M&A Deal Summary

Surgalign Acquires Pioneer Surgical Technology

On July 16, 2013, Surgalign acquired medical products company Pioneer Surgical Technology from Pharos Capital Group, Highlander Partners and Beringea for 130M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Surgalign’s 2nd transaction in the Medical Products sector.
  • This is Surgalign’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Surgalign’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Surgalign’s 1st transaction in Michigan.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-07-16
Target Pioneer Surgical Technology
Sector Medical Products
Buyer(s) Surgalign
Sellers(s) Pharos Capital Group
Highlander Partners
Beringea
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 130M USD
Advisor(s) UBS Investment Bank (Financial)
Varnum (Legal)

Target

Pioneer Surgical Technology

Marquette, Michigan, United States
Pioneer Surgical Technology is a manufacturer and marketer of spinal and orthopedic implants and instruments for customers internationally. Pioneer Surgical Technology was founded in 1992 and is based in Marquette, Michigan.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Surgalign

Deerfield, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 1997
Sector Medical Products
Employees200
Revenue 102M USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION

Surgalign is a medical technology company focused on advancing spine surgery including through the application of digital technologies to improve patient outcomes. The company is building off a legacy of high quality and differentiated products and continues to invest in clinically validated innovation to deliver better surgical outcomes and improve patient’s lives. Surgalign markets products throughout the United States and in more than 50 countries worldwide through an expanding network of top independent distributors. Surgalign was formed in 1997 and is based in Deerfield, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 5
Sector (Medical Products) 2 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 4
State (Michigan) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 5
Year (2013) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-02-27 Tutogen Medical

Alachua, Florida, United States

Tutogen Medical, Inc. manufactures sterile biological implant products made from human (allograft) and animal (xenograft) tissue. Tutogen utilizes its proprietary Tutoplast® Process of tissue preservation and viral inactivation to manufacture and deliver sterile bio-implants used in spinal/trauma, urology, dental, ophthalmology, and general surgery procedures.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-08-03 RTI Surgical - Cardiothoracic Closure Business

Alachua, Florida, United States

RTI Surgical, Inc. - Cardiothoracic Closure Business engages in manufacturing of products and the engineering, development and manufacturing of potential future products. The cardiothoracic closure business was one of several components of Pioneer® Surgical Technology.

Sell $60M

Seller(S) 3

SELLER

Pharos Capital Group

Dallas, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 1.0B USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Pharos Capital Group is a private equity firm that provides later-stage equity funding to companies at or near cash-flow break even. Investment funds are typically used to support growth, acquisitions, management buyouts, or recapitalization. Pharos looks to commit $20 to $50 million per transaction. Target sectors include healthcare, business services, and technology. Pharos prefers US-based opportunities. Pharos Capital Group was formed in 1998 and is based in Dallas, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 23
Sector (Medical Products) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 8 of 11
State (Michigan) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 15 of 22
Year (2013) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-01-04 Windsor Health Group

Brentwood, Tennessee, United States

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. provides managed care services targeted to government-sponsored health care programmes, focusing on Medicaid and Medicare. Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, USA, WellCare offers a variety of health plans for families, children, and the aged, blind, and disabled, as well as prescription drug plans.

Sell $131M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-09 Seaside Healthcare

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

Seaside Healthcare owns, develops, and operates a network of facilities and services specializing in mental health treatment services for the adolescent, adult, and geriatric population. Seaside's facilities offer a comprehensive psychiatric continuum of care, including acute inpatient treatment, intensive outpatient services, partial hospitalization programs, home, and community-based services, and therapeutic group homes. Seaside Healthcare was established in 2009 and is based in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Buy -
SELLER

Highlander Partners

Dallas, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 3.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Highlander Partners LP is a private equity firm focuses on making both direct private equity and mezzanine investments in companies located in US and Europe. The firm seeks to target to invest in small and mid-size private companies with strong management teams, fundamentally strong operations and positive cash flows. HP looks to invest $10 to $50 million as an equity and $10 to $25 million in mezzanine financing in companies with revenues of $10 to $500 million and enterprise value up to $100 million. Specific areas of interest include manufacturing, food, healthcare products and services, and healthcare IT, retail and building materials. Types of transaction include buyouts, growth capital, divestitures, consolidation and recapitalization. Highlander Partners LP was formed in 2004 and is based in Dallas, Texas with additional office in Warszawa, Poland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 30
Sector (Medical Products) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 19
State (Michigan) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 5 of 21
Year (2013) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-05-01 Eagle Hospital Physicians

Dallas, Texas, United States

Eagle Hospital Physicians LLC is an independent, physician-led company that focuses on developing and managing hospitalist practices for its hospital partners. Eagle Hospital Physicians is a leading practice management company providing hospitalist contract services, tele medicine and hospitalist temporary staffing. We organize and manage an outpatient clinic to support our physicians’ and hospital’s commitment to our community.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-08-16 Juice Tyme

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Juice Tyme is a manufacturer and seller of juice and beverage concentrates for the foodservice industry in the United States.

Buy -
SELLER

Beringea

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 715M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Beringea LLP is a private equity firm focused on growth-oriented company investments in the Midwest US and the UK. Beringea looks to invest $2 to $10 million of equity or junior capital in profitable companies with 5 million and higher in revenue. Funds are used to support business expansions and growth, ownership transitions, leveraged buyouts, recapitalization, and refinancings. The Firm does not have any sector preferences and generally seeks businesses with proven business models and defensible market positions. Beringea was formed in 1988 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 42
Sector (Medical Products) 1 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 27
State (Michigan) 2 of 8
Country (United States) 2 of 17
Year (2013) 2 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-06-26 Fiber By-Products

White Pigeon, Michigan, United States

Fiber By-Products is a processor, recycler, and manufacturer of wood pellets for home heating. Fiber By-Products collects wood by-products from sawmills & wood shops and further process the fiber into wood pellets, wood flour, wood shavings, and landscaping mulch. Fiber By-Products was founded in White Pigeon, Michigan.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-08-05 Freeosk

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Freeosk is a proprietary marketing services platform that offers consumers a fast and fun way to receive free samples of new products wherever they shop, play, and explore. Via a network of interactive kiosks that automatically distribute free samples, Freeosk aims to improve current product sampling solutions by increasing consumer conversion rates while providing deeper insights to retail and manufacturer partners about how shoppers discover and adopt new products. Freeoskis based in Chicago, Illinois.

Buy -