M&A Deal Summary

PDS Tech Acquires The Aviant Group

On February 1, 2003, PDS Tech acquired staffing company The Aviant Group from Baird Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is PDS Tech’s 1st transaction in the Staffing sector.
  • This is PDS Tech’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is PDS Tech’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2003-02-01
Target The Aviant Group
Sector Staffing
Buyer(s) PDS Tech
Sellers(s) Baird Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

The Aviant Group

Long Beach, California, United States
The Aviant Group provides high-quality technical staffing solutions in three specialized service divisions: Engineering/Technical Services, Information Technology and Aircraft Services.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

PDS Tech

Irving, Texas, United States
Category Company
Founded 1977
Sector Staffing
DESCRIPTION

PDS Tech, Inc. is an award winning specialty recruiting firm supplying temporary staff and project support to the Fortune 500. PDS Tech has its roots in aerospace and defense engineering and IT staffing and project support and counts among its customers the finest companies in those industries. Founded in 1977 and Headquarters in Irving, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Staffing) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
State (California) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2003) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-02 Legacy Engineering

Irvine, California, United States

Legacy Engineering LLC is a provider of staffing solutions to aerospace and defense Industry.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Baird Capital

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 3.1B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Baird Capital Partners (BCP) is the US private equity arm of Baird Private Equity. BCP makes investments in middle-market companies based in the US. BCP targets companies valued between $25 and $125 million and looks to invest between $15 and $35 million of equity per transaction. BCP focuses on three primary areas including business services (transaction processing, process outsourcing, professional services), healthcare (outsourcing services, medical products, contract manufacturing), and manufactured products (industrial/commercial, specialty consumer, distribution). BCP is affiliated with Baird Capital Partners Europe, Baird Capital Partners Asia, Baird Venture Partners, and Granville Baird Capital Partners. Baird Capital Partners is based in Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 50
Sector (Staffing) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 31
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 10 of 44
Year (2003) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-05-01 Dr. Leonard s Healthcare

Edison, New Jersey, United States

Dr. Leonard's Healthcare Corp. is an online mail retailer of home healthcare, comfort and convenience products.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-08-01 PharMEDium Healthcare

Lake Forest, Illinois, United States

PharMEDium Healthcare Holdings, Inc. is a provider of intravenous (IV) admixture services supplied to the hospital market. The Company’s IV admixture service involves the mixing of drug compounds into intravenous solutions for infusion into patients.

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