M&A Deal Summary |
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| Date | 2017-04-17 |
| Target | Verra Mobility |
| Sector | Safety/Security |
| Buyer(s) | Platinum Equity |
| Sellers(s) | Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 |
| PE ASSETS | 50.0B 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 | 83 of 156 |
| Sector: Safety/Security M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 10 of 42 |
| State: Arizona M&A | 2 of 3 |
| Country: United States M&A | 69 of 121 |
| Year: 2017 M&A | 4 of 8 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-13 |
Winc
Mascot, Australia Winc is a distributor of business products and services in Australia. The Company serves a diverse customer base: corporate customers including small, medium, and enterprise businesses; government customers including federal, state and territory governmental organizations in Australia; plus various education related customers. Winc is based in Mascot, New South Wales. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-16 |
Aventiv Technologies
Dallas, Texas, United States Aventiv Technologies is a diversified technology company providing solutions to corrections and government services sectors. Aventiv Technologies is based in Dallas, Texas. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1986 |
| PE ASSETS | 155.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division is the investment arm of Goldman Sachs. The primary corporate investment group within the Merchant Banking Division is Goldman Sachs' direct investment arm. GS's direct investment arm consists of GS Capital Partners, GS Mezzanine Partners, and GS Growth Partners. GS Capital Partners is the direct corporate equity investment group which seeks LBO, recapitalization, and growth investments to help fund acquisitions, expansions, recapitalizations, restructurings, buyouts, and take privates. GS Capital Partners looks to invest between $50 and $800 million in opportunities in North/South America, Europe, Asia. GS Mezzanine Partners is the junior capital arm of Goldman Sachs. GS Mezzanine looks to invest between $200 million and and $800 million in transactions valued up to $10 billion. Investment proceeds are used to fund leveraged buyouts, expansion financings, recapitalizations, acquisitions, and restructurings. GS Growth looks to invest in growth equity transactions. The unit seeks to commit $20 to $200 million per investment. Other units within GS's merchant banking division include Real Estate, Infrastructure, and Urban Investments. Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division is based in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 73 of 126 |
| Sector: Safety/Security M&A | 1 of 2 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 20 of 34 |
| State: Arizona M&A | 2 of 3 |
| Country: United States M&A | 49 of 90 |
| Year: 2017 M&A | 2 of 7 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-22 |
Meilleurtaux
Paris, France Meilleurtaux is a financial services provider with a broad and diversified range of financial services including loan insurance and mortgage brokerage, debt consolidation solutions, savings & investment products as well as P&C and health insurance distribution and brokerage offerings, available both online and through France’s largest network of 340 brokerage branches. Meilleurtaux was founded in 1999 and is based in Paris, France. |
Sell | £700M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-28 |
Industrial Container Services
Montebello, California, United States Industrial Container Services is a provider of reusable container solutions in the United States, providing new and reconditioned steel, plastic, and fiber drums. With 49 facilities across the United States and Canada, ICS collects, reconditions and distributes over 10 million steel, poly and intermediate bulk containers annually and is the only company capable of offering comprehensive services, including pickup and reconditioning of containers of all major packaging types, new container manufacturing and distribution, to customers nationally. Industrial Container Services is based in Montebello, California. |
Buy | - |
