M&A Deal Summary

PS Capital Partners Acquires CM Global

On October 1, 2012, private equity firm PS Capital Partners acquired distribution company CM Global

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is PS Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is PS Capital Partners’ 11th transaction in the United States.
  • This is PS Capital Partners’ 9th transaction in Wisconsin.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-10-01
Target CM Global
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) PS Capital Partners
Deal Type Recapitalization

Target

CM Global

Watertown, Wisconsin, United States
CM Global is a designer and marketer of a wide range of temporary and permanent promotional products on both a licensed and non-licensed basis in addition to a variety of business-related signage products utilizing LED technology. CM Global was founded in 2001 and is based in Watertown, Wisconsin.

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Buyer

PS Capital Partners

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

PS Capital Partners is a private equity firm that invests in manufacturing and process businesses located in the upper Midwest US. Specific areas of interest include food processing, OEM equipment, industrial products, consumer products, and packaging. PS Capital focuses on opportunities valued from $5 to $30 million and with annual revenues up to $50 million. The Firm will consider both minority and majority positions. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, recapitalizations, divestitures, and growth financings. PS Capital was formed in 2001 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 17
Sector (Distribution) 1 of 1
Type (Recapitalization) 4 of 6
State (Wisconsin) 9 of 13
Country (United States) 11 of 17
Year (2012) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-03-01 JTS Direct

Hartland, Wisconsin, United States

JTS Direct is a provider of time-sensitive, multi-color printed coupons, advertising supplements, and mail wraps. JTS Direct is based in Hartland, Wisconsin.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-10-04 Nekoosa

Nekoosa, Wisconsin, United States

Nekoosa is a provider of specialty-engineered papers and films for the graphics and commercial print markets. The company's expertise spans coating, converting, and custom plastic extrusion capabilities, with a product offering that, includes application tapes, specialty synthetic papers, carbonless papers, and capping films. The Nekoosa family of brands includes Nekoosa Coated Products, RTape Corp., CET Films, and ClingZ. Nekoosa was formed in 2005 and is based in Nekoosa, Wisconsin.

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