M&A Deal Summary

Eagle Private Capital and Prairie Capital Acquire HealthScope Benefits

On September 1, 2012, mezzanine finance firm Eagle Private Capital and private equity firm Prairie Capital acquired business services company HealthScope Benefits

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Eagle Private Capital’s 7th and Prairie Capital’s 6th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Eagle Private Capital’s 44th and Prairie Capital’s 50th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Eagle Private Capital’s 2nd and Prairie Capital’s 1st transaction in Arkansas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-09-01
Target HealthScope Benefits
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Eagle Private Capital
Prairie Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

HealthScope Benefits

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
website
HealthScope Benefits, Inc. provides managed healthcare products and third-party administrative services to large employer groups with self-funded healthcare plans.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Eagle Private Capital

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

website


Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
PE ASSETS 1.0B USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Eagle Private Capital (EPC) makes private equity and mezzanine investments in middle-market companies. The Firm typically invests $4 to $15 million per investment. EPC looks to partner with management or other private equity investors to provide growth or change of control capital. EPC is based in St. Louis, Missouri.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 44 of 86
Sector (Business Services) 7 of 10
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 24 of 41
State (Arkansas) 2 of 4
Country (United States) 44 of 86
Year (2012) 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-08-07 SoftBase Systems

Asheville, North Carolina, United States

SoftBase is a leading provider of application testing and tuning solutions for IBM's DB2® database utilizing the OS/390® and z/OS® operating systems.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-12 Revere Packaging

Shelbyville, Kentucky, United States

Revere Packaging is a niche provider of single-use aluminum and plastic packaging solutions to the food service industry. Revere Packaging was founded in 1801 and is based in Shelbyville, Kentucky.

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Buyer

Prairie Capital

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

website


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 525M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Prairie Capital is a private investment firm that provides equity and/or mezzanine capital to support buyouts and recapitalization of lower middle-market companies generating sales of $20 - $100 million with an EBITDA of $4 - $12 million. Areas of interest include niche manufacturers, business services, consumer products, marketing services, specialty chemical, and food businesses. The firm invests in the range of $25 - $45 million per transaction. Prairie Capital was formed in 1997 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 51 of 77
Sector (Business Services) 6 of 7
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 37 of 41
State (Arkansas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 50 of 75
Year (2012) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-06-01 TeacherMatch

Chicago, Illinois, United States

TeacherMatch LLC is a talent management platform and analytical solution for identifying, hiring, and developing educators most effective at driving student achievement.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-10-31 Creditors Interchange Receivable Management

Cheektowaga, New York, United States

Creditors Interchange Receivable Management LLC (Creditors Interchange) is a full service, nationally licensed collections and accounts receivable management firm. Founded in 1960 as a collection agency for area physicians, Creditors Interchange has grown to become one of industry’s top privately held receivable management firms with several offices nationwide.CI currently services the nation’s leading credit issuers, including banks and credit unions, credit card issuers, debt purchasers, auto lenders, and many other industries. We offer first and third party collection services on primary, secondary and tertiary accounts, with distinct and effective strategies utilized at each level of account placement.

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