M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2014-10-01 |
| Target | Flinn Scientific |
| Sector | Distribution |
| Buyer(s) |
Windjammer Capital
HarbourVest Partners |
| Deal Type | Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) |
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| Category | Mezzanine Finance Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1990 |
| PE ASSETS | 2.0B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Windjammer Capital is a private investment firm that invests control equity, minority equity, and/or subordinated debt in growing middle-market businesses. The Firm seeks to invest between $50 and $200 million of equity or subordinated debt in companies that generate at least $8 million of EBITDA. Windjammer focuses on North American-based opportunities and prefers companies with scalable business models, differentiated products/services, and that operate in defensible markets. Broad sectors of interest include manufacturing, business services and value-added distribution. Windjammer does not invest in high technology, real estate, and financial services companies. Windjammer Capital was formed in 1990 and has offices in Waltham, Massachusetts and Newport Beach, California.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 36 of 52 |
| Sector: Distribution M&A | 1 of 2 |
| Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals | 23 of 29 |
| State: Illinois M&A | 6 of 6 |
| Country: United States M&A | 36 of 52 |
| Year: 2014 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-14 |
Maxcess
Oak Brook, Illinois, United States Maxcess is a provider of highly engineered, mission critical components used in web process manufacturing applications. Maxcess's line of web accessory products includes web-guiding systems, winding products, slitting products and systems tension controls, and inspection products. The Maxcess umbrella covers the strongest brand names in the industry. Fife pioneered automated web guiding, Tidland invented the very first expanding air shaft and MAGPOWR has the largest installed base of tension products in the industry. Maxcess was founded in 1989 and is based in Oak Brook, Illinois. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-11-03 |
TERREPOWER
Daphne, Alabama, United States TERREPOWER engages in remanufacturing of starters, alternators, hydraulic and air disc brake calipers, both hydraulic and electronic power steering products and turbochargers for the OEM, personal and commercial vehicle aftermarket industries. TERREPOWER was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Daphne, Alabama. |
Sell | - |
| 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 | 123 of 214 |
| Sector: Distribution M&A | 2 of 3 |
| Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals | 27 of 41 |
| State: Illinois M&A | 6 of 6 |
| Country: United States M&A | 77 of 130 |
| Year: 2014 M&A | 4 of 6 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-01 |
Wayfair
Boston, Massachusetts, United States Wayfair is an online home goods retailers focused on hard-line specialty categories, such as furniture, home improvement, housewares and office. Wayfair was established in 2002 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-02 |
York Risk Services Group
Parsippany, New Jersey, United States York Risk Services Group is a provider of customized claims management, managed care, risk management, pool administration, and specialized loss adjusting services to markets including public entities, programs, carriers and all types of self-insureds. |
Sell | $1.3B |
