M&A Deal Summary

U.S. Silica Acquires U.S. Silica

On December 8, 2013, U.S. Silica acquired building materials company U.S. Silica from Golden Gate Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is U.S. Silica’s 1st transaction in the Building Materials sector.
  • This is U.S. Silica’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is U.S. Silica’s 1st transaction in Maryland.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-12-08
Target U.S. Silica
Sector Building Materials
Buyer(s) U.S. Silica
Sellers(s) Golden Gate Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

U.S. Silica

Frederick, Maryland, United States
U.S. Silica Company is the major producer of industrial sand in North America with 22% market share in most of its local markets. The company supplies well-diversified, growing end markets including glass, building products, fillers/extenders, foundry, chemicals, oil and gas, matrix materials and ceramics.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

U.S. Silica

Katy, Texas, United States
Category Company
Founded 2008
Sector Metals/Mining
Employees1,613
Revenue 1.6B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

U.S. Silica is a producer of commercial silica sand provider with a focus on performance materials that are essential to modern living. U.S. Silica was founded in 2008 and is based in Katy, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 7
Sector (Building Materials) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 6
State (Maryland) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 7
Year (2013) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-16 Cadre Services Inc

Voca, Texas, United States

Cadre Services is a supplier of API/ISO-quality Premium Hickory Sand to the oil and gas industry. Cadre produces four products: Cadre 16/30, Cadre 20/40, Cadre 30/50 and Cadre 40/70.

Buy $98M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Golden Gate Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 19.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Golden Gate Capital is a large private equity firm focused on buyout and growth equity investments across a wide variety of industries. The Firm partners with management teams to make equity investments in situations where there is a demonstrable opportunity to significantly enhance a company's value. Sectors of interest include software and IT services, semiconductors, electronics, consumer products and retail, financial services, business services, and media. Prospective transaction types include public-to-privates, corporate extractions, bankruptcy auctions, and recapitalizations. Golden Gate Capital was formed in 2000 and is based in San Francisco, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 38 of 84
Sector (Building Materials) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 19 of 39
State (Maryland) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 34 of 76
Year (2013) 9 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-04 Humanetics

Plymouth, Michigan, United States

Humanetics is a provider of safety systems, crash test dummies (ATDs), simulation software (RAMSIS), CAE models, human body models, complete line of passive & active safety SW & testing solutions, precision sensors, fiber optics and laser material processing solutions. Humanetics is based in Plymouth, Michigan.

Buy $250M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-02-20 Zale

Irving, Texas, United States

Zale Corp. is a retailer of diamond and other jewelry products in North America, operating approximately 1,680 retail locations throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, as well as online. Zale Corporation's brands include Zales Jewelers, Zales Outlet, Gordon's Jewelers, Peoples Jewellers, Mappins Jewellers and Piercing Pagoda.

Sell $1.5B
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