M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2017-09-10 |
| Target | Screen Engine/ASI |
| Sector | Media |
| Buyer(s) |
Wicks Group
Five Points Capital |
| Deal Type | Recapitalization |
| Advisor(s) | Qualia Legacy Advisors (Financial) Cypress (Legal) |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1989 |
| PE ASSETS | 1.2B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
The Wicks Group is a private equity firm focused on selected segments of the communications, information and media industries. Wicks targets privately held or non-core divisions of large corporations with high-margins, limited competitive environment, and strong cash flow potential. Specific areas of interest include special interest publishing (trade magazines, workplace training, reference publishing, consumer magazines), business information services, (market information, specialized databases, consumer research), television broadcasting, radio broadcasting, newspapers, cable television, and outdoor advertising. The Wicks Group was formed in 1989 and is based in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 32 of 33 |
| Sector: Media M&A | 8 of 8 |
| Type: Recapitalization M&A Deals | 3 of 3 |
| State: California M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Country: United States M&A | 31 of 32 |
| Year: 2017 M&A | 4 of 4 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-28 |
Invo Healthcare
Tampa, Pennsylvania, United States Invo HealthCare is a provider of outsourced clinical services for special needs children in 23 states. It operates through two divisions that serve the needs of preschool children (3-5) and school age children (K-12). In addition Invo’s early intervention division provides service delivery to children from birth to 3 years. Invo Healthcare was founded in 1993 and is based in Tampa, Pennsylvania. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-03 |
Bonded Services Group
Fort Lee, New Jersey, United States Bonded Services Group LLC provides services for media content preservation, management and distribution, including fine art vaults and shipping; logistics and distribution; supply chain; and related services for high value physical and digital assets, including works of art, film, audio and video. The group manages more than 10 million of these assets for its 2,000 clients worldwide, with offices in the U.S., Canada, UK, France, the Netherlands and Hong Kong capable of providing in-house digital services that help media and entertainment companies extend their content across digital platforms. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| PE ASSETS | 1.3B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Five Points Capital makes both direct private equity and junior capital investments in US-based middle-market companies. Five Points prefers control based investments and will consider opportunities in a variety of industries. For both equity and mezzanine investments, the Firm looks to commit $5 to $25 million of capital in businesses with at least $10 million in sales and $3 million of EBITDA. Five Points Capital was formerly known as BB&T Capital Partners and re-branded in 2015. The Firm was established in 1997 and is based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 63 of 89 |
| Sector: Media M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Recapitalization M&A Deals | 17 of 21 |
| State: California M&A | 4 of 6 |
| Country: United States M&A | 63 of 89 |
| Year: 2017 M&A | 4 of 8 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-07 |
GPS TrackIt
Roswell, Georgia, United States GPS TrackIt is a provider of SaaS-based asset-tracking and fleet management solutions across North America. GPSTrackIt’s solutions deliver cost reductions, increased fleet efficiency, and equipment & asset protection. GPS TrackIt was founded in 1999 and is based in Roswell, Georgia. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-08 |
Young
Algonquin, Illinois, United States Young develops, manufactures and markets supplies and equipment used by dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, and consumers. The Company's consumables product offering includes disposable and metal prophy angles, prophy cups and brushes, dental micro-applicators, moisture control products, infection control products, dental handpieces (drills) and related components, endodontic systems, orthodontic toothbrushes, flavored examination gloves, children's toothbrushes, and children's toothpastes. Young was founded in 1995 and is based in Algonquin, Illinois. |
Sell | - |
