M&A Deal Summary

Yellow Pages Group Acquires Canpages

On March 30, 2010, Yellow Pages Group acquired media company Canpages from HM Capital Partners and Carson Private Capital for 225M CAD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Yellow Pages Group’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Yellow Pages Group’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Yellow Pages Group’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Yellow Pages Group’s 1st transaction in British Columbia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-03-30
Target Canpages
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Yellow Pages Group
Sellers(s) HM Capital Partners
Carson Private Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 225M CAD
Advisor(s) Signal Hill Capital Group LLC (Financial)

Target

Canpages

Barrie, British Columbia, Canada
website
Canpages is Canada's fastest growing local search company. Providing a multimedia platform that focuses on relevant, local results, Canpages offers many choices with online, print and mobile options. With more than 80 print publications and over 80,000 customers, Canpages reaches more than 8 million households and businesses across Canada.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Yellow Pages Group

Auckland, New Zealand

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Category Company
Founded 1988
Sector Publishing
Revenue 300M NZD (2012)
DESCRIPTION

Yellow Pages Group Limited is the publisher of yellow pages, white pages, and local and regional directories in New Zealand. It also publishes New Zealand retirement guide, as well as New Zealand tourism online.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Media) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (British Columbia) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 1
Year (2010) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

HM Capital Partners

Dallas, Texas, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 1.6B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

HM Capital (formerly Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst, Inc.) is a private equity firm that seeks investments in middle-market companies valued between $100 million and $1 billion. HM Capital's investments include acquisitions of large corporate divestitures, acquisitions or recapitalizations of privately owned or publicly traded businesses, and acquisitions of distressed businesses either through a restructuring or bankruptcy process. Sectors of interest include media, consumer products, energy, financial services, food/beverage, information services and niche manufacturing. HM Capital Partners was formed in 1989 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 15
Sector (Media) 3 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 5
State (British Columbia) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 2 of 2
Year (2010) 2 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-03-02 Sturm Foods

Manawa, Wisconsin, United States

Sturm Foods, Inc. is a private label manufacturer of sugar free powdered drink mixes, hot cereals and other dry mix products to the retail and foodservice channels. The sugar free powdered drink mixes are offered in a variety of flavors and also include energy, isotonic and nutraceutical products.

Sell $600M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-05-21 TriDimension Energy

Dallas, Texas, United States

TriDimension Energy is an oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in Louisiana and Mississippi. TriDimension owns 86 producing wells in 36 fields, producing over 1,400 gross barrels per day and proved reserves of 6.5 million barrels.

Sell -
SELLER

Carson Private Capital

Dallas, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Carson Private Capital is a private equity firm that provides a select group of ultra high net worth individuals and family offices' access to investment opportunities located in the United States and Europe. The firm concentrates on the sectors of consumer, food and energy. Carson Private Capital was founded in 1997 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 4
Sector (Media) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
State (British Columbia) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 1
Year (2010) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-12-10 Russian Alcohol

Moscow, Russia

Russian Alcohol is a producer of vodka and ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages. Russian Alcohol was founded in 2003 and is based in Moscow, Russia.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-11-07 Milk Specialties Global

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States

Milk Specialties Global is a human and animal nutrition company. The Human Nutrition Business Unit is a leading manufacturer of whey and milk protein ingredients used primarily in the sports nutrition and functional foods end-markets. Milk Specialties Global was founded in 1949 and is based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

Buy $340M
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