M&A Deal Summary

Rock Hill Capital Acquires DWL

On March 26, 2012, private equity firm Rock Hill Capital acquired oil/gas exploration company DWL

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Rock Hill Capital’s 1st transaction in the Oil/Gas Exploration sector.
  • This is Rock Hill Capital’s 7th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Rock Hill Capital’s 2nd transaction in Louisiana.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-03-26
Target DWL
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Buyer(s) Rock Hill Capital
Deal Type Recapitalization
Advisor(s) GulfStar Group (Financial)

Target

DWL

Reserve, Louisiana, United States
DWL is a provider of mud logging services, equipment, personnel, and technology to the onshore and offshore oil and gas exploration and production industry. DWL was founded in 1952 and is based in Reserve, Louisiana.

Search 201,292 Deals Now

SEARCH BY

  • Buyer Type (PE or Strategic)
  • Deal Size ($10M to $10B+)
  • Sector (60 Sectors)
  • Deal Type
  • Geography
  • & More

Try For Free 7-Day Free Trial

Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Rock Hill Capital

Houston, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 150M USD
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Rock Hill Capital Group is a private equity firm that targets investments in small to middle-market companies primarily in the Southern US. Rock Hill looks to invest in businesses with revenue of $10 to $200 million and EBITDA of $5 to $15 million. Rock Hill will consider management buyouts, recapitalizations, growth capital financings, and financial restructurings. Prospective companies are typcially profitable with strong recurring revenues and low capital requirements. Rock Hill Capital Group was formed in 2008 and is based in Houston, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 23
Sector (Oil/Gas Exploration) 1 of 1
Type (Recapitalization) 5 of 17
State (Louisiana) 2 of 4
Country (United States) 7 of 23
Year (2012) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-02-24 Alpha Technical Services

Pasadena, Texas, United States

Alpha Technical Services Corp. LLCis an industrial and environmental services company focused on the petrochemical and government markets. ATS offers container cleaning solutions for both hazardous and non-hazardous bulk containers, specializing in difficult to clean products in railcars, tank trailers and ISO containers.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-07-10 Tideland Signal

Houston, Texas, United States

Tideland Signal Corp. is a provider of navigation solutions, products, services and customer care to a variety of ports and harbors, offshore energy companies, and coastal and marine authorities.

Buy -
Mergr

Product

Company

Legal