Stake Purchase • Marketing

Willis Stein & Partners Invests In USApubs

On July 1, 1999, private equity firm Willis Stein & Partners invested in marketing company USApubs

Investment Context
  • This is Willis Stein & Partners’ 1st transaction in the Marketing sector.
  • This is Willis Stein & Partners’ 29th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Willis Stein & Partners’ 6th transaction in Florida.
Investment Fate
  • USApubs was sold to a strategic buyer in 2009.

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Investment Summary

Date July 1, 1999
Target USApubs
Sector Marketing
Investor(s) Willis Stein & Partners
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target Company

USApubs

Clearwater, Florida, United States
USApubs is the holding company formed to acquire Special Data Processing Corp.("SPD"). Special Data Processing is a direct marketing company specializing in customer acquisition for magazine and newspaper publishers, affinity club membership companies and a variety of other consumer products and services providers.
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Investor Overview 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 Context for Investor #
Overall 29 of 45
Sector: Marketing 1 of 1
Type: Stake Purchase 21 of 25
State: Florida 6 of 7
Country: United States 29 of 45
Year: 1999 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-05-01 LISN Holdings

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Willis Stein acquired LISN Holdings in May 1999 and merged the company with Orius in December of that year. Based in West Palm Beach, FL, Orius was a leading nationwide provider of comprehensive network services and technical expertise to the telecommunications and broadband industries, government and utilities. The company designed, engineered, deployed and maintained voice, data, video and IP networks. In addition, Orius designed, engineered deployed and maintained the infrastructures for municipal water, electricity and gas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-08-24 Aavid Thermalloy

Concord, New Hampshire, United States

Aavid Thermalloy provides a broad range of technologically advanced thermal management solutions for aerospace and defense, telecommunication, LED lighting, server, data center, consumer electronics, transportation, and industrial applications to customers all over the world. Aavid Thermalloy is based in Concord, New Hampshire.

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