M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2002-05-22 |
| Target | Reiman Holding Company |
| Sector | Publishing |
| Buyer(s) | The Reader s Digest Association |
| Sellers(s) |
Madison Dearborn Partners
Catalyst Investors |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
| Deal Value | 760M USD |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1922 |
| Sector | Publishing |
| Employees | 4,700 |
| Revenue | 2.4B USD (2006) |
Reader's Digest creates and delivers products and content for books, magazines, recorded music collections, DVD and video, and websites. The company sells its products in more than 70 countries and its magazines reach well over 100 million readers globally.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 4 |
| Sector (Publishing) | 3 of 3 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 3 of 4 |
| State (Wisconsin) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 3 of 4 |
| Year (2002) | 2 of 2 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 2 of 3 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03-21 |
Reiman Publications
United States
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Buy | $760M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-03-31 |
Allrecipes
Seattle, Washington, United States Allrecipes, Inc. is a provider of food ideas and resources, including recipes, meal ideas, meal preparation tips, nutrition analyses, shopping lists and recipe-scaling tools, culinary ware, and news. Allrecipes was founded in 1997 and is based in Seattle, Washington. |
Buy | $66M |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1992 |
| PE ASSETS | 28.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Madison Dearborn Partners (MDP) is a large private equity firm that targets buyouts of private or publicly held companies, divestitures of larger companies, recapitalizations of family-owned or closely-held companies, acquisition-oriented financings, and financings to fund internal growth. MDP's target investment size is $100 to $600 million in buyout oriented transactions and $100 to $400 million in growth capital commitments. Areas of interest include basic industries (natural resources, chemicals, energy and power, automotive, building products, food, metals and mining, refining, paper, packaging and forest products, and general manufacturing), as well as communications, consumer products/services, financial services, and healthcare. Madison Dearborn Partners was formed in 1992 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 12 of 74 |
| Sector (Publishing) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 6 of 34 |
| State (Wisconsin) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 11 of 66 |
| Year (2002) | 2 of 2 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 16 of 27 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-02-15 |
PayPal
San Jose, California, United States PayPal enables any business or consumer with email to send and receive online payments securely, conveniently and cost-effectively. The Company's network builds on the existing financial infrastructure of bank accounts and credit cards to create a global payment system and delivers a product well suited for small businesses, online merchants, individuals and others underserved by traditional payment mechanisms. PayPal was founded in 1998 and is based in San Jose, California. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-01-01 |
US Power Generating
Stamford, Connecticut, United States USPowerGen consists of three gas- and oil-fired electric power generating facilities with an aggregate summer net rating of 2,098 MW. The three facilities are located in New York City and are critical to the city's safety and electrical reliability. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Venture Capital Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| PE ASSETS | 377M USD |
| Size | Middle-Market |
| Type | Sector Focused |
Catalyst Investors is a specialist private equity firm that targets investments in the media, communications and internet services industries. Specific areas of interest include, video and audio content and distribution, print and online publishing, out-of-home advertising, music publishing, wireless voice and data, wireless spectrum and other infrastructure, outsourced applications providers / software as a service (SAAS), subscription based services, and online advertising. Catalyst looks for the growth companies located in the US and Canada requiring $10 to $60 million in capital. Catalyst prefers businesses with 'high-margin economics', 'defensible market positions', and 'recurring revenues'. Catalyst was formed in 1999 and is based in New York.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 13 of 39 |
| Sector (Publishing) | 1 of 2 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 6 of 19 |
| State (Wisconsin) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 13 of 37 |
| Year (2002) | 3 of 3 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 6 of 10 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-04-12 |
Telemundo Communications Group
Hialeah, Florida, United States Telemundo Communications Group, Inc. is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world. |
Sell | $2.7B |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-01-01 |
Aloha Partners
Providence, Rhode Island, United States Aloha Partners, L.P. provides wireless broadband services in the United States. It provides mobile broadband IP service for desktops, laptops, pocket PCs, and other devices. |
Buy | - |
