M&A Deal Summary

Sentinel Capital Partners and TVV Capital Acquire CSI

On February 1, 2011, private equity firms Sentinel Capital Partners and TVV Capital acquired defense company CSI

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Sentinel Capital Partners’ 1st and TVV Capital’s 1st transaction in the Defense sector.
  • This is Sentinel Capital Partners’ 35th and TVV Capital’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Sentinel Capital Partners’ 2nd and TVV Capital’s 1st transaction in South Carolina.
Investment Fate
  • CSI merged with another company in 2019.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-02-01
Target CSI
Sector Defense
Buyer(s) Sentinel Capital Partners
TVV Capital
Deal Type Recapitalization

Target

CSI

Charleston, South Carolina, United States
CSI is a supplier of land mine and improvised explosive device detection vehicles, systems and support services to U.S. and foreign military forces.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Sentinel Capital Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 11.2B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Sentinel Capital Partners is a private equity firm that targets investments in middle-market companies with strong management and 'attractive growth prospects'. Sentinel looks to invest up to $400 million of equity in companies generating EBITDA of up to $65 million. Sectors of interest include business services/outsourcing, consumer products and services, food and restaurants, franchising, and manufacturing. Prospective transaction situations include management buyouts, recapitalizations, corporate divestitures, take-privates, and growth capital financings. Sentinel Capital Partners was formed in 1995 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 39 of 99
Sector: Defense M&A 1 of 1
Type: Recapitalization M&A Deals 10 of 17
State: South Carolina M&A 2 of 3
Country: United States M&A 35 of 91
Year: 2011 M&A 2 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-01-01 Madill

Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

Madill, Inc. is a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of forestry and logging equipment primarily serving the North American market. Madill manufactures technologically superior mechanical harvesting and other logging equipment at its facilities in British Columbia and Washington State and has sales and distribution offices in the northwest U.S. and western Canada.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-04-14 Chromalox

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Chromalox, Inc. is a provider of electrical products, systems and solutions for industrial process heating and temperature management. Chromalox, Inc. was founded in 1915 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Buyer

TVV Capital

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

TVV Capital is a private investment firm that looks to acquire and grow profitable, middle-market companies. The Firm has a preference for opportunities located in the Southeast US and looks for businesses operating in recession-resistant industries. TVV targets companies with revenues of $10 to $150 million and valued up to $100 million. The Firm typically partners with management to support buyouts, expansion capital financings, and recapitalizations. TVV Capital was formed in 1997 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 10
Sector: Defense M&A 1 of 1
Type: Recapitalization M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: South Carolina M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 4 of 10
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-09-20 Precision Boilers

Morristown, Tennessee, United States

Precision Boilers LLC is a manufacturer of electric hot water and steam boilers and electric hot water storage heaters. Precision Boilers was founded in 1946 and is based in Morristown, Tennessee.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-09-28 Big 3 Precision Products

Centralia, Illinois, United States

Big 3 Precision Products, Inc. is a manufacturer of precision injection blow molds, tooling and metal fabrication products. Big 3 Precision Products was founded in 1970 and is based in Centralia, Illinois.

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