M&A Deal Summary

World and Main Acquires Jones Stephens

On September 30, 2014, World and Main acquired building materials company Jones Stephens from American Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is World and Main’s 1st transaction in the Building Materials sector.
  • This is World and Main’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is World and Main’s 1st transaction in Alabama.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-09-30
Target Jones Stephens
Sector Building Materials
Buyer(s) World and Main
Sellers(s) American Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Jones Stephens

Moody, Alabama, United States
Jones Stephens Corp. is a value added designer, manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of specialty plumbing products, primarily serving plumbing wholesalers, do-it-yourself (“DIY”) retailers and hardware stores. Jones Stephens offers its products under the well-respected Jones Stephens™ and PlumBest® brand names. The Company’s products are used in repair, remodel and new construction applications within both the residential and commercial markets.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

World and Main

Cranbury, New Jersey, United States
Category Company
Sector Distribution
DESCRIPTION

World and Main is a distributor of a broad selection of hardware and housewares-related products to a variety of retailers and wholesalers in North America. World and Main is a critical link in the supply chain for both large and small retailers and wholesalers which don’t have the infrastructure, scale or expertise to manage a large variety of SKUs on a just in time basis. World and Main is based in Cranbury, New Jersey.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 4
Sector (Building Materials) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (Alabama) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 4
Year (2014) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-11 HBC Home & Hardware Products

Cranbury, New Jersey, United States

Howard Berger Co. is a provider of a broad selection of hardware and housewares-related products to a variety of retailers and wholesalers in North America. With revenue of approximately $210 million, the Company is a critical link in the supply chain for both large and small retailers and wholesalers which don't have the infrastructure, scale or expertise to manage a large variety of SKUs on a just in time basis.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

American Capital

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 22.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

American Capital was a publicly traded buyout and mezzanine investment firm. American Capital invested in buyouts, growth capital financings, acquistion financings, and recapitalizations. The Firm looked to finance businesses with at least $4 million in EBITDA and valued between $20 and $500 million. American Capital ws a generalist firm with broad interest in traditional industries such as manufacturing, distribution, and services. American Capital's European investment affiliate is European Capital. European Capital looked to invest $10 to $600 million of equity, mezzanine, and/or senior debt in similar opportunities across Europe. American Capital was formed in 1997 and in January 2017, merged with Ares Capital Management.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 160 of 194
Sector (Building Materials) 5 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 78 of 87
State (Alabama) 5 of 5
Country (United States) 155 of 186
Year (2014) 10 of 13
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-09-30 Unwired Technology

Woodbury, New York, United States

Unwired Technology LLC is engages in the designer and supplier of high-speed USB connectivity modules and wireless headphone systems for the global automotive industry.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-10-13 TransFirst

Hauppauge, New York, United States

TransFirst LLC is a provider of secure transaction processing services and payment enabling technologies.

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