M&A Deal Summary

Talisis Acquires Harmon Hall

On March 26, 2019, Talisis acquired education company Harmon Hall from Graycliff Partners and Nexxus Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Talisis’ 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Talisis’ 1st transaction in Mexico.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-03-26
Target Harmon Hall
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Talisis
Sellers(s) Graycliff Partners
Nexxus Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Harmon Hall

Mexico City, Mexico
Harmon Hall is a provider of english language school chain. Harmon Hall Holding is based in Mexico City.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Talisis

Monterrey, Mexico

Category Company
Founded 2016
Sector Internet Software and Services
DESCRIPTION

Talisis is an educational platform that seeks to democratize education and be the best option for employability through a hybrid methodology. Talisis was founded in 2016 and is based in Monterrey, Mexico.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Education M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Mexico M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Graycliff Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1991
PE ASSETS 1.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Graycliff Partners is a private equity firm focused on private equity and mezzanine investments in middle-market companies throughout the US. The Firm's mezzanine practice does not have any sector preferences and looks to invest $10 to $50 million in profitable companies with at least $10 million in revenue. Funds are used to support buyouts, growth needs, divestitures, or consolidations. Graycliff's private equity group looks to acquire middle-market companies in the manufacturing, service, and distribution sectors. The Firm looks for businesses with $10 to $200 million of revenue. Graycliff Partners was established in 1991 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 38
Sector: Education M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 9 of 18
Country: Mexico M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-12-01 Echelon Supply and Service

Liverpool, New York, United States

Echelon Supply and Service is an assembler and supplier of industrial and hydraulic hose and hose accessories, as well as a variety of other industrial products. Echelon’s products are used in a variety of end-markets, including oil and gas, agriculture, mining, construction, marine, chemical, food, commercial and government. Echelon Supply and Service was founded in 1976 and is based in Liverpool, New York.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-04-25 Custom Profile

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Custom Profile is a manufacturer of plastic profile extruded products primarily for the office furniture, appliance, medical, recreational and RV industry, and point-of-purchase markets. Custom Profile has diverse and flexible manufacturing capabilities with the ability to satisfy a variety of customer demand requirements. Custom Profile was founded in 1992 and is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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SELLER

Nexxus Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 1.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Nexxus Capital is a private equity firm focused on investing equity and junior capital in small and mid-sized companies throughout Mexico and Spain. The Firm's primary investment vehicle looks to provide expansion capital to medium-sized Mexican companies that have clear growth potential, highly scalable platforms, and talented management. Areas of interest include retail, consumer products, services, financial services, tourism, and construction. In addition to investing in Mexican companies, Nexxus looks to fund Spanish companies looking to expand into Latin America and provide junior capital to companies in need of expansion capital. Nexxus Capital was formed in 1995 and is headquartered in Mexico City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 6
Sector: Education M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Mexico M&A 5 of 5
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-31 Turistore

Mexico

Turistore is a souvenir retail chain in Mexico’s top tourist locations. Turistore currently operates more than 16,000 m2 of retail floor space spread across the Riviera Maya, Puerto Vallarta, and Los Cabos, concentrated in tourist avenues, cruise docks, and shopping centers. The stores operate under diverse brands and sell handicrafts, souvenirs, clothing, pharmacy, totaling over 27,000 SKUs. Turistore was founded in 1982 and is based in Mexico.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-02-07 Maresa Logistica

Alcala de Henares, Spain

Maresa Logistica is specialized in air, sea, land and combined freight transport, nationally and internationally. Maresa designs safe, effective, personalized and cost-effective services adapted to all needs: Transport, customs and logistics know-how, specific IT tools for expedition management, tracking, traceability, comprehensive management of customs procedures, urgent shipments, door-to-door service, local deliveries. Maresa Logistica was founded in 1954 and is based in Alcala de Henares, Spain.

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