M&A Deal Summary

Prairie Capital Acquires Swiss American CDMO

On June 1, 2012, private equity firm Prairie Capital acquired consumer products company Swiss American CDMO

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Prairie Capital’s 14th transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Prairie Capital’s 49th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Prairie Capital’s 5th transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-06-01
Target Swiss American CDMO
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Prairie Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) Bulkley Capital (Financial)

Target

Swiss American CDMO

Carrollton, Texas, United States
Swiss American CDMO is an FDA compliant developer, manufacturer, and marketer of clinically-proven skin and wound care products. Swiss American CDMO established in 1988 and is based in Carrollton, Texas.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Prairie Capital

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 525M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Prairie Capital is a private investment firm that provides equity and/or mezzanine capital to support buyouts and recapitalization of lower middle-market companies generating sales of $20 - $100 million with an EBITDA of $4 - $12 million. Areas of interest include niche manufacturers, business services, consumer products, marketing services, specialty chemical, and food businesses. The firm invests in the range of $25 - $45 million per transaction. Prairie Capital was formed in 1997 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 50 of 78
Sector (Consumer Products) 14 of 16
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 36 of 41
State (Texas) 5 of 6
Country (United States) 49 of 76
Year (2012) 2 of 3
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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