Investment Summary

Willis Stein & Partners Invests In Premiere Page

On April 1, 1990, private equity firm Willis Stein & Partners invested in communications company Premiere Page

Investment Highlights
  • This is Willis Stein & Partners’ 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Willis Stein & Partners’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Willis Stein & Partners’ 1st transaction in Kansas.
Investment Fate
  • Premiere Page was sold to a strategic buyer in 1994.

Investment Summary

Date 1990-04-01
Target Premiere Page
Sector Communications
Investor(s) Willis Stein & Partners
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Premiere Page

Leawood, Kansas, United States
Premiere Page was formed by the Bank Fund in April 1990 to consolidate seven paging companies, five offering paging services throughout central and southern Illinois and two offering services in Alabama.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Willis Stein & Partners

Northbrook, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 3.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Willis Stein & Partners is a private equity firm focused on investing in growth-oriented, US-based, middle-market companies valued between $30 and $500 million. Prospective investment situations include buyouts, growth capital financings, corporate divestitures, industry consolidations, and generational changes in ownership. Sectors of interest include business services, consumer products and services, healthcare, manufacturing, media, and telecommunications. Willis Stein & Partners was formed in 1994 and is based in Northbrook, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 45
Sector: Communications M&A 1 of 4
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 2 of 25
State: Kansas M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 45
Year: 1990 M&A 2 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1990-04-01 Intercraft Holdings

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Intercraft was the dominant picture frame manufacturer in the U.S. and Canadian markets, with more than three times the revenue of its closest competitor.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1990-05-01 Falcon First Communications

Dalton, Georgia, United States

Falcon was formed in May 1990 to acquire three "classic" cable television systems in Dalton, GA; Athens, AL; and Plattsburgh, NY. The systems provided cable television service to homes that were unable to receive reliable over-the-air broadcast signals.

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