M&A Deal Summary

Stephens Capital Partners and Otter Capital Acquire STgenetics

On October 1, 2001, private equity firms Stephens Capital Partners and Otter Capital acquired consumer services company STgenetics

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Stephens Capital Partners’ 1st and Otter Capital’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Services sector.
  • This is Stephens Capital Partners’ 7th and Otter Capital’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Stephens Capital Partners’ 2nd and Otter Capital’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2001-10-01
Target STgenetics
Sector Consumer Services
Buyer(s) Stephens Capital Partners
Otter Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

STgenetics

Navasota, Texas, United States
STgenetics is a provider of genetic improvement services for the livestock industry. STgenetics was established in 2004 and is based in Navasota, Texas.

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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 7 of 78
Sector: Consumer Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 5 of 52
State: Texas M&A 2 of 15
Country: United States M&A 7 of 72
Year: 2001 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-01-09 GATX Logistics

United States

GATX Logistics, Inc. is a provider of third-party logistics services for its customers, including contract warehousing, value-added assembly, freight management, and contract transportation services.

Sell $210M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-01-01 Energy Transfer Partners

Dallas, Texas, United States

Energy Transfer Partners LP is an owns and operates approximately 71,000 miles of natural gas, natural gas liquids, refined products, and crude oil pipelines. Energy Transfer Partners was formed in 1995 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

Buy -
Buyer

Otter Capital

Woodside, California, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Otter Capital is an unsponsored private equity firm focused on investments in growth companies. Otter looks for businesses demonstrating high barriers to entry and other competitive advantages. The Firm typically partners with management when pursuing transactions. Otter Capital is based in Palo Alto, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 10
Sector: Consumer Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 1 of 4
State: Texas M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 9
Year: 2001 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-10-01 Arch Capital

Pembroke, Bermuda

Arch Capital is a reinsurance and insurance company. The proceeds of this financing were used to launch a major underwriting initiative to meet current and future demand in the global insurance marketplace. Arch Capital was founded in 1995 and is based in Pembroke, Bermuda.

Buy $763M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-03-01 Overstock.com

Midvale, Utah, United States

Overstock.com is an online "closeout" retailer offering discount brand-name merchandise for sale over the Internet. Overstock.com was founded in 1997 and is based in Midvale, Utah.

Buy -