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Stephens Media Acquires Mapleton Communications

On July 1, 2019, Stephens Media acquired media company Mapleton Communications from Balance Point Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Stephens Media’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Stephens Media’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Stephens Media’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-07-01
Target Mapleton Communications
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Stephens Media
Sellers(s) Balance Point Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Mapleton Communications

Los Angeles, California, United States
Mapleton Communications owns and operates 42 radio stations in eight medium to smaller markets throughout California, Oregon, Washington and Louisiana. Mapleton Communications was founded in 2001 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Stephens Media

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Category Company
Founded 1940
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

Stephens Media LLC is a newspaper publisher operating eight daily newspapers, over 65 weekly and niche publications, and more than 50 websites serving communities throughout the United States.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Balance Point Capital Partners

Westport, Connecticut, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 1.7B USD
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Balance Point Capital Advisors is a provider of equity and debt capital to middle-market US-based companies. The Firm looks to invest $5 to $30 million in companies generating $10 $150 million in revenue. The Firm invest in the range of $15 to $75 million with and enterprise value of $10 to $150 million. Funds are used to support a variety of needs, including private equity sponsored buyouts, strategic acquisitions, refinancing's, management buyouts, leveraged recapitalizations, and growth capital financing needs. Balance Point Capital is based in Westport, Connecticut.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 18
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 9
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 8 of 18
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-01 Budderfly

Shelton, Connecticut, United States

Budderfly is a provider of guaranteed energy savings with no out-of-pocket costs for business through a unique Energy Efficiency-as-a-Service solution. Budderfly provides all the technology, 100% of the investment in efficiency upgrades, and the expertise to deliver the most energy-efficient, highest savings solution without the project risks or the frustration of competing for financial tradeoffs. Budderfly was founded in 2007 and is based in Shelton, Connecticut.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-08 ebbo

Rocky Hill, Connecticut, United States

ebbo is a developer and operator of cloud based comprehensive platform for membership and loyalty programs through an owned and operated channel and white label channel. ebbo was founded in 2001 and is based in Rocky Hill, Connecticut.

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