M&A Deal Summary

Quintana Capital Group Acquires AmerCable

On June 29, 2007, private equity firm Quintana Capital Group acquired electrical equipment company AmerCable from Industrial Growth Partners for 212M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Quintana Capital Group’s 1st transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is Quintana Capital Group’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Quintana Capital Group’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Quintana Capital Group’s 1st transaction in Arkansas.
Investment Fate
  • AmerCable was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2012 for 275M USD.
  • AmerCable was divested to a consortium of strategic buyers in 2024 for 280M USD.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-06-29
Target AmerCable
Sector Electrical Equipment
Buyer(s) Quintana Capital Group
Sellers(s) Industrial Growth Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Deal Value 212M USD

Target

AmerCable

El Dorado, Arkansas, United States
AmerCable is a manufacturer of electrical power cables used in severe operating environments such as offshore drilling platforms and mines as well as specialized applications for automotive robotics and telecommunications. AmerCable was founded in 1899 and is based in El Dorado, Arkansas.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer
DESCRIPTION

Quintana Capital Group is a private investment group that makes control-oriented investments in the energy industry. Quintana will consider investments across the energy spectrum, including upstream, services, and downstream. The Firm targets investments ranging from $10 to $125 million. Quintana is based in Houston, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 7
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 1 of 1
State (Arkansas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 5
Year (2007) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-01 The Directional Drilling

Willis, Texas, United States

The Directional Drilling Co. is a provider of horizontal and directional drilling services in North American unconventional resource plays. DDC specializes in directional drilling and measure-while-drilling services to provide guidance solution for directional and horizontal wells. The Directional Drilling was established in 1998 and is based in Willis, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-04-01 Stone Mountain Resources

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Stone Mountain Resources Ltd. is a natural gas exploration and production company in Western Canada that has evolved into an unconventional gas company with interests in both the Horn River Basin and Montney shale-plays in Northeast British Columbia. Stone Mountain Resources was established in 2005 and is based in Calgary, Alberta.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Industrial Growth Partners

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 3.4B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Industrial Growth Partners (IGP) is a private equity firm that invests in privately held, lower middle-market manufacturing and manufacturing services companies. Specific areas of interest include industrial components and equipment, electrical and electronic equipment, process instrumentation and controls, analytical instruments and measuring devices, filtration and pumps, specialty chemicals, plastics, and healthcare/safety equipment. Prospective transaction situations include management buyouts, leveraged buyouts, corporate divestitures, recapitalizations, management buy-ins, and growth capital financings. Target companies typically are profitable and have annual revenues up to $250 million. IGP was formed in 1997 and is based in San Francisco, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 34
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 2 of 6
Type (Secondary Buyout) 4 of 14
State (Arkansas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 6 of 33
Year (2007) 2 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-05-31 TASI

Harrison, Ohio, United States

TASI is a manufacturer of highly-engineered leak test and measurement equipment designed to enhance manufacturing efficiency in the automotive, plastics, industrial and pharmaceutical end markets. TASI was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Harrison, Ohio.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-07-12 API Heat Transfer

Buffalo, New York, United States

API Heat Transfer is a designer and manufacturer of a wide range of heat transfer technologies that service virtually every industrial market including food and beverage, dairy, compressors, air separation, chemical processing, mobile vehicles, power generation, pharmaceuticals, HVAC, and a wide variety of general industrial applications.

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