M&A Deal Summary

Yorkshire Equity Acquires Dry Systems Technologies

On May 1, 2015, private equity firm Yorkshire Equity acquired electronics company Dry Systems Technologies from Alpha Natural Resources

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Yorkshire Equity’s 1st transaction in the Electronics sector.
  • This is Yorkshire Equity’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Yorkshire Equity’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-05-01
Target Dry Systems Technologies
Sector Electronics
Buyer(s) Yorkshire Equity
Sellers(s) Alpha Natural Resources
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Dry Systems Technologies

Woodridge, Illinois, United States
Dry Systems Technologies is a designer, manufacturer, and installation of diesel emissions control systems used for mining and construction equipment. Dry Systems Technologies is based in Woodridge, Illinois.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Yorkshire Equity

Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Yorkshire Equity is a private investment firm focused on North American manufacturing companies. Yorkshire targets situations where the Firm can help ownership take the business to the 'next level', ownership looking to transition from day-to-day operations, as well as existing management or private equity sponsors that can benefit from Yorkshire's industry experience. Prospective companies should have positive cash-flow with EBITDA of $2 to $6 million. Yorkshire Equity is based in Denver, Colorado.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 4
Sector: Electronics M&A 1 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Illinois M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 4
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-03-31 Amtech

Wapato, Washington, United States

Amtech Corp. is a manufacturer of composite-based products and parts with strong expertise in engineering and design. Amtech was founded in 1987 and is based in Wapato, Washington.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-01 Full Tilt Performance

Jackson, Minnesota, United States

Full Tilt Performance designs, manufacture and distribute aftermarket parts for the heavy-duty truck industry. The Full Tilt Performance product line includes manifolds, engine tuners, and other accessories. Full Tilt Performance was founded in 2004 and is based in Jackson, Minnesota.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Alpha Natural Resources

Bristol, Virginia, United States

Category Company
Founded 2002
Sector Metals/Mining
Employees8,300
Revenue 4.3B USD (2014)
DESCRIPTION

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. is a coal producer. Alpha NR supplies and exports metallurgical coal for use in the steel-making process and a supplier of thermal coal to electric utilities.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Electronics M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 2
State: Illinois M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-06-01 Massey Energy Co.

Richmond,, Virginia, United States

Massey Energy Co.operates coal mines and processing facilities consist of about 5.5 million tons of coal reserves.

Buy $7.1B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-07-26 Alpha Natural Resources - Core Coal Assets

Bristol, Virginia, United States

Alpha Natural Resources - Core Coal Assets is a coal mining company, that has operations and reserves in Northern Appalachia (including the Cumberland mine complex) and the Powder River Basin, along with three Central Appalachian mining complexes (the Nicholas mine complex in Nicholas County, West Virginia.

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