M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2014-05-05 |
| Target | F+W Media |
| Sector | Publishing |
| Buyer(s) | Tinicum Capital Partners |
| Sellers(s) |
ABRY Partners
Catalyst Investors |
| Deal Type | Recapitalization |
| Advisor(s) | Moelis & Co. (Financial) |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| PE ASSETS | 1.6B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Tinicum Capital Partners is a private equity group that seeks to acquire control of companies through acquisitions or restructurings or to take minority stakes in public or private companies through equity or debt securities. Tinicum's target equity investment size is between $30 and $150 million per transaction. Sectors of interest include aerospace; HVAC components; medical devices; financial services; specialty industrial products or components; pumps, valves and other process control equipment; specialty machinery; electrical equipment; motors and motion control equipment; specialty metals/magnetics; and media/advertising. The Firm will not consider investments in venture capital, real estate, or unproven technology. Tinicum was formed in 1998 and is based in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 33 of 47 |
| Sector: Publishing M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Recapitalization M&A Deals | 2 of 2 |
| State: Ohio M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 30 of 43 |
| Year: 2014 M&A | 3 of 5 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-02-28 |
Flat Rock
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States Flat Rock is an oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) business with an operating working interest in approximately 20,000 acres in southeastern Ohio that are prospective for both the Utica and Marcellus shale formations. Flat Rock is based in Morgantown, West Virginia. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-22 |
Pontos
New York, New York, United States Pontos is an investment management company to de-risk sustainable capital in the global aquaculture, seafood and marine biotechnology industries. Pontos was founded in 2014 and is based in New York city. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1989 |
| PE ASSETS | 12.8B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Focused |
ABRY Partners is a media and communications focused private equity investment firm. Specific areas of interest include television, publishing, convention/trade shows, for-profit training, couponing, monitoring services, telephone companies, communications towers, music libraries, database providers, wireless communications, and in-store advertisers. ABRY can provide both equity and mezzanine capital, typically committing $20 to $200 million of equity or $15 to $50 million of mezzanine capital per transaction. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, expansion financings, platform acquisitions, consolidations, and recapitalizations. ABRY Partners was formed in 1989 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 43 of 103 |
| Sector: Publishing M&A | 3 of 3 |
| Type: Recapitalization M&A Deals | 2 of 3 |
| State: Ohio M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 39 of 88 |
| Year: 2014 M&A | 5 of 11 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-11 |
Prospect Park Networks
Los Angeles, California, United States Prospect Park Networks LLC is a music talent management and TV and film production company, offering ‘360’ management, working with their clients on touring, recording, endorsements and sponsorships. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-21 |
Talent Partners
Chicago, Illinois, United States Talent Partners, Inc. provider of business affairs solutions for advertisers and agencies, including the management of talent contracts and payment and the handling of rights and royalties for commercials across TV and digital video advertising. |
Sell | - |
| 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 | 26 of 40 |
| Sector: Publishing M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Type: Recapitalization M&A Deals | 1 of 1 |
| State: Ohio M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Country: United States M&A | 25 of 38 |
| Year: 2014 M&A | 2 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-04-10 |
Decisyon
San Francisco, California, United States Decisyon is a market software developed for the Performance Management sector. Decisyon is based in San Francisco, California. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-14 |
Latisys
Englewood, Colorado, United States Latisys Corp. is a provider of hybrid Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) solutions that span enterprise cloud, managed hosting and data center colocation. |
Sell | $675M |
