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64 | BUYOUTS | October 8, 2018 www.buyoutsnews.com MARKET INTELLIGENCE The following charts reflect transactions involving U.S.-based financial sponsors. The categories include seeking buyers, announced deals, closed transactions. The source for the data is Thomson One, a product of Thomson Reuters Markets. Please contact Joseph Weitemeyer at [email protected] with questions or comments. DEAL FLOW Seeking Buyers–U.S. Targets (September 11, 2018 - September 24, 2018) ENERGY AND POWER Date Target Name Target City Target State Target Full Business Description Target Advisors Synopsis Announced 09/17/2018 CVR Refining Cushing OK Crude Oil Tank Farm of CVR Refining LP, - US - In September 2018, Workhorse Group Inc LP-Crude Oil located in Cushing, Oklahoma. announced that it was seeking a buyer for its Tank SureFly Inc unit, a manufacturer of aircrafts. FINANCIALS Date Target Name Target City Target State Target Full Business Description Target Advisors Synopsis Announced 09/12/2018 Nielsen Hldg New York City NY Nielsen Holdings plc, located inYork City, - US - In September 2018, CVR Refining LP, a plc New York, is an intermediating company. Sugar Land- based petroleum refinery operator, owned by CVR Energy Inc, announced that it was seeking a buyer for its crude oil tank farm. INDUSTRIALS Date Target Name Target City Target State Target Full Business Description Target Advisors Synopsis Announced 09/18/2018 Surefly Inc - DE SureFly Inc is a manufacturer of aircrafts. - US - In September 2018, Nielsen Holdings The Company is located in Delaware. plc, a New York City-based intermediator, announced that it was seeking a buyer for entire share capital of the company. RECENT DEALS Announced, Pending LBOs By U.S. Sponsors (September 11, 2018 - September 24, 2018) CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND SERVICES Rank Date Target Name Target Short Acquiror Full Name Acquiror Ranking Value Synopsis Business Ultimate inc. Net Debt of Description Parent Target ($Mil) 09/13/18 Mars Petcare US Dog and Arbor Private Arbor Private - US - Arbor Private Investment Co LP agreed to acquire the Inc-Exclxclusi Cat Food Investment Co LP Investment exclusive brands business of Mars Petcare US Inc, a Franklin-based Manufacturing Co LP manufacturer of dog and cat foods, ultimately owned by Mars Inc, in a leveraged buyout transaction. ENERGY AND POWER Rank Date Target Name Target Short Acquiror Full Name Acquiror Ranking Value Synopsis Business Ultimate inc. Net Debt of Description Parent Target ($Mil) 09/17/18 TE Connectivity- Power and Cerberus Capital Cerberus 325 US - Cerberus Capital Management LP definitively agreed to acquire Subsea Comms b Communication Management LP Capital the Subsea Communications business of TE Connectivity Ltd, a Line and Management Schaffhausen-based manufacturer of electronic components, and Tyco Related LP Electronics Group Sa, a unit of Tyco Electronics Ltd, for an estimated Structures USD 325 mil in cash, in a leveraged buyout transaction. Construction 09/12/18 Targa Resources Petroleum ArcLight Capital ArcLight 160 US - ArcLight Capital Partners LLC agreed to acquire the refined products Corp-Refined Bulk Stations Partners LLC Capital & crude oil storage & terminaling facilities of Targa Resources Corp, a and Terminals Partners LLC Houston-based provider of natural gas transmission services of natural gas, for an estimated total USD 160 mil, in a leveraged buyout transaction. www.buyoutsnews.com October 8, 2018 | BUYOUTS | 65 MARKET INTELLIGENCE FINANCIALS Rank Date Target Name Target Short Acquiror Full Name Acquiror Ranking Value Synopsis Business Ultimate inc. Net Debt of Description Parent Target ($Mil) 09/18/18 Onesource Investment Wealth Lightyear - US - Wealth Enhancement Group LLC, a unit of Lightyear Capital Retirement Advice Enhancement Group Capital LLC LLC, definitively agreed to acquire Onesource Retirement Advisors, a Advisors LLC Malvern-based investment advisor. Terms were not disclosed. 09/13/18 Luminor Group Commercial Investor Group Investor 1,162.40 ESTONIA - An investor group, including Blackstone Group LP AB Banking Group (Blackstone) of the US, agreed to acquire a 60% interest in Luminor Group AB (Luminor), a Tallinn-based commercial bank, jointly owned by Nordea Bank AB (Nordea) and DNB Bank ASA (DNB), a unit of DNB ASA, from Nordea (36.5%) and DNB (23.5%), for a total EUR 1 bil (USD 1.162 bil) in cash, in a leveraged buyout transaction. Concurrently, Blackstone agreed to acquire a 20% stake in Luminor. 