M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2010-10-18 |
| Target | American Commercial Barge Line |
| Sector | Transportation |
| Buyer(s) | Platinum Equity |
| Deal Type | Going Private |
| Deal Value | 777M USD |
| Advisor(s) | BofA Securities (Financial) Hogan Lovells (Legal) |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 |
| PE ASSETS | 48.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Platinum Equity is a private equity firm focused on acquiring divestitures of larger public companies primarily in North America and Europe. Historically, Platinum targeted technology/software related businesses, however, the firm has since branched out beyond tech and will consider acquisitions in a broad range of industries including chemicals, communications, logistics, healthcare, automotive, industrial products, and business services. Platinum Equity was formed in 1995 by Tom Gores and is based in Beverly Hills, California.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 40 of 152 |
| Sector (Transportation) | 1 of 7 |
| Type (Going Private) | 5 of 12 |
| State (Indiana) | 1 of 3 |
| Country (United States) | 34 of 119 |
| Year (2010) | 4 of 6 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 17 of 31 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-09-01 |
Alliance Entertainment
Coral Springs, Florida, United States Wholesale distribution and fulfillment of CD, DVD, and videogame titles throughout the United States. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-12-03 |
Ulticom
Mount Laurel, New Jersey, United States Ulticom provides service essential signaling component and system solutions for wireless, wireline, and Internet communications. Ulticom's products are used by leading telecommunication equipment and service providers worldwide to deploy broadband mobile access, multimedia transport control, subscriber data management and enhanced communication services. |
Buy | $90M |
