M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2017-12-18 |
| Target | Husky |
| Sector | Machinery |
| Buyer(s) | Platinum Equity |
| Sellers(s) |
Berkshire Partners
OMERS Private Equity |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
| Deal Value | 3.9B USD |
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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 | 87 of 148 |
| Sector (Machinery) | 3 of 5 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 13 of 41 |
| State (Ontario) | 1 of 2 |
| Country (Canada) | 2 of 3 |
| Year (2017) | 8 of 8 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 6 of 31 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-08 |
Keen Transport
Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States Keen Transport is a national provider of heavy-haul logistics and transportation services for the construction, mining and agriculture equipment markets. The company also provides value-added logistics, light assembly, painting, installation of aftermarket accessories, storage, and managed logistics services at facilities near U.S. ports and co-located with customer production facilities. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-05 |
WS Packaging
Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States WS Packaging, Inc. is a domestic pressure sensitive label manufacturers. The Company prints a broad range of high-quality pressure sensitive labels for clients engaged in the food, beverage, personal care, household, commercial, promotional, industrial, direct mail, and pharmaceutical markets. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| PE ASSETS | 16.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Berkshire Partners is a private equity firm focused on investing in businesses with strong management and that lead their respective markets. Berkshire will consider investments in both public and private companies. Prospective transactions for private companies include leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, growth capital financings, and privatizations. Public company transactions include take-privates, PIPEs, and equity stakes. Berkshire generally looks to invest $150 to $500 million of equity capital per transaction in companies valued up to $2 billion. Sectors of interest include industrial manufacturing, consumer products, retailing, transportation, communications and business services. Berkshire Partners was formed in 1984 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 50 of 61 |
| Sector (Machinery) | 2 of 2 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 15 of 16 |
| State (Ontario) | 1 of 2 |
| Country (Canada) | 2 of 3 |
| Year (2017) | 6 of 6 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 2 of 16 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-15 |
HMT
The Woodlands, Texas, United States HMT is a provider of aboveground storage tank (AST) maintenance products and services primarily for the petroleum and petrochemical industries. HMT was formed in 1978 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-21 |
Precision Medicine Group
Bethesda, Maryland, United States Precision Medicine Group is a specialized services company supporting next-generation approaches to drug development and commercialization. Precision provides an integrated infrastructure that supports pharmaceutical and life sciences companies as they develop new products in the age of precision medicine. Precision Medicine Group was founded in 2012 and is based in Bethesda, Maryland. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| PE ASSETS | 19.8B CAD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
OMERS Private Equity, Inc. is the private equity arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System. OMERS invests in buyout, venture, and mezzanine funds as well as makes direct private equity investments in North American companies with and enterprise value of $200 million to 1.5 billion. Target sectors include manufacturing, financial and business services, industrial and consumer products, transportation, and technology. OMERS Private Equity was formed in 1987 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 23 of 29 |
| Sector (Machinery) | 2 of 2 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 10 of 15 |
| State (Ontario) | 8 of 8 |
| Country (Canada) | 10 of 10 |
| Year (2017) | 3 of 3 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 7 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-14 |
Trescal
Rungis, France Trescal provides a broad range of services for the test and measuring equipment market. Supplementing the standard technical services (verification, calibration and repair of T&M instruments), Trescal provides expertise in the implementation and acquisition of measurement systems, customized equipment pool management software solutions, metrology, technical support, and training. Trescal services customers in various sectors such as Defence, Aerospace, Aeronautics, Automotive, Power Generation & Utilities, Electronics Manufacturing, Communications and Medical & Chemistry. Trescal was founded in 2007 and is based in Rungis, France. |
Buy | €670M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-10 |
AMS
London, United Kingdom AMS is a worldwide provider of total workforce solutions, serving more than 100 blue-chip clients in over 90 countries. AMS was founded in 1996 and is based in London, United Kingdom. |
Buy | £820M |
