M&A Deal Summary

Patriot Capital, Capitala Group and Harbert Private Capital Acquire STX Healthcare Management Services

On December 31, 2009, private equity firm Patriot Capital, asset manager Capitala Group and private equity firm Harbert Private Capital acquired business services company STX Healthcare Management Services

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Patriot Capital’s 5th, Capitala Group’s 2nd and Harbert Private Capital’s 3rd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Patriot Capital’s 31st, Capitala Group’s 27th and Harbert Private Capital’s 30th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Patriot Capital’s 4th, Capitala Group’s 2nd and Harbert Private Capital’s 4th transaction in Texas.
Investment Fate
  • STX Healthcare Management Services was sold to a strategic buyer in 2016.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2009-12-31
Target STX Healthcare Management Services
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Patriot Capital
Capitala Group
Harbert Private Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

STX Healthcare Management Services

Bellaire, Texas, United States
STX Healthcare Management Services, Inc. is a dental practice management services company that provides back-office and management services to dental clinics throughout the Southeast. STX was established in 2009 and is based in Bellaire, Texas.

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Buyer(S) 3

Buyer

Patriot Capital

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Patriot Capital is a private investment firm that provides equity and junior capital to support acquisitions, growth capital financings, management buyouts, and recapitalizations of middle-market companies. The Firm looks to invest $5 to $25 million in businesses generating revenues of $10 to $200 million. Areas of interest include business and consumer services, consumer products, niche manufacturing and distribution, education, e-commerce, application software, transportation, and telecom services. Patriot focuses its investment activity with the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, and Southern areas of the US. Patriot Capital is based in Baltimore, Maryland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 31 of 112
Sector: Business Services M&A 5 of 13
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 15 of 34
State: Texas M&A 4 of 14
Country: United States M&A 31 of 112
Year: 2009 M&A 7 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-11-11 The Motley Fool

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

The Motley Fool is the most recognized on-line provider of financial newsletters in the financial services industry. Patriot Capital was approached by the management of The Motley Fool to provide financing to support a shareholder buyback program of its original founding venture capital investor.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-01-13 Gayesco International

Pasadena, Texas, United States

Gayesco International (GI) is a manufacturer of systems and components that are used to improve the efficiency and safety of petroleum refineries worldwide, by providing critically accurate temperature measurement throughout various refinery-processing tanks.

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Buyer

Capitala Group

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Asset Manager
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 2.2B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Capitala Group is an asset manager that provides equity and mezzanine capital to mid-sized companies valued up to $250 million. Funds are generally used to support growth needs, add-on acquisitions, management/leveraged buyouts, and recapitalizations. Capitatala will invest across the US, but generally targets opportunities located in the Southeast. Industry preferences include building products, business services, consumer/reteail, general industrial, healthcare, and technology. Prospective companies typically have revenues greater than $10 million and EBITDA of at least $3 million. Capitala was formed in 1998 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 28 of 100
Sector: Business Services M&A 2 of 11
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 16 of 42
State: Texas M&A 2 of 5
Country: United States M&A 27 of 99
Year: 2009 M&A 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-12-16 Spartan Foods of America

Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Spartan Foods of America is a manufacturer of branded pizza crusts sold primarily through grocery and retail channels.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-07-01 Corporate Visions

Reno, Nevada, United States

Corporate Visions is a marketing and sales messaging, tools and training company that helps global B2B companies create more sales opportunities, win more deals and increase sales profitability by improving the conversations salespeople have with customers. Companies engage Corporate Visions in three areas: developing differentiated messages that concentrate on customer needs; deploying tools that support critical steps in the buying cycle; and delivering sales skills training that enables salespeople to capture more value. Corporate Visions was founded in 1984 and is based in Reno, Nevada.

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Buyer

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 30 of 59
Sector: Business Services M&A 3 of 6
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 19 of 29
State: Texas M&A 4 of 7
Country: United States M&A 30 of 53
Year: 2009 M&A 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-09-01 Candescent Healing

Tarrytown, New York, United States

Developer and operator of comprehensive wound care and hyperbaric oxygen therapy facilities within hospitals.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-01-28 Aesop

Collingwood, Australia

Aesop is an aspirational, luxury brand, that provides efficacious and sensorial products across multiple beauty and wellness categories, including hair, body, skin, home, and fragrance. The company has delivered significant organic growth while maintaining its strong brand ethos and staying true to its core social and environmental values. Its global footprint of over 395 uniquely designed locations, elegant customer experience, and purpose-driven approach have proven particularly attractive to a loyal and expanding community of customers, and the company is now well-positioned to become a pioneer in the luxury beauty space. Aesop is based in Collingwood, Australia.

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