M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2011-12-30 |
| Target | Microban International |
| Sector | Chemicals |
| Buyer(s) | W.M. Barr & Co. |
| Sellers(s) | TA Associates |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
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W.M. Barr & Company, Inc. manufactures specialty cleaning products for consumer and industrial customers in the home improvement, household, and automotive industries.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 1 |
| Sector: Chemicals M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 1 of 1 |
| State: North Carolina M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2011 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1968 |
| PE ASSETS | 65.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
TA Associates is a private equity firm that targets investments in middle-market and large companies around the world. TA will consider control or minority investments in profitable companies and looks to commit between $70 and $500 million per transaction. TA proactively reaches out to companies directly in sourcing potential investment opportunities. Prospective businesses are generally valued between $100 million and $3 billion. Areas of interest include technology, software, communications, financial services, healthcare, business services, semiconductors/electronics, and consumer products/services. In addition to investing equity capital, TA also makes subordinated debt investments. TA's geographic preference is North America, Asia/Pacific, and Europe. TA Associates was formed in 1968 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 154 of 261 |
| Sector: Chemicals M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 87 of 133 |
| State: North Carolina M&A | 3 of 4 |
| Country: United States M&A | 143 of 208 |
| Year: 2011 M&A | 12 of 12 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-11-08 |
Targus Information
Vienna, Virginia, United States TARGUS info is a data provider of real-time caller intelligence applications. The data includes name, postal address, predictive scores on household buying behavior, verification confidence scores, voice authentication, risk assessment factors and store location. The company each year processes over 15 billion real-time consumer initiated transactions and verifications over one of the world’s most powerful, reliable and state-of-the-art networks. |
Sell | $650M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-09 |
TaxACT
Dallas, Texas, United States TaxACT provides online tax preparation software and electronic filing services. TaxACT is available via the internet to individual taxpayers and paid preparers as online tax preparation programs or as downloadable desktop software. TaxACT was founded in 1998 and is based in Dallas, Texas. |
Sell | $288M |
