Sagent Advisors

Transactions

Private Equity

Key Contacts

Nils Nilsen

Managing Director

(212) 904-9460

Dan Granirer

Managing Director

(212) 904-9420

Donato de Donato

Managing Director

(212) 904-9490

Most of our bankers have extensive relationships, developed over many years, with private equity firms. Coordinating closely with our Strategic Opportunities Group, the Private Equity Group provides tailored, proprietary transaction opportunities to both middle-market and large private equity firms and their portfolio companies. Our Private Equity bankers also deliver to our clients Sagents firmwide capabilities in complex M&A transactions, strategic advisory assignments and private placements.

Representative client transactions involving our bankers appear below. If you are interested in learning about Sagents Private Equity experience and relationships, please contact us.

Selected Private Equity Transactions ($ in MM)
AEA InvestorsAcquisition of Noveon Chemical from Goodrich$1,400
Bain CapitalAcquisition of Bombardier's Recreational Products division$880
First Atlantic CapitalSale of Berry Plastics to Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan$838
Cravey Green Wahlen & CoSale of Carlton-Bates to WESCO$250
DLJ Merchant Banking PartnersAcquisition of Mueller division of Tyco International$1,000
Friedman Fleischer & LoweInvestment in Wilton ReNA
The Blackstone GroupSale of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock to Citicorp Venture Capital$221
GS CapitalAcquisition of Dade International$400
Berkshire PartnersAquisition of the Rival Company by Holmes Products$285
J.W. ChildsSale of Hartz Mountain to Sumitomo Corporation of America$388
Fremont GroupSale of Kerr Group to Berry Plastics$445
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & CoAcquisition of Amphenol$1,390
Dubilier & Co.Sale of Old London Foods to Nonni's Food CompanyNA
First Atlantic CapitalSale of Otis Spumkmayer to Code, Hennessey and Simmons$277
The Blackstone GroupAcquisition of American Axle & Manufacturing$650
Thomas H Lee Co.Acquisition of Rayovac$600
Castle HarlanSale of US Synthetic to Bain Capital$165