BTG ― Representative Sell-Side M&A Transactions Members of the Business Transactions Group have assisted clients with the following sell-side M&A transactions.
Transaction Transaction Client Name Acquirer Name Industry Type Value
AAC Consulting Group, Inc. Kendle International Inc. Stock Purchase Not Announced Regulatory (stock and Consulting cash)
ABP International, Inc., SAE International Stock Purchase Not Announced Design d/b/a Tech Briefs Media Engineering Group Publications
Agrifos Fertilizer Rentech Nitrogen Partners Interest $158,000,000 Fertilizer Purchase
Agrifos Partners LLC Starwood Energy Group Global LLC and Mabanaft Interest Not Announced Agricultural (Gulf Coast Ammonia LLC) GmbH & Co. KG Purchase Chemical Manufacturing
Alex Toys Propel Equity Partners Asset Purchase Not Announced Toys (Private Equity Investment)
AlphaSimplex Group Natixis Global Asset Management Interest Not Announced Investment Purchase Management
Altvest, Inc. Investor Force Holdings Merger Not Announced Hedge Fund Information
American Tack & Heritage Partners Stock Purchase Not Announced Consumer Hardware Co., Inc. (Private Equity Hardware Investment)
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Representative Sell-Side M&A Transactions
Transaction Transaction Client Name Acquirer Name Industry Type Value
Animal Emergency & Veterinary Specialists of North America Asset Purchase Not Announced Veterinary Referral Associates and Hospitals Animal Eye Center of New Jersey
Aries Maritime Transport Grandunion Inc. Stock Purchase Not Announced Shipping Limited (minority control stake)
A.R. Schmeidler & Co. Pine Street Asset Management Stock Purchase Not Announced Investment management Management
Asset Management Credit Suisse Group Stock Purchase $384,000,000 Specialty Finance (stock Finance consideration)
Atalanta Sosnoff Capital Evercore Partners Interest $73,700,000 Investment Purchase (49%) Management
Avnet, Inc. (Channel Master Division) Questor Partners Fund, L.P. Asset Purchase $100,000,000 Satellite (Private Equity Equipment Investment)
Avnet, Inc. (Allied Electronics Electrocomponents plc Stock Purchase $380,000,000 Electronics subsidiary) Distributor
Avnet, Inc. Apex Capital Partners Asset Purchase Not Announced Cable (Cable Technologies (Private Equity Assemblies division) Investment) Berens Capital Alternative Investment Group Asset Purchase Not Announced Investment Management Management
Bowater Incorporated J.D. Irving, Limited Asset Purchase $220,000,000 Timber/Lumber (Maine timberland and Pinkham Lumber Company)
Bowater Incorporated McDonald Investment Company, Inc. Asset Purchase $155,000,000 Timber (Maine timberland)
Brigade Capital Asset Management Finance Interest Not Announced Investment Management Purchase Management (Minority Stake)
CARCO Group, Inc. CIP Capital Stock Purchase Not Announced Human Capital (Private Equity SaaS Solutions Investment)
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Representative Sell-Side M&A Transactions
Transaction Transaction Client Name Acquirer Name Industry Type Value Cedar Ridge Partners Shelton Capital Management Asset Purchase Not Announced Investment Management
Chase Manhattan Bank Bankers Trust Company Asset Purchase Not Announced Dutch Auction Business
CIDCO Incorporated Summit Partners Securities $12,500,000 Consumer Purchase Electronics (Private Equity Investment)
Cincinnati Equitable Life Michigan Farm Bureau Financial Corporation Stock Purchase Not Announced Insurance Insurance Companies
Claren Road Asset Petershill Fund (Goldman Sachs) Interest Not Announced Investment Management Purchase Management (Minority Stake)
Cogent Management SS&C Technologies Stock Purchase Not Announced Hedge Fund Administrator
Cogmed Systems AB Pearson Education Stock Purchase Not Announced Computer Memory Training
Concept Capital Markets, Cowen Group, Inc Stock and Not Announced Broker Dealer/ LLC Asset Purchase Investment Management
Constellation Advisers, TZP Group Recapitalization Not Announced Business LLC (Private Equity Services Investment)
Crown Partners equity Publicis Group SA Asset Purchase Not Announced e-Business holders
C.W. Downer & Co. Alantra Partners, S.A. Interest Not Announced Investment Purchase Banking
DrKW Finance JPMorgan Asset Purchase Not Announced Lease Finance
DryShips Inc. SPII Holdings Inc. Merger $5.25 per share Shipping
Emerging Global Advisors Columbia Threadneedle Investments Merger Not Announced Investment Management
