M&A Deal Summary

Stephens Capital Partners and Knox Title Acquire Lenders Title Group

On August 16, 2022, private equity firm Stephens Capital Partners and Knox Title acquired business services company Lenders Title Group from First Horizon

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Stephens Capital Partners’ 7th and Knox Title’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Stephens Capital Partners’ 71st and Knox Title’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Stephens Capital Partners’ 2nd and Knox Title’s 1st transaction in Arkansas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-08-16
Target Lenders Title Group
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Stephens Capital Partners
Knox Title
Sellers(s) First Horizon
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Lenders Title Group

Greenbrier, Arkansas, United States
Lenders Title Group is a title insurance agency in the American Southeast, operating in Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee, and has diligently served the real estate community for over 100 years. Lenders Title Group was founded in 1987 and is based in Greenbrier, Arkansas.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer
DESCRIPTION

Stephens Capital Partners is the direct, private equity investment arm of financial services firm Stephens, Inc. Stephens Capital looks to acquire minority or majority stakes in mid-sized, profitable companies in partnership with management. The Firm will consider opportunities throughout the US valued between $50 and $200 million. Stephens Capital will not consider venture investments or turnaround situations. Stephens Capital Partners is based in Little Rock, Arkansas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 76 of 78
Sector: Business Services M&A 7 of 7
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
State: Arkansas M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 71 of 72
Year: 2022 M&A 6 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-08-08 Pioneer Lines

Greenwood, Colorado, United States

Pioneer Lines is a railroad holding company operating 15 short-line railroads across 12 states, from BRX Transportation Holdings. Pioneer Lines is based in Greenwood, Colorado.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-10-07 DK2

Burlington, Ontario, Canada

DK2 is specialized in outdoor power equipment, trailers, winches, snowplows, and auto accessories. DK2 was founded in 1997 and is based in Burlington, Ontario.

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Buyer

Knox Title

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Sector Real Estate
DESCRIPTION

Knox Title is a real estate services company specializing in title, brokerage, and closing services for residential real estate transactions. Knox Title is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Business Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Arkansas M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

First Horizon

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Category Company
Founded 1864
Sector Financial Services
Revenue 3.1B USD (2021)
DESCRIPTION

First Horizon is a regional financial services company, dedicated to helping clients, communities, and associates unlock their full potential with capital and counsel. The Company and its subsidiaries offer commercial, private banking, consumer, small business, wealth and trust management, retail brokerage, capital markets, fixed income, mortgage, and title insurance services. First Horizon was founded in 1864 and is based in Memphis, Tennessee.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector: Business Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 3 of 3
State: Arkansas M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-11-04 IBERIABANK

Lafayette, Louisiana, United States

IBERIABANK Corp. is a financial holding company with 280 combined offices, including 188 bank branch offices and three loan production offices in Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, Texas, and Florida, 23 title insurance offices in Arkansas and Louisiana, mortgage representatives in 57 locations in 10 states. IBERIABANK was founded in 1887 and is based in Lafayette, Louisiana.

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