M&A Deal Summary

Quantum Spatial Acquires Aero-Metric

On September 4, 2013, Quantum Spatial acquired information technology company Aero-Metric from Arlington Capital Partners and Avante Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Quantum Spatial’s 2nd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Quantum Spatial’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Quantum Spatial’s 1st transaction in Wisconsin.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-09-04
Target Aero-Metric
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Quantum Spatial
Sellers(s) Arlington Capital Partners
Avante Capital Partners
Deal Type Merger

Target

Aero-Metric

Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States
Aero-Metric, Inc. is a provider of geospatial services to corporate and governmental clients. Using photogrammetric and image processing technologies, Aero-Metric produces maps and provides services which define the earth's topographic shape, identify and measure its natural and man-made features and chronicle its condition

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Quantum Spatial

Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States

Category Company
Founded 1969
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

Quantum Spatial, Inc. is a provider of location-based tools, analytics and data focused on the North American market. Quantum Spatial utilizes proprietary software tools and applications to create geospatial solutions often delivered in a fully-hosted environment and tailored to provide clients with a unique portal through which they can better understand and interact with geospatial data. Quantum Spatial was founded in 1969 and is based in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector: Information Technology M&A 2 of 2
Type: Merger M&A Deals 3 of 3
State: Wisconsin M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2013 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-09-04 Watershed Sciences

Corvallis, Oregon, United States

Watershed Sciences, Inc. is a provider of IT solutions remote sensing data services.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Arlington Capital Partners

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 7.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Arlington Capital Partners is a middle-market private equity firm focused on buyouts and recapitalizations in targeted growth industries. Arlington targets US based companies valued between $50 and $500 million with strong potential for organic growth and possible consolidation opportunities. Sectors of interest include business services and outsourcing, aerospace/defense, federal and commercial IT, media, education and training, healthcare services, and manufacturing. Arlington Capital was formed in 1999 and is headquartered in Washington DC.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 40
Sector: Information Technology M&A 4 of 13
Type: Merger M&A Deals 3 of 9
State: Wisconsin M&A 2 of 3
Country: United States M&A 12 of 38
Year: 2013 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-09-04 Quantum Spatial

Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States

Quantum Spatial, Inc. is a provider of location-based tools, analytics and data focused on the North American market. Quantum Spatial utilizes proprietary software tools and applications to create geospatial solutions often delivered in a fully-hosted environment and tailored to provide clients with a unique portal through which they can better understand and interact with geospatial data. Quantum Spatial was founded in 1969 and is based in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-08 Select Education Group

Modesto, California, United States

Select Education Group is a provider of secondary education services with a focus in allied health, business, technology, culinary and other vocational curricula. Select Education Group offers twelve certificate and diploma programs and four Associates degrees in the nursing, allied health, business, IT, culinary and HVAC fields. Select Education Group was founded in 1986 and is based in Modesto, California.

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SELLER

Avante Capital Partners

Los Angeles, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 2009
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Avante Mezzanine Partners is a provider of junior capital to lower middle-market companies generating at least $3 million in cash flow. The Firm looks to invest $5 to $20 million per transaction and generally works with private equity and independent sponsors in buyout transactions, as well as with entrepreneurs and owners to finance recapitalizations, refinancings, acquisitions and growth. Avante Mezzanine was formed in 2009 and has offices in Los Angeles and Boston.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 22
Sector: Information Technology M&A 1 of 1
Type: Merger M&A Deals 1 of 2
State: Wisconsin M&A 1 of 3
Country: United States M&A 1 of 22
Year: 2013 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-06-11 Auto Meter Products

Sycamore, Illinois, United States

Auto Meter Products is a developer and manufacturer of aftermarket automotive gauges as well as battery test and charging equipment. Auto Meter Products operates out of a 93,000 square foot facility in Sycamore, Illinois and distributes its products to over 600 active customers within the specialty warehouse distributor, retailer, and OEM channels. Auto Meter Products was founded in 1957 and is based in Sycamore, Illinois.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-09-17 HAT Collective

Easton, Pennsylvania, United States

HAT Collective offers a broad range of well-designed, ergonomic solutions for the contract furniture market. HAT Collective was founded in 1986 and is based in Easton, Pennsylvania.

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