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Representative Sell-Side M&A Transactions
Transaction Transaction Client Name Acquirer Name Industry Type Value
Emerging Sovereign Group The Carlyle Group Interest Not Announced Investment LLC Purchase Management (Majority Stake)
E-pay Limited Euronet Worldwide, Inc. Stock Purchase $76,200,000 Electronic Transaction Processing
Euronav NV International Seaways, Inc. Stock Purchase $434.000.000 Shipping (six VLCC vessels)
Expocentric plc Management Group Stock Purchase Not Announced Online (U.S. subsidiary) Conferencing
Feingold O’Keeffe Capital NewStar Financial Interest Not Announced Investment Purchase Management
First Long Island Kudu Investment Management LLC Interest Not Announced Investment Investors, LLC Purchase Management (Minority Stake)
Franco Apparel Group, Inc. Parthenon Investors, L.P. Securities Not Announced Sports Purchase Licensed (Private Equity Apparel Investment)
Great Vet Group Compassion-First Pet Hospitals Asset Purchase Not Announced Veterinary Hospitals Harvest Volatility Lincoln Peak Interest Not Announced Investment Purchase Management (Minority Stake)
H.E.B. Inc. The Hillman Company Asset Purchase Not Announced Hydraulic Components
Heidmar Inc. Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. Stock Purchase $45,000,000 Ship Lightering (Lightering Business) hybris AG HuntsmanGay Global Capital Stock Purchase Not Announced Multi-Channel (Private Equity Commerce Investment) Software
ILSC Education Group Quad Partners Recapitalization Not Announced Language (Private Equity Training Investment)
Independent Brewers North American Breweries Stock Purchase Not Announced Craft Beer United
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Representative Sell-Side M&A Transactions
Transaction Transaction Client Name Acquirer Name Industry Type Value
India Abroad Publications, Rediff.com India Limited Stock Purchase Not Announced Newspaper Inc. Publishing
Intersect, Inc. Crown Partners Asset Purchase Not Announced Digital Marketing
JavaNet, Inc. RCN Corporation Merger (stock $15,800,000 Internet and cash) Service Provider
Judlau Contracting Obrascon Huarte Lain S.A. Stock Purchase $72,500,000 Heavy Construction
Love Court Reporting Veritext Legal Solutions Asset Purchase Not Announced Court Reporting
Media Hive Accenture Stock Purchase Not Announced E-commerce Solutions
Metropolitan Real Estate The Carlyle Group Interest Not Announced Investment Equity Management, LLC Purchase Management
Milbank Winthrop & Co. Silvercrest Asset Management Group Asset Purchase Not Announced Investment Management
MOAB Oil, Inc. Tullett Prebon plc Stock Purchase $26,600,000 Energy Broker
MW Commodity Advisors Silvercrest Asset Management Group Asset Purchase Not Announced Investment Management
Nephila Capital Ltd. KKR Stock Purchase Not Announced Investment (Minority Stake) Management
Norstan Apparel Shops, Friend & Skoler Co. Asset Purchase Not Announced Retail Stores Inc. (Private Equity Investment)
OceanFreight Inc. DryShips Inc. Merger (Cash $239,000,000 Shipping and stock)
Ocean Rig UDW Inc. Transocean Ltd. Merger (Cash $2,700,000,000 Offshore and Stock) Drilling
Paperloop LLC Pennwell Corporation Asset Purchase Not Announced Tradeshow (CMM trade show)
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Representative Sell-Side M&A Transactions
Transaction Transaction Client Name Acquirer Name Industry Type Value
Parfums de Coeur, Ltd. Yellow Wood Partners, LLP Stock Purchase Not Announced Mass-Market (Private Equity Fragrances Investment)
Perella Weinberg Capital Pickering Energy Asset Transfer Not Announced Investment Management Management (Energy Asset Management Business)
Perkins Supply, Inc. Ridge Capital Fund L.P. Securities Not Announced Fire Protection Purchase Equipment (Private Equity Investment)
Pet Emergency & Ethos Veterinary Health Asset Purchase Not Announced Veterinary Specialty Center of Marin Hospitals (PESCM)
Poseidon Containers Global Ship Lease, Inc. Merger (Stock) $780,000,000 Shipping Holdings LLC
Pres: Air Trol Corp. Investor Group Asset Purchase Not Announced Air Operated (Private Equity Switches Investment)
Priority Air Express, Inc. Berwind Financial Group affiliate Asset Not Announced Overnight Contribution Delivery (Private Equity Investment)
R.A. Rapaport Publishing, Madavor Media Stock Purchase Not Announced Publishing Inc.
