Investment Summary

Vance Street Capital, Lexington Partners, NB Private Equity Partners, Northwestern Mutual Capital and Madison Industries Invest In Motion Dynamics

On September 12, 2016, private equity firm Vance Street Capital, private equity firm Lexington Partners, asset manager NB Private Equity Partners, corporate investor Northwestern Mutual Capital and private equity firm Madison Industries invested in manufacturer Motion Dynamics

Investment Highlights
  • This is Vance Street Capital’s 2nd, Lexington Partners’ 1st, NB Private Equity Partners’ 1st, Northwestern Mutual Capital’s 1st and Madison Industries’ 4th transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Vance Street Capital’s 8th, Lexington Partners’ 5th, NB Private Equity Partners’ 6th, Northwestern Mutual Capital’s 2nd and Madison Industries’ 23rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Vance Street Capital’s 1st, Lexington Partners’ 1st, NB Private Equity Partners’ 1st, Northwestern Mutual Capital’s 1st and Madison Industries’ 5th transaction in Michigan.

Investment Summary
Date 2016-09-12
Target Motion Dynamics
Sector Manufacturing
Investor(s) Vance Street Capital
Lexington Partners
NB Private Equity Partners
Northwestern Mutual Capital
Madison Industries
Deal Type Growth Capital
Advisor(s) Charter Capital Partners (Financial)
Miller Johnson (Legal)

Target

Motion Dynamics

Fruitport, Michigan, United States
Motion Dynamics is a manufacturer of wire-based micro-components and sub-assemblies, which are frequently found in micro-catheters, pacemakers, and neuromodulation devices. The Company focuses on products that require fine and ultra-fine wire diameters, unique alloy types and shapes, and high precision/tight tolerances. Motion Dynamics was founded in 1992 and is based in Fruitport, Michigan.

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Investor(S) 5

Investor

Vance Street Capital

Pacific Palisades, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
Size Small
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Vance Street Capital is a private equity firm focused on acquiring mid-market, profitable businesses in the aerospace, defense, industrial, and medical technology sectors. Vance Street looks for companies valued from $30 to $350 million with sustainable competitive advantages and proven management. Prospective transaction situations include recapitalizations, management buyouts, corporate divestitures, industry consolidations, and growth capital financings. Vance Street Capital was formed in 2007 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 30
Sector (Manufacturing) 2 of 8
Type (Growth Capital) 2 of 6
State (Michigan) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 8 of 25
Year (2016) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-25 A&E Medical

Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States

A&E Medical Corp. is a designer and manufacturer of a high strength sternum closure system along with a wide variety of temporary cardiac pacing wires and extension leads, stainless steel sutures, surgical punches, electrosurgical instruments, and neurosurgical scalp clips. A&E Medical was founded in 1968 and is based in Farmingdale, New Jersey.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-09-07 RST Instruments

Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada

RST Instruments is a manufacturer and marketer of geotechnical measurement instruments for engineering and consulting firms, oil and gas, mining, utility, and other sectors. R.S.T. Instruments is based in Maple Ridge, British Columbia. RST Instruments was founded in 1977 and is based in Maple Ridge, British Columbia.

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Investor

Lexington Partners

New York, New York, United States
Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 55.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Lexington Partners is a private investment firm with approximately $33 billion in committed capital for private equity investing. Lexington Partners focuses its activity on secondary investments, equity co-investments, and fund investments. Lexington's primary business is its secondary private equity group, which seeks to provide liquidity for private equity fund interests. Lexington's co-investment group looks to invest $10 to $100 million alongside private equity sponsors in a variety of sectors. Lexington Partners was formed in 1994 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 9
Sector (Manufacturing) 1 of 1
Type (Growth Capital) 1 of 1
State (Michigan) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 5 of 6
Year (2016) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-02-28 Mec3

Rimini, Italy

Mec3 is a developer, manufacturer and marketer of ingredients for gelato, pastry and other foods. Mec3 was founded in 1984 and is based in Rimini, Italy.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-14 Mec3

Rimini, Italy

Mec3 is a developer, manufacturer and marketer of ingredients for gelato, pastry and other foods. Mec3 was founded in 1984 and is based in Rimini, Italy.