09/12/18 Sedgwick Claims Pvd claims The Carlyle Group LP The Carlyle 6,700.00 US - The Carlyle Group LP (Carlyle Group) agreed to acquire an Mgmt Svcs Inc administration Group LP undisclosed majority interest in Sedgwick Claims Management Services svcs Inc (Sedwick), a Memphis- based provider of claims adjusting services, from KKR & Co LP, in a secondary buyout transaction, for an estimated USD 6.7 bil in cash. Originally on September 2018, Carlyle Group was rumored to be planning to acquire Sedgwick. HEALTHCARE Rank Date Target Name Target Short Acquiror Full Name Acquiror Ranking Value Synopsis Business Ultimate inc. Net Debt of Description Parent Target ($Mil) 09/18/18 PanMed US Corp Surgical Zavation Medical Longuevue - US - Zavation Medical Products LLC, a unit of LongueVue Capital and Medical Products LLC Capital Partners LLC, planned to acquire PanMed US Corp, a Largo-based Instrument Partners manufacturer of medical instruments. Manufacturing HIGH TECHNOLOGY Rank Date Target Name Target Short Acquiror Full Name Acquiror Ranking Value Synopsis Business Ultimate inc. Net Debt of Description Parent Target ($Mil) 09/20/18 Wallmob A/S Provide Symphony Symphony - DENMARK - Symphony Technology Group LLC (STG) of the US agreed information Technology Group Technology to acquire Wallmob A/S, a Vejle-based software publisher, from tech svcs LLC Group LLC Visma AS, in a leveraged buyout transaction. Concurrently, STG agreed to acquired Visma Retail AS, Visma Retail Software AS, Visma Retail AB, Abalon AB and NYCE Solutions AB. 09/20/18 Visma Retail AB, Software Symphony Symphony - SWEDEN - Symphony Technology Group LLC of the US (STG) agreed Abalon AB, NY Publishers Technology Group Technology to acquire Visma Retail AB, Abalon AB and NYCE Solutions AB LLC Group LLC software retailers from Visma AS, in a leveraged buyout transaction. Concurrently, STG agreed to acquire Visma Retail AS, Visma Retail Software AS and Wallmob A/S. 09/20/18 Visma Retail, Software Symphony Symphony - NORWAY - Symphony Technology Group LLC of the US (STG) Visma retail Publishers Technology Group Technology agreed to acquire Visma Retail AS and Visma Retail Software AS, LLC Group LLC software retailers from Visma AS n a leveraged buyout transaction.. Concurrently, STG agreed to acquire Visma Retail AB, Abalon AB, NYCE Solutions AB and Wallmob A/S. 09/13/18 BeyondTrust Software Bomgar Corp Francisco - US - Bomgar Corp (Bomgar), a unit of Francisco Partners LP (Francisco Software Inc Publishers Partners LP Partners), definitively agreed to acquire BeyondTrust Software Inc (BeyondTrust), a Phoenix- based software publisher, from Veritas Capital Partners LP (Veritas), in a secondary buyout transaction. Terms were not disclosed. Originally, Veritas acquired BeyondTrust. 09/13/18 INXPO Inc Software West Corp Apollo Global - US - West Corp, a unit of Apollo Global Management LLC, planned Publishers Management to acquire INXPO Inc, a Chicago-based provider of enterprise video LLC streaming platform. 09/11/18 Apex Revenue Data RevSpring Inc Gtcr LLC - US - RevSpring Inc, a unit of Gtcr LLC, definitively agreed to acquire Tech Processing, the entire share capital of Apex Revenue Technologies, a Saint Paul- Hosting, based provider of data processing and hosting services. and Related Services 66 | BUYOUTS | October 8, 2018 www.buyoutsnews.com MARKET INTELLIGENCE INDUSTRIALS Rank Date Target Name Target Short Acquiror Full Name Acquiror Ranking Value Synopsis Business Ultimate inc. Net Debt of Description Parent Target ($Mil) 09/17/18 XJet Holdings Other Airport Modern Aviation Inc Tiger - US - Modern Aviation Inc, a unit of Tiger Infrastructure Partners LP, LLC-Denver Facil Operations Infrastructure planned to acquire denver facility of XJet Holdings LLC, a Denver- Partners based provider of airport operation related services, ultimately owned by Xjet World Holdings (BVI) Ltd. 09/13/18 AFN LLC General Globaltranz The Jordan - US - Globaltranz Enterprises Inc, a unit of The Jordan Co LP, Freight Enterprises Inc Co LP definitively agreed to acquire AFN LLC, a Niles- based provider of Trucking, long- distance freight trucking services. Long-Distance, Truckload MEDIA AND ENTERTAIMENT Rank Date Target Name Target Short Acquiror Full Name Acquiror Ranking Value Synopsis Business Ultimate inc. Net Debt of Description Parent Target ($Mil) 09/13/18 Tifco Ltd Own,operate Apollo Global Apollo - IRELAND - Apollo Global Management LLC of the US agreed to hotel Management LLC Global acquire Tifco Ltd (Tifco), a Dublin-based hotel operator, from Goldman Management Sachs International Ltd (Gold), ultimately owned by Goldman Sachs LLC Group Inc, in a leveraged buyout transaction. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but according to sources close to the transaction, the value was estimated at EUR 600 mil (USD 697.44 mil). Originally, in September 2017, Gold, announced that it was seeking a buyer for its Tifco unit. Apollo Global Management LLC was named rumored potential bidders. 09/13/18 Stuff Media LLC All Other iHeartMedia Inc Thomas H -