RoadOne Tritium Partners Private Equity Not Announced Trucking IntermodaLogistics Investment Logistics
Rubicon Quad Partners Stock Purchase Not Announced Educational (Private Equity Software Investment)
Salvador Imaging FLIR Systems, Inc. Stock Purchase $13,000,000 Imaging (Investor Group) Technology Sargeant Marine Vitol Group Interest Not Announced Shipping Purchase
Scan-Trans Holding A/S Intermarine, LLC Merger Not Announced Shipping
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Representative Sell-Side M&A Transactions
Transaction Transaction Client Name Acquirer Name Industry Type Value
Scotts Cove Capital Katonah Debt Advisors (Kohlberg Capital) Asset Purchase Not Announced Investment Management Management
Securities Training Corp. Colibri Group Stock Purchase Not Announced Test Preparation
SeraNova, Inc. Silverline Technologies Ltd. Merger (stock) $125,000,000 Internet Services
Somerset Capital Advisors Artemis Investment Management Stock Purchase Not Announced Investment Management
Spectel Limited Avaya Inc. Stock Purchase $103,000,000 Audio Conferencing Technology
Sun Edison MEMC Electronic Materials Interest $200,000,000 Solar Power (investor MissionPoint Purchase Systems Capital) TIG Advisors Kudu Investment Management Interest Not Announced Investment Purchase Management (Minority Stake)
Tocqueville Asset Sprott Inc. Asset Purchase up to Investment Management $35,000,000 Management (Gold Strategies Business)
TOPO Research LLC Gartner, Inc. Interest Not Announced Market Purchase Research
TOP Ships Inc. AMCI Poseidon Fund Asset Purchase $173,000,000 Shipping
TQA Investors Context Capital Management Asset Purchase Not Announced Investment Management
UBM plc Getty Images, Inc. Stock Purchase $220,000,000 Stock (Visual Communications Photography Group)
UBM plc Trader Publishing Company Stock Purchase $520,000,000 Advertising (United Advertising Publications Publications)
UBM plc GFK Aktiengesellschaft Stock Purchase ₤383,000,000 Market (NOP World) Research
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Representative Sell-Side M&A Transactions
Transaction Transaction Client Name Acquirer Name Industry Type Value
UBM plc The Wicks Group Asset Purchase $47,000,000 Consumer (Consumer Media Publishing Business)
UBM plc Beyond.com, Inc. Asset Purchase Not Announced Career Network (TechCareers division)
UBM plc CyberMedia (India) Limited Interest Not Announced Specialty (CMP-Cybermedia) Purchase Media
UBM plc Management-led Investment Group Asset Purchase Not Announced Sales and (UBM Channel) Marketing Solutions
UBM plc Progressive Digital Media Group plc Asset Purchase £3,300,000 Business (Pyramid Research) Information and Market Research
UBM plc Founder Stephen Saunders Asset Purchase Not Announced Business (Light Reading) Information, Market Research and Events
UBM plc Arrow Electronics Inc. affiliate Stock and $23,500,000 Business (Electronics Media Asset Purchase Media Portfolio)
Ultrapetrol (Bahamas) Southern Cross Latin America Private Equity Stock Purchase $220,000,000 Shipping Limited
Virtus Partners Aquiline Capital Partners Interest Not Announced Administrative Purchase Services Whitebox Advisors Dyal Interest Not Announced Investment Purchase Management (Minority Stake)
William D. Witter, Inc. Victor Ugolyn Stock Purchase Not Announced Investment (Minority Stake) Management
Work-Loss Data Institute Hearst Interest Not Announced Healthcare Purchase Data/SaaS
Wyper Capital Royce Associates Asset Purchase Not Announced Investment Management Management
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