M&A Deal Summary

Saw Mill Capital Acquires Wolf-Gordon

On January 27, 2016, private equity firm Saw Mill Capital acquired building materials company Wolf-Gordon from Corinthian Capital Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Saw Mill Capital’s 2nd transaction in the Building Materials sector.
  • This is Saw Mill Capital’s 13th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Saw Mill Capital’s 1st transaction in New York.
Investment Fate
  • Wolf-Gordon was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2024.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-01-27
Target Wolf-Gordon
Sector Building Materials
Buyer(s) Saw Mill Capital
Sellers(s) Corinthian Capital Group
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Wolf-Gordon

New York, New York, United States
Wolf-Gordon is a designer, marketer, and distributor of wallcoverings and upholstery for the commercial market. Wolf-Gordon was established in 1967 and is based in New York City.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Saw Mill Capital

Briarcliff Manor, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 610M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Saw Mill Capital is a private equity firm focused on middle-market company acquisitions valued up to $200 million. Saw Mill prefers businesses with defensible market positions, solid growth prospects, and historical cash-flow. Sectors of interest include manufacturing, specialty distribution, and service. Saw Mill looks to commit between $15 and $75 million per transaction in companies with at least $3 million of EBITDA. Saw Mill will not invest in retail, healthcare services, media/telecom, information technology, financial services, personnel based services, apparel or businesses driven by fad or fashion. Saw Mill Capital was formed in 1997 and is based in Briarcliff Manor, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 27
Sector: Building Materials M&A 2 of 4
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 5 of 9
State: New York M&A 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 13 of 26
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-10-31 Denali

Russellville, Arkansas, United States

Denali is a provider of specialty waste and environmental recycling and disposal services in the United States, performing mission-critical daily organic waste collection, processing, recycling, and disposal for municipal, industrial food processing and downstream industrial customers. Denali is based in Russellville, Arkansas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-11 iAutomation

North Attleboro, Massachusetts, United States

iAutomation is a designer and distributor of innovative, highly engineered automation products, solutions, and services to leading manufacturers of technologically advanced automated equipment. iAutomation was established in 1997 and is based in North Attleboro, Massachusetts.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Corinthian Capital Group

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Corinthian Capital Group is a private equity firm that targets middle market-company investments located in North America. Corinthian prefers investments in consumer product, niche manufacturing, distribution, and service companies with revenues between $50 and $300 million with an EBITDA of $5 - $30 million. Corinthian typically targets opportunities brought on by generational turnover, shareholder liquidity, or corporate restructuring. Corinthian Capital was formed in 2005 and is based in New York City with additional office in Boston.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 12
Sector: Building Materials M&A 1 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 4 of 6
State: New York M&A 2 of 3
Country: United States M&A 7 of 12
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-10-22 M&R Companies

Roselle, Illinois, United States

M&R Companies is a manufacturer of screen printing equipment for textile and graphic applications, including printing presses, belt printing systems, graphics presses, dryers, cure systems, and pre/post press equipment. M&R Companies was founded in 1985 and is based in Roselle, Illinois.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-10-26 Acertus

Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Acertus is a technology-enabled, non-asset-based third-party vehicle lifecycle solutions provider, offering a comprehensive service including Car Haul, Drive Away, Storage, Title and Registration, Compliance, Care and more for OEMs, Dealerships and Rental and Fleet Management Companies. Acertus leverages proprietary technology to provide service across the entire vehicle lifecycle. Acertus was formed in 2010 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.

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