M&A Deal Summary

TriArtisan Capital Advisors and American Industrial Partners Acquire Form Technologies

On January 1, 2015, private equity firms TriArtisan Capital Advisors and American Industrial Partners acquired manufacturer Form Technologies

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is TriArtisan Capital Advisors’ 1st and American Industrial Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is TriArtisan Capital Advisors’ 3rd and American Industrial Partners’ 23rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is TriArtisan Capital Advisors’ 1st and American Industrial Partners’ 1st transaction in North Carolina.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-01-01
Target Form Technologies
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) TriArtisan Capital Advisors
American Industrial Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Form Technologies

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Form Technologies is a value-added niche manufacturer of small precision engineered metal die-cast components with 27 manufacturing plants in 16 countries worldwide. The company uses proprietary machine and process technology to create high complexity parts at unmatched rates. Form Technologies was formed in 2018 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

TriArtisan Capital Advisors

Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2002
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

TriArtisan Capital Advisors is a private equity firm focused on mid-sized company investments and acquisitions. The Firm targets profitable companies with $25 to $300 million of EBITDA operating in a variety of industries including retail, business services, industrial, media, and healthcare. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, growth equity investments, spin-offs, carve-outs, roll-ups, recapitalizations, and restructurings. TriArtisan Capital Advisors was originally established in 2002 and is headquartered in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 7
Sector (Manufacturing) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 2 of 2
State (North Carolina) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 7
Year (2015) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-03-01 TGI Friday’s

Dallas, Texas, United States

TGI Friday's owns and operates a chain of restaurants in the United States and around the world. TGI Friday’s was founded in 1965 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-06-01 Dover Saddlery

Littleton, Massachusetts, United States

Dover Saddlery is a multichannel retailer of equestrian products in the United States. Dover offers a broad and distinctive selection of competitively priced, brand-name products for horse and rider through catalogs, the internet, and company-owned retail stores. Dover Saddlery was founded in 1975 and is based in Littleton, Massachusetts.

Buy $45M
Buyer

American Industrial Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 10.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

American Industrial Partners is a private equity firm focused on investments in North American manufacturing or industrial service companies. For platform acquisitions, the Firm seeks businesses with at least $500 million of revenue and the Firm will consider transactions valued up to $2 billion. Operating characteristics of prospective businesses include historical record of strong free cash flows, opportunities to drive value through operating enhancements, and sustainable competitive advantages. American Industrial Partners will consider a variety of transaction types including leveraged buyouts, structured equity investments, bridge financings, senior debt, carve-outs, take privates, turnarounds, and rescue financings. American Industrial Partners was formed in 1989 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 25 of 53
Sector (Manufacturing) 2 of 5
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 13 of 16
State (North Carolina) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 23 of 46
Year (2015) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-01 Contiweb

Boxmeer, Netherlands

Contiweb is a manufacturer of auxiliary equipment for offset printing for global markets as well as aftermarket sales and service provider for over 3,000 of its machines installed across a global customer base of commercial printers. Contiweb was founded in 1978 and is based in Boxmeer, Netherlands.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-06-02 Optimas

Glenview, Illinois, United States

Optimas is a provider of integrated supply chain solutions and engineering support which supplies highly engineered fasteners and C-Class components (high volume, low cost parts including small stampings, hydraulic fittings and hoses, machine parts and consumables) to customers in the North American commercial vehicle market, the global luxury automotive vehicle market, the global power generation equipment market, the global agricultural equipment market and the general industrial markets.

Buy -
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