M&A Deal Summary

Tulcan and Monitor Clipper Partners Acquire Earth Color

On February 1, 1999, private equity firms Tulcan and Monitor Clipper Partners acquired publishing company Earth Color

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Tulcan’s 1st and Monitor Clipper Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Tulcan’s 1st and Monitor Clipper Partners’ 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Tulcan’s 1st and Monitor Clipper Partners’ 1st transaction in New Jersey.
Investment Fate
  • Earth Color was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2006.
  • Earth Color was sold to a strategic buyer in 2017.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 1999-02-01
Target Earth Color
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Tulcan
Monitor Clipper Partners
Deal Type Consolidation

Target

Earth Color

Parsippany, New Jersey, United States
EarthColor is a service provider of prepress, sheet-fed, web-fed printing and bindery/finishing services, with operations in New York City and Florida. Earth Color was founded in 1982 and is based in Parsippany, New Jersey.

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Buyer

Tulcan

Houston, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 100M USD
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Tulcan LP is a private equity firm that looks to partner with management in investing in private companies operating in basic industries. Tulcan targets businesses valued between $5 and $15 million, where the Firm can commit $2 to $12 million per transaction. Sectors of interest include information technology, business services, oilfield services, commercial printing, manufacturing, chemicals, food, distribution, heavy equipment, and machining/metal fabrication. The Firm prefers US-based opportunities. Tulcan LP is based in Houston, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 8
Sector: Publishing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Consolidation M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: New Jersey M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 8
Year: 1999 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-01-01 Harris Webb & Garrison

Houston, Texas, United States

Harris Webb & Garrison, Inc. ('HWG'). Co-founded by Titus H. Harris, Jr., Richard C. Webb and Robert E. Garrison II in February 1994, HWG was formed to fill the void created by consolidation of local financial and brokerage firms into larger national counterparts. HWG is a full service regional retail brokerage, investment banking and financial services firm servicing a diverse group of individual, institutional and corporate clients. HWG's primary activities are investment banking services and retail securities brokerage within the southwest region of the United States.

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Buyer

Monitor Clipper Partners


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 2.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Monitor Clipper Partners (MCP) is a private equity group formed by consulting firm The Monitor Group and private equity firm The Clipper Group. MCP targets private equity investments in middle-market companies in North America and Western Europe and looks to commit $10 to $70 million of equity per transaction. MCP does not focus on any particular sector but current portfolio companies suggest an interest in business services, natural/organic foods, specialty retail, health care services, gaming, logistics, mortgage technology, marketing services, financial services and metals. The Firm will consider both control and minority positions. Monitor Clipper Partners was formed in 1998 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts with additional offices in Zurich, Switzerland, Toronto, Canada, Luxembourg and London, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 41
Sector: Publishing M&A 2 of 3
Type: Consolidation M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: New Jersey M&A 1 of 4
Country: United States M&A 3 of 33
Year: 1999 M&A 2 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-02-01 Integrated Graphics

New York, New York, United States

Integrated Graphics, Inc. ("IGI") was formed by MCP and seasoned executives of the printing industry through the acquisition of seven digital prepress and sheet-fed printing companies, five of which are located in the metropolitan New York City area. In March 2000 IGI merged with EarthColor Group,

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-07-12 Technal SA

France

Technal, S.A., the leading aluminum building systems company in France, with operations also in England, Spain and Portugal. The company designs, extrudes, finishes and distributes aluminum building systems, including window systems, doors, curtain walls, conservatories, shop fronts and partitions, to over 3,000 customers.

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