M&A Deal Summary

Superconductivity Acquires American Superconductor

On November 1, 1997, Superconductivity acquired semiconductors company American Superconductor from Baird Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Superconductivity’s 1st transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is Superconductivity’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Superconductivity’s 1st transaction in Wisconsin.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 1997-11-01
Target American Superconductor
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) Superconductivity
Sellers(s) Baird Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

American Superconductor

Middleton, Wisconsin, United States
American Semiconductor designs and manufactures low-temperature superconducting magnetic energy storage systems.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Superconductivity

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Category Company
Founded 1987
Sector Semiconductors
DESCRIPTION

Superconductivity, Inc. designs and manufactures superconducting magnetic energy storage systems for the semiconductor markets.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Semiconductors) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (Wisconsin) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (1997) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Baird Capital

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 3.1B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Baird Capital Partners (BCP) is the US private equity arm of Baird Private Equity. BCP makes investments in middle-market companies based in the US. BCP targets companies valued between $25 and $125 million and looks to invest between $15 and $35 million of equity per transaction. BCP focuses on three primary areas including business services (transaction processing, process outsourcing, professional services), healthcare (outsourcing services, medical products, contract manufacturing), and manufactured products (industrial/commercial, specialty consumer, distribution). BCP is affiliated with Baird Capital Partners Europe, Baird Capital Partners Asia, Baird Venture Partners, and Granville Baird Capital Partners. Baird Capital Partners is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 50
Sector (Semiconductors) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 31
State (Wisconsin) 3 of 10
Country (United States) 5 of 44
Year (1997) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1997-05-01 Tape

Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States

Tape Manufacturer of industrial packaging and consumer mailing products Fellow Investors: Company Management.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-10-06 School Specialty

Greenville, Wisconsin, United States

School Specialty is a provider of online educational products and services to the Pre-K- 12th grade market in the U.S. and Canada. The company designs, manufactures and distributes a broad assortment of furniture & equipment, educational technology, general and specialty classroom supplies, facility supplies, safety and security products, and core and supplemental curriculum for science, math and English language arts. School Specialty was founded in 1959 and is based in Greenville, Wisconsin.

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