Investment Summary

One Equity Partners and Tinicum Capital Partners Invest In X-Rite

On August 22, 2008, private equity firms One Equity Partners and Tinicum Capital Partners invested in test/measurement equipment company X-Rite for 155M USD

Investment Highlights
  • This is One Equity Partners’ 1st and Tinicum Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Test/Measurement Equipment sector.
  • This is One Equity Partners’ 11th and Tinicum Capital Partners’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is One Equity Partners’ 17th and Tinicum Capital Partners’ 21st transaction in the United States.
  • This is One Equity Partners’ 2nd and Tinicum Capital Partners’ 2nd transaction in Michigan.
Investment Fate
  • X-Rite was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2012 for 625M USD.

Investment Summary

Date 2008-08-22
Target X-Rite
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Investor(s) One Equity Partners
Tinicum Capital Partners
Deal Type PIPE
Deal Value 155M USD

Target

X-Rite

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
X-Rite is a provider of in color measurement and color management, offering hardware, software and services for measuring, formulating and matching color. The Company serves a range of industries, including printing, packaging, photography, graphic design, video, automotive, paints, plastics, textiles, dental and medical. X-Rite serves customers worldwide from its offices in Europe, Asia and the Americas.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

One Equity Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 10.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

One Equity Partners (OEP) is a private equity firm that targets buyout and growth capital investments in North America, Europe, and Asia. OEP prefers to be the lead investor and typically commits $30 to $300 million per transaction. Sectors of interest include industrial products/services, consumer, retail, chemicals, media, communications, and healthcare. One Equity Partners was formed in 2001 and spun out of JP Morgan Chase in 2015. One Equity Partners is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 26 of 131
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 1 of 2
Type (PIPE) 3 of 6
State (Michigan) 2 of 5
Country (United States) 17 of 78
Year (2008) 5 of 6
Size (of disclosed) 11 of 16
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-06-25 Precision Gear

Twinsburg, Ohio, United States

Precision Gear Holdings (PGH) is a global supplier of custom gears and related equipment to some of the fastest-growing industries in North America, including wind power, aerospace and aviation, and oil and mining machinery and equipment.

Buy $80M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-12-01 Systagenix Wound Management

Gatwick, United Kingdom

Systagenix Wound Management Ltd. is a provider of advanced wound care market and develops, manufactures and markets products in approximately 50 countries worldwide.

Buy -
Investor

Tinicum Capital Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 1.6B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

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 23 of 47
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (PIPE) 1 of 2
State (Michigan) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 21 of 43
Year (2008) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-08-18 Capital Assurance

Coral Gables, Florida, United States

Capital Assurance Co., Inc. provides insurance services in US.

Sell $6M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-01-01 Solutia

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Solutia is a market-leading performance materials and specialty chemicals company. The company focuses on providing solutions for a better life through a range of products, including: Saflex® polyvinyl butyral interlayers for glass lamination and for photovoltaic module encapsulation and VISTASOLAR® ethylene vinyl acetate films for photovoltaic module encapsulation.

Sell -