M&A Deal Summary

Rock Island Capital Acquires Central Power

On January 1, 2015, private equity firm Rock Island Capital acquired distribution company Central Power

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Rock Island Capital’s 3rd transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Rock Island Capital’s 10th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Rock Island Capital’s 1st transaction in Missouri.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-01-01
Target Central Power
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Rock Island Capital
Deal Type Recapitalization

Target

Central Power

Liberty, Missouri, United States
Central Power is a value-added distributor of diesel engines, heavy duty transmission, generators, and related parts, service, and accessories. The company serves customers across a variety of industries, including transportation, shipping, oil & gas, construction and industrial.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Rock Island Capital

Oak Brook, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 310M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Rock Island Capital is a private equity firm that provides equity and mezzanine capital to middle-market manufacturing, distribution or service companies located in the US. Rock Island typically invests to support management buyouts, generational changes of ownership, growth and expansion, and recapitalization. Prospective companies generally have sales of at least $10 million and are valued up to $150 million. The Firm will consider both majority or minority positions. Rock Island Capital has offices in Oak Brook, Illinois and Kansas City, Missouri.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 20
Sector (Distribution) 3 of 3
Type (Recapitalization) 6 of 15
State (Missouri) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 10 of 20
Year (2015) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-01 Kemco Systems

Clearwater, Florida, United States

Kemco Systems provides custom-designed, high-efficiency water heating and water filtration systems. The company’s customers include laundry companies, food manufacturers, textile companies and construction companies. Kemco Systems was founded in 1969 and is based in Clearwater, Florida.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-01 Baker Manufacturing

Evansville, Wisconsin, United States

Baker Manufacturing is a manufacturer of pumps for the viscous fluid transfer market; water well equipment and accessories for residential and industrial/municipal water systems; and short-run castings for general industrial markets. Baker Manufacturing was founded in 1873 and is based in Evansville, Wisconsin.

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