Private Equity Coverage

Our bankers have extensive relationships, developed over many years, with private equity firms.  Our Private Equity Coverage professionals provide tailored, proprietary transaction opportunities to both middle-market and large private equity firms and their portfolio companies.  They also deliver to our clients Sagent's firmwide capabilities in complex M&A transactions, strategic advisory assignments and private placements.  Our bankers have been involved in following representative transactions.   

 

Private Equity Coverage Transactions ($ in MM)
Client Description Value
AEA Investors Acquisition of Noveon Chemical from Goodrich $1,400
AEA Investors Acquisition of Marbo $160
Angelo, Gordon & Co. Acquisition of Crunch Fitness by Marc Tascher in partnership with Angelo, Gordon & Co. from Bally Total Fitness $70
Angelo, Gordon & Co.

Acquisition of National Paintball Supply Inc. and Pursuit Marketing Inc.

NA
BAML Capital Partners

Acquisition of National Powersport Auctions

NA
Calera Capital (formerly Fremont Partners) Acquisition of Direct General Corporation by an affiliate of Calera Capital and TPG Capital $628
Carousel Capital

Sale of its majority interest in Jameson LLC to Torch Hill Investment Partners

NA
Castle Harlan Sale of US Synthetic to Bain Capital $165
Castle Harlan Sale of Gravograph-Technifor Group to LBO France NA
Centerbridge Acquisition of Greatwide Logistics Services NA
Cerberus Capital Acquisition of Albertson's $17,400
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Investment in NCI Building Systems, Inc. $250
Cravey, Green & Wahlen

Sale of Carlton-Bates to WESCO

$250
Cravey, Green & Wahlen

Sale of Flexitallic Group to OFI Private Equity Capital

$140
Cravey, Green & Wahlen Sale of Mebane Packaging Group to Westvaco Corp. NA
DLJ Merchant Banking Partners

Acquisition of the Mueller Division of Tyco International

$950
Dubilier & Co. Sale of Old London Foods to Nonni's Food Company NA
First Atlantic Capital Sale of Otis Spumkmayer to Code, Hennessey and Simmons $277
Fremont Group Sale of Kerr Group to Berry Plastics $445
Friedman Fleischer & Lowe Investment in Wilton Re NA
GS Capital Acquisition of Dade International $400
GS Capital Acquisition of Global Manufacturing $100
Harvest Partners Inc.

Acquisition of Global Energy Equipment Group

$310
Hertz Entertainment Services

Acquisition of Cinelease, Inc.

NA
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co

Acquisition of RJR Nabisco Inc.

$30,600
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co Acquisition of Amphenol $1,390
Nautic Partners

Sale of NEPTCO to Chase Corp.

$67
Resun Corporation and Calera Capital (formerly Fremont Partners) Acquisition of the United States and Canadian operations of GE Modular Space NA
Ripplewood Sale of AEG Power Solutions BV to Germany1 Acquisition Limited €532
Solera Capital Sale of The Little Clinic ownership stake to Kroger Co. NA
Thayer Capital Partners Sale of Associated Asphalt to Arclight Capital Partners NA
The Blackstone Group Acquisition of American Axle & Manufacturing $650
The Gores Group Sale of Wire One Holdings to BT Group NA
Thomas H Lee Co.

Acquisition of Rayovac Corp.

$600
Thomas H. Lee and DLJ Merchant Banking Acquisition of Purity Supreme Supermarkets $150
Vestar Capital Partners Sale of Solo Cup Company's Japanese subsidiaries to Yugen Kaisha PC Rose $48
Windward Capital Partners Sale of J.L. French to Onex Corporation $610
Wingate Partners Acquisition of controlling interest in Kevco, Inc. $37

 
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