M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 1998-03-16 |
| Target | Sullivan Broadcasting |
| Sector | Media |
| Buyer(s) | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| Sellers(s) |
ABRY Partners
Charlesbank Capital Partners |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1986 |
| Sector | Media |
| Employees | 7,300 |
| Revenue | 3.1B USD (2023) |
Sinclair Broadcast Group is a television broadcasting company, owns or provides programming, operating, or sales services to television stations in the United States. Sinclair Broadcast Group was founded in 1986 and is based in Hunt Valley, Maryland.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 11 |
| Sector (Media) | 1 of 8 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 1 of 8 |
| State (Massachusetts) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 1 of 11 |
| Year (1998) | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-08-18 |
Grant Television
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States Alta was the founding investor in Grant Television, a company formed by veteran television entrepreneur Milt Grant to finance the purchase and commercial start-up of WNYO-TV, Channel 49, in Buffalo (WB affiliation). |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1989 |
| PE ASSETS | 12.8B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Focused |
ABRY Partners is a media and communications focused private equity investment firm. Specific areas of interest include television, publishing, convention/trade shows, for-profit training, couponing, monitoring services, telephone companies, communications towers, music libraries, database providers, wireless communications, and in-store advertisers. ABRY can provide both equity and mezzanine capital, typically committing $20 to $200 million of equity or $15 to $50 million of mezzanine capital per transaction. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, expansion financings, platform acquisitions, consolidations, and recapitalizations. ABRY Partners was formed in 1989 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 103 |
| Sector (Media) | 1 of 8 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 1 of 53 |
| State (Massachusetts) | 1 of 6 |
| Country (United States) | 1 of 88 |
| Year (1998) | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-01-01 |
Muzak
Fort Mill, South Carolina, United States Muzak is the world's largest background music provider. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-04-01 |
Archives One
Boston, Massachusetts, United States ArchivesOne, Inc. provider of records and information management services in the United States. The Company’s primary service offering is the storage of boxed hardcopy records. The Company also provides storage of electronic media and other customer material as well as certain complementary services. ArchivesOne provides these services to generally small and midsize clients in document intensive industries through its records storage centers in 17 metropolitan markets. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| PE ASSETS | 6.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Charlesbank Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on investing in companies at various stages of development, including private and public companies, distressed situations, as well as later stage high growth businesses. Charlesbank typically invests $50 to $150 million per deal, in companies valued between $150 million and $3 billion. Industries of interest include consumer products, distribution, energy, financial services, food, education, health-care products and services, manufacturing, media and communications, and retail. Charlesbank Capital Partners is based in Boston, Massachusetts with an additional office in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 50 |
| Sector (Media) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 2 of 18 |
| State (Massachusetts) | 2 of 6 |
| Country (United States) | 3 of 46 |
| Year (1998) | 1 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-02-18 |
Bell Sports
Rantoul, Illinois, United States Bell Sports, Inc. is a designer, developing, and marketing of bicycle helmets and accessories in North America and Europe. |
Buy | $215M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-06-25 |
PriCellular
New York, New York, United States PriCellular, founded by industry entrepreneur Robert Price, operated cellular telephony networks, primarily in rural and smaller metropolitan markets. The investment was made in connection with the initial acquisition by PriCellular of cellular properties in Minnesota and Wisconsin, and the business plan contemplated an extensive acquisition program involving similar rural and small metro properties. |
Sell | - |
