M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2013-08-26 |
| Target | Roland Foods |
| Sector | Food |
| Buyer(s) |
Vestar Capital Partners
HarbourVest Partners |
| Deal Type | Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) |
| Advisor(s) | Evercore Group (Financial) McDermott Will & Emery (Legal) |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1988 |
| PE ASSETS | 11.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Vestar Capital Partners is a private equity firm that targets management buyouts and growth capital investments across North America and Europe in the consumer, business services, and healthcare sectors. The Firm looks to invest $50 to $150 million in transactions valued up to $1 billion. Specific areas of interest include food, apparel, household goods, retail, consumer services, industrial services, information services, manufacturing, distribution, transportation, financial services, media/communications, digital health media, and medical technology. Vestar Capital Partners was formed in 1988 and is based in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 66 of 86 |
| Sector: Food M&A | 5 of 11 |
| Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals | 38 of 41 |
| State: New York M&A | 7 of 7 |
| Country: United States M&A | 51 of 70 |
| Year: 2013 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-01-01 |
St. John Knits
Irvine, California, United States St. John Knits designs, manufactures and markets women's clothing and accessories. The Company's products are sold under the St. John, Griffith & Gray and Marie Gray trade names. St. John's retail division operates 17 boutiques and nine outlet stores. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-21 |
Wilton Re Holdings
Norwalk, Connecticut, United States Wilton Re Holdings Limited provides traditional life reinsurance and insurance Run Off Solutions through its wholly owned operating subsidiaries, Wilton Reassurance Company, Wilton Reinsurance Bermuda Limited, and Wilton Reassurance Life Company of New York. |
Sell | $1.8B |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1978 |
| PE ASSETS | 147.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
HarbourVest Partners, LLC is an investment firm that makes investments in new private equity partnerships, acquires secondary interests, and makes direct investments in operating companies. HarbourVest's largest investment area is investments in private equity funds, comprising of approximately 2/3 of HarbourVest's assets. HarbourVest's direct investment group looks for investments in growth oriented businesses at a variety of stages. The Group generally targets co-investments of $5 to $100 million, growth capital financings of $5 to $40 million, or mezzanine commitments of $5 to $20 million. Sectors of interest include software, hardware, data communications, telecommunications, and financial services. HarbourVest was formed in 1997 to assume the business of Hancock Venture Partners which was formed in 1982. HarbourVest Partners is based in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional offices in London, Tokyo, and Hong Kong.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 117 of 214 |
| Sector: Food M&A | 2 of 5 |
| Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals | 25 of 41 |
| State: New York M&A | 5 of 8 |
| Country: United States M&A | 72 of 130 |
| Year: 2013 M&A | 8 of 10 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-21 |
Avectra
McLean, Virginia, United States Avectra is the provider of enterprise and on-demand membership management software solutions. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-11 |
Bulldog Hardware
Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States Bulldog Hardware develops fastening and hanging hardware. The product offering includes picture hanging accessories, anchors and specialty fasteners, basic home-improvement hardware such as nuts, bolts and screws and organizational tools for the home. Bulldog Hardware is based in Waukesha, Wisconsin. |
Buy | $214M |
