M&A Deal Summary

Peak Rock Capital Acquires Hunter s Specialities

On April 4, 2014, private equity firm Peak Rock Capital acquired consumer products company Hunter s Specialities from Centerfield Capital Partners, Midwest Mezzanine Funds and Greyrock Capital Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Peak Rock Capital’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Peak Rock Capital’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Peak Rock Capital’s 1st transaction in Iowa.
Investment Fate
  • Hunter s Specialities was sold to a strategic buyer in 2020.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-04-04
Target Hunter s Specialities
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Peak Rock Capital
Sellers(s) Centerfield Capital Partners
Midwest Mezzanine Funds
Greyrock Capital Group
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Hunter s Specialities

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
Hunter's Specialties is a manufacturer of hunting accessories and has been producing quality products.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Peak Rock Capital

Austin, Texas, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2012
PE ASSETS 7.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Peak Rock Capital is a generalist private equity firm that makes debt and equity investments in middle-market companies. The Firm targets businesses with $50 million to $1 billion in revenue and can commit up to $500 million per transaction. Sectors of interest include business services, consumer products, distribution, energy services, healthcare, industrials, manufacturing, media, and metals. Peak Rock will consider a variety of transaction situations - from leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations to special situations. Peak Rock is based in Austin, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 42
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 4
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 2 of 7
State: Iowa M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 5 of 37
Year: 2014 M&A 4 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-03-19 Profusion Industries

Fairlawn, Ohio, United States

ProFusion Industries is a manufacturer and provider of transit matting, protective linings, custom design specialty film products, and various printing services. ProFusion Industries was founded in 1949 and is based in Fairlawn, Ohio.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-06-17 RCR International

Boucherville, Quebec, Canada

RCR International is a manufacturer and distributor of home improvement products sold in the U.S. and Canada.

Buy -

Seller(S) 3

SELLER

Centerfield Capital Partners

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 1.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Centerfield Capital Partners is a private investment firm that provides subordinated debt and equity capital to mid-market companies. Prospective transactions include acquisition financings, management buyouts, shareholder liquidity needs, recapitalizations, corporate divestitures, ESOP financings, and sponsored/unsponsored transactions. Centerfield generally invests in companies with sales of $15 to $100 million and EBITDA of $3 to $15 million. Target sectors include manufacturing, business services, healthcare services, and transportation/distribution. Centerfield will not invest in early stage businesses, turnaround situations, retail, real estate, and finance companies. Centerfield Capital Partners was founded in 2001 and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 47
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 2 of 5
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 5 of 15
State: Iowa M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 16 of 47
Year: 2014 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-03-04 Silbond

Weston, Michigan, United States

Silbond Corp. is a supplier of tetra ethyl ortho silicate (TEOS), a specialty chemical sold to an international customer base in the semiconductor, electronics, industrial protective coating, investment casting and chemical processing industries.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-06-26 Prism Plastics

Chesterfield, Michigan, United States

Prism Plastics, Inc. is a manufacturer of high-precision injection molded plastic components for the automotive, industrial and medical markets.

Buy -
SELLER

Midwest Mezzanine Funds

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 1992
PE ASSETS 1.0B USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Midwest Mezzanine Funds (MMF) is a provider of junior capital to lower middle-market, US and Canadian companies. MMF looks to invest $4 to $15 million to support buyouts, acquisition financings, recapitalizations, and growth capital needs. Prospective companies generally have consistent profits ($3 million of EBITDA), low capital intensity, and sustainable competitive advantages. Broad areas of interest include manufacturing, value-added distribution, and services. MMF will not invest in high technology, energy, or real estate. Midwest Mezzanine was formed in 1992 and has offices in Chicago and Monroe, Michigan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 26 of 58
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 5 of 5
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 13 of 25
State: Iowa M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 25 of 57
Year: 2014 M&A 2 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-03-01 Datamark

Salt Lake City, Texas, United States

Datamark, Inc. is a full-service marketing company exclusively for colleges and proprietary schools nationwide. Datamark’s hallmark research-based strategies and proprietary technologies make it the high value choice for student recruiting and retention programs that produce results.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-04-24 Vapor Power International

Franklin Park, Illinois, United States

Vapor Power International is a manufacturer of industrial and commercial steam generators. Vapor offers specialized industrial steam water-tube boilers, electric boilers, and thermal fluid heaters custom-made to order manufacturing processes requiring high-pressure heat/power. Vapor Power International was founded in 1903 and is based in Franklin Park, Illinois.

Buy -
SELLER

Greyrock Capital Group

Walnut Creek, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 2002
PE ASSETS 350M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Greyrock Capital Group provides mezzanine debt and equity capital to finance buyouts, recapitalizations and growth needs of middle market companies. Greyrock looks to invest between $8 and $40 million of equity and/or junior capital in companies with minimum revenues of $10 million and at least $2 million of EBITDA. Greyrock prefers companies in defensible markets with low cost structures. Greyrock Capital was formed in 2002 and has offices in San Francisco, California; Chicago, Illinois; and Westport, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 46
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 3
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 6 of 17
State: Iowa M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 19 of 46
Year: 2014 M&A 2 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-03-19 Vidara Therapeutics

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

Vidara is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on acquiring, licensing, developing and marketing specialty pharmaceutical products targeting Orphan disease states, hospital or critical care settings and other niche therapeutic treatment areas. The company’s mission is to serve the critical pharmaceutical treatment needs of targeted, patient populations where other larger companies choose not to focus.

Sell $660M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-22 Loftware

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States

Loftware is a provider of cloud-based Enterprise Labeling and Artwork Management solutions. Loftware was founded in 1986 and is based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Sell -