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Investor

NB Private Equity Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Asset Manager
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

NB Private Equity Partners is a publicly traded asset manager focused on acquiring direct investments in privately held companies. The Firm principally targets businesses in the US and looks to invest alongside other private equity managers when considering opportunities. NB Private Equity Partners is headquartered in the UK, with an additional office in the US.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 27
Sector (Manufacturing) 1 of 2
Type (Growth Capital) 2 of 2
State (Michigan) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 6 of 15
Year (2016) 7 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-08-15 Fantini Group

Ortona, Italy

Fantini Group markets and distributes wines from southern and central Italy. The company acquires grapes from local farmers, oversees production and markets wines under specialty labels to customers internationally.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-17 USI Insurance Services

Valhalla, New York, United States

USI Insurance Services is a provider of a fully integrated distribution of general and specialty property and casualty insurance and financial services such as employee benefits outsourcing and related consulting. USI Insurance Services was founded in 1994 and is based in Valhalla, New York.

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Investor

Northwestern Mutual Capital

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Corporate Investor
PE ASSETS 4.2B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Northwestern Mutual Capital is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, which is also its largest client. Northwestern Mutual Capital manages private assets for its clients across a portfolio of investment grade private placements, mezzanine and equity co-investments in private equity transactions and private equity funds. Northwestern Mutual Capital is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 7
Sector (Manufacturing) 1 of 2
Type (Growth Capital) 1 of 1
State (Michigan) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 6
Year (2016) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-07-06 Envision Pharma

Horsham, United Kingdom

Envision Pharma is a global technology and scientific communication company serving the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies. Envision has grown steadily under consistent leadership across its three core business areas that include scientific solutions – strategic publication planning and related data dissemination services, technology Solutions – design, development, implementation, and support of innovative and strategic management software for life sciences clients including publication planning and management (DatavisionTM), clearance approval (dvClear), and activity request management (Visiontracker) and professional consulting solutions policy, process, compliance and guideline consultancy to life-science companies. Envision Pharma was founded in 2001 and is based in Horsham, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-06 Valicor Environmental Services

Monroe, Ohio, United States

Valicor Environmental Services is a provider of non-hazardous wastewater treatment services in North America. Leveraging its extensive fleet of tankers and a network of strategically located centralized wastewater treatment (“CWT”) facilities, the Company transports and processes diverse wastewater streams that result from the manufacture of industrial and consumer goods. Valicor helps customers dispose of oily water, leachate, soaps, line flush waste, and similar waste streams, and it also provides a diverse set of landfill solidification and product destruction services. Valicor Environmental Services was established in 1982 and is based in Monroe, Ohio.

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Investor

Madison Industries

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Madison Industries is a privately held investment holding firm that targets growth investments in and acquisitions of industrial manufacturing companies. Madison prefers businesses with a defensible market niche, established technology, and significant cash-flow growth potential. Madison will also consider turnaround situations. Target opportunities generally have sales between $50 million and $2 billion. Madison Industries is based in Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 27 of 47
Sector (Manufacturing) 4 of 12
Type (Growth Capital) 1 of 2
State (Michigan) 5 of 5
Country (United States) 23 of 39
Year (2016) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-08-01 Hydra-Stop

Burr Ridge, Illinois, United States

Hydra-Stop manufactures specialty valves, fittings and installation equipment serving water utility service providers and municipalities. Hydra-Stop’s products prevent water service shutdowns for municipalities and critical facilities by allowing only the affected section of a water pipe to be repaired versus shutting down vast sections of a water system. Hydra-Stop was founded in 1980 and is based in Burr Ridge, Illinois.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-01 TFT

Valparaiso, Indiana, United States

TFT saves lives and protects property by designing and manufacturing innovative tools which exceed the expectations of those that risk their lives to save others. TFT provides solutions which include firefighting tools for municipal, industrial, wildland, and military customers. TFT was founded in 1971 and is based in Valparaiso, Indiana.

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