M&A Deal Summary

Safe Fleet Acquires ROM

On October 1, 2013, Safe Fleet acquired manufacturer ROM from Century Park Capital Partners, Prospect Capital Management and Triangle Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Safe Fleet’s 2nd transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Safe Fleet’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Safe Fleet’s 1st transaction in Missouri.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-10-01
Target ROM
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Safe Fleet
Sellers(s) Century Park Capital Partners
Prospect Capital Management
Triangle Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Harris Williams (Financial)

Target

ROM

Belton, Missouri, United States
ROM is a manufacturer of products that improve worker productivity and reduce workplace accidents. ROM product solutions are marketed to emergency responders, truck and trailer operators, food and pharmaceutical manufacturers, telecommunication and utility workers, and other specialty vehicle occupations. ROM was founded in 1947 and is based in Belton, Missouri.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Safe Fleet

Belton, Missouri, United States

Category Company
Founded 2013
Sector Safety/Security
DESCRIPTION

Safe Fleet is a provider of safety solutions for fleet vehicles. Safe Fleet owns a portfolio of brands that help its customers improve the safety and efficiency of their fleets, their operators, passengers and pedestrians. Safe Fleet was founded in 2013 and is based in Belton, Missouri.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 17
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 2 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 15
State: Missouri M&A 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 2 of 13
Year: 2013 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-10-01 Specialty Manufacturing

Pineville, North Carolina, United States

Specialty Manufacturing is a provider of of safety components, lighting systems and accessories to the school and transit bus markets. Specialty Manufacturing is based in Pineville, North Carolina.

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2013-12-12 FoamPro - Pentair Water

New Brighton, Minnesota, United States

State-of-the-art, fully automatic, foam proportioning equipment for mobile fire fighting in municipal, industrial, marine and wildland applications.

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Seller(S) 3

SELLER

Century Park Capital Partners

El Segundo, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 1.6B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Century Park Capital Partners (CPCP) is a private equity firm that partners with owners and managers to build companies. The Firm targets businesses generating sales of $20 to $100 million and EBITDA of $3 to $15 million. Century Park Capital specializes in facilitating owner liquidity and business expansion through minority and majority recapitalizations, growth financings, management led buyouts, and acquisition financings. CPCP looks to invest $10 to $40 million per transaction. Areas of interest include consumer products, food, education, business services, test/measurement equipment, medical components, pet supplies, packaging, automotive, chemicals, and third party logistics. CPCP was formed in 2000 and is based in Los Angeles with an additional office in Menlo Park, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 16
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 3 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 9
State: Missouri M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 10 of 16
Year: 2013 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-10-01 Specialty Manufacturing

Pineville, North Carolina, United States

Specialty Manufacturing is a provider of of safety components, lighting systems and accessories to the school and transit bus markets. Specialty Manufacturing is based in Pineville, North Carolina.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-06-22 Covercraft

Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, United States

Covercraft is a manufacturer of custom-patterned vehicle covers, with a library that includes more than 80,000 distinct automotive patterns. Additional product lines include custom front and rear seat protectors, front-end masks, dashboard covers, floor mats, window heat shields, and pet protection products, among others. Covercraft was founded in 1965 and is based in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma.

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SELLER

Prospect Capital Management

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Business Development Company
Founded 1988
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Prospect Capital Corporation is a publicly traded mezzanine debt and private equity firm that primarily provides non-control financing to support growth, recapitalizations, acquisitions, and development. Prospect will selectively consider control acquisitions by providing multiple levels of the capital structure. Prospect was initially formed in 1988 and went public 2004. The Firm is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 48
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 3 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 18
State: Missouri M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 20 of 47
Year: 2013 M&A 5 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-09-01 Medical Security Card Co.

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Medical Security Card Co. LLC (dba ScriptSave) is a U.S. unfunded drug benefit market and has saved consumers over $2.5 billion in health care costs. The company provides customized prescription drug benefit solutions for consumers; delivered through retail pharmacies, health insurance companies, employers and PBMs. ScriptSave is headquartered in Tucson, Arizona.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-11-26 UniTek Global Services

Jackson, Mississippi, United States

UniTek Global Services provides outsourced infrastructure services for the telecommunications, broadband cable, and satellite television industries. UniTek Global Services was founded in 2010 and is based in Jackson, Mississippi.

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SELLER

Triangle Capital

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION


DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 72
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 7 of 35
State: Missouri M&A 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 12 of 71
Year: 2013 M&A 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-09-18 Specialized Desanders

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Specialized Desanders is a oilfield equipment company that specializes in engineering, assembling, distributing, and servicing patented, high-pressure equipment that efficiently removes sand and other solids during the well flowback and production process. Specialized Desanders has longstanding relationships with top Canadian E&P firms and has been growing rapidly in the U.S. market. The Company was co-founded by Chris Hemstock in 2001 and has built a world-class reputation for technical innovation, reliability, and service. Specialized Desanders was founded in 2001 and is based in Calgary, Alberta.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-10-15 Media Temple

Culver City, California, United States

Media Temple, Inc. is a web hosting and virtualization service provider based in California that provides businesses worldwide with reliable, professional-class services to host websites, email, business applications, and other rich Internet content.

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