 2014, private equity firms Owner Resource Group and Bowside Capital acquired chemicals company ORG CHEM Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Owner Resource Group’s 2nd and Bowside Capital’s 1st transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Owner Resource Group’s 5th and Bowside Capital’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Owner Resource Group’s 1st and Bowside Capital’s 1st transaction in Indiana.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-01-09
Target ORG CHEM Group
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Owner Resource Group
Bowside Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

ORG CHEM Group

Evansville, Indiana, United States
ORG CHEM Group is a technology-based chemical company involved in distillation of high boiling or heat sensitive materials for the automotive/heavy duty, agricultural, industrial and petrochemicals markets. The Company provides (a) outsourced chemical re-processing/reclamation services (generally tolling) for heat transfer fluids, amines, glycol products and other tolling compounds and (b) products including antifreeze, aromatic oils/pitch, glycerin, heat transfer fluids and diesel exhaust fluid, among others. ORG CHEM Group was founded in 1979 and is based in Evansville, Indiana.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Owner Resource Group

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Owner Resource Group is a private investment firm focused on acquiring small, profitable companies with at least $3 million of EBITDA. The Firm is a generalist investor but has a preference for engineering-intensive manufacturing, service-supported distribution, and niche services companies. Owner Resource Group is a long-term investor and typically acquires majority positions. Owner Resource Group was established in 2007 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 17
Sector (Chemicals) 2 of 2
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 4 of 6
State (Indiana) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 5 of 15
Year (2014) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-03 Global Parts Distributors

Macon, Georgia, United States

Global Parts Distributors, Inc. as an automotive air conditioning installation and repair shop and distributor of aftermarket automotive components primarily for A/C and radiator units to discount parts warehouses, retail chains, mass-market retailers, independent garages and repair shops.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-02-13 Advantage Business Marketing

Rockaway, New Jersey, United States

Advantage Business Marketing is a full-service digital marketing and information services company that provides publishing information to innovators at science, design engineering and manufacturing companies discover and procure new technologies that give them a competitive advantage. Advantage Business Marketing was founded in 2006 and is based in Rockaway, New Jersey.

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Buyer

Bowside Capital

Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2009
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Bowside Capital is a private investment firm that invests in small buyout funds with less then $150 million of capital. In addition to fund investing, Bowside acquires interests in funds and co-invests alongside small funds in direct transactions. Bowside Capital was formed in 2009 and is headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Chemicals) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 1 of 2
State (Indiana) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 3
Year (2014) 1 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-12-02 Care Group

Houston, Texas, United States

Care Group is a provider of in-home, pediatric respiratory therapy and enteral feeding services. The Care Group was founded in 1987 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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