M&A Deal Summary

Trodat Acquires M&R Marking Systems

On July 12, 2007, Trodat acquired consumer products company M&R Marking Systems from Florida Capital Partners, PNC Mezzanine Capital and KLH Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Trodat’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Trodat’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Trodat’s 1st transaction in New Jersey.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-07-12
Target M&R Marking Systems
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Trodat
Sellers(s) Florida Capital Partners
PNC Mezzanine Capital
KLH Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Lincoln International (Financial)

Target

M&R Marking Systems

Piscataway, New Jersey, United States
M&R Marking Systems, Inc. is a manufacturer of self-inking stamps, pre-inked stamps, date stamps, and hand embossing seal presses.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Trodat

Wels, Austria

Category Company
Founded 1912
Sector Distribution
DESCRIPTION

Trodat GmbH ("Trodat") is a market leader in self-inking color stamps and the largest stamp producer in the world.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: New Jersey M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 3

SELLER

Florida Capital Partners

Tampa, Florida, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 350M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Florida Capital Partners (FCP) is a private equity firm focused on acquisitions or recapitalizations of profitable private companies located in the continental US. FCP targets businesses with Enterprise value between $20 to $100 million with an EBITDA of $5 to $20 million. FCP prefers companies operating in traditional industries such as niche manufacturering, specialty services, and value-added distribution. FCP avoids investing in commodity products, start-ups, restaurants/hospitality, amusement parks, technology, biotech, retail, and real estate. FCP was formed in 1988 and is based in Tampa, Florida.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 21
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 5 of 6
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 7
State: New Jersey M&A 2 of 3
Country: United States M&A 15 of 21
Year: 2007 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-07-09 Katzkin Leather Interiors

Montebello, California, United States

Katzkin Leather Interiors is a designer, manufacturer, and distributor of made-to-order leather interiors for automobiles and light trucks. Katzkin’s product line also includes seat-heating components, mobile electronics, and other aftermarket accessories. Katzkin was founded in 1983 and is based in Montebello, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-05-09 Wheel Pros

Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States

Wheel Pros is a designer, marketer, and distributor of branded automotive aftermarket wheels, performance tires, and accessories. Wheel Pros was founded in 1995 and is based in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

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SELLER

PNC Mezzanine Capital

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 1.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

PNC Mezzanine Capital is the subordinated debt investing arm of PNC Bank. PNC Mezzanine looks to provide $10 to $50 million of junior capital to middle-market companies in a variety of industries. Prospective companies generally have revenues of $20 million and EBITDA greater than $4 million. Broad sectors of interest include niche manufacturing, value-added distribution, and business or consumer services. PNC will not invest in early-stage or technology-driven businesses; real estate, commodity-based or capital-intensive companies; businesses with high customer or vendor concentration; or declining businesses. PNC Mezzanine was formed in 1989 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 50
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 3 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 15
State: New Jersey M&A 1 of 3
Country: United States M&A 7 of 48
Year: 2007 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-05-23 ACI Electronics

Denver, Colorado, United States

ACI Electronics LLC is a provider of electronic components to commercial, aerospace, and defense contractors. It offers military/hi-rel, space level/rad-hard, and commercial components, such as discrete semiconductors, integrated circuits, passives, displays, and magnetics.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-11-06 Cape Electrical Supply

Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States

Cape Electrical Supply is a distributor of electrical and communications products to commercial, industrial, residential, institutional, and utility customers.

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SELLER

KLH Capital

Tampa, Florida, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 700M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

KLH Capital is a private investment firm focused on smaller company investments in a variety of growing industry sectors. KLH helps provide management teams with capital to facilitate recapitalizations, management buy-outs/buy-ins, family successions, and other ownership transitions. KLH generally pursues companies with $4 to $20 million in pre-tax earnings and will consider opportunities across the US. KLH will not invest in start-ups, high technology, software, biotech, restaurants, retail, real estate development, oil and gas operations, or new construction businesses. KLH Capital is based in Tampa, Florida.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 30
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 4 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 11
State: New Jersey M&A 2 of 3
Country: United States M&A 15 of 30
Year: 2007 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-07-09 Katzkin Leather Interiors

Montebello, California, United States

Katzkin Leather Interiors is a designer, manufacturer, and distributor of made-to-order leather interiors for automobiles and light trucks. Katzkin’s product line also includes seat-heating components, mobile electronics, and other aftermarket accessories. Katzkin was founded in 1983 and is based in Montebello, California.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-08-25 Florachem

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Florachem is a distributor of specialty aroma chemicals and essential oils to the fragrance, flavor, consumer, and industrial products industries. Florachem was founded in 1988 and is based in Jacksonville, Florida.

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