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Deals Closed in Q1 2014 www.buyoutsnews.com April 7, 2014 | BUYOUTS | 55 DEALS CLOSED IN Q1 2014 The following list represents the control-stake deals completed by U.S.-based LBO firms from January 1 2014 to March 23 2014 as tracked by Thomson Reuters (publisher of Buyouts) and the editors of Buyouts. SDC Platinum database served as the primary source of information for this list. Other sources include general partners, news reports and press releases. Sponsor Aquiring entity (if add-on) Target Value ($Mil) Industry Add- Secondary? Deal Type on? Altpoint Capital Partners LLC North American High Technology No No Standalone Buyout Merchant Services Inc Apollo Global Management LLC Apollo Commercial Real KBC Bank Deutschland Financials No No Standalone Buyout Estate Finance Inc AG HIG Capital LLC HIG European Capital Kondor Ltd High Technology Yes No Standalone Buyout Partners LLP Abacus Finance Group LLC Delphon Industries LLC Materials No No Standalone Buyout ABRY Partners LLC York Risk Services Group American Claims Services Financials Yes No Standalone Buyout Inc Inc ABRY Partners LLC Aegis Sciences Corp Consumer Products No Yes Standalone Buyout and Services ABRY Partners LLC Inmar Inc High Technology No Yes Standalone Buyout ABRY Partners LLC F+W Media Inc New Track Media LLC Media and Yes No Standalone Buyout Entertainment ABRY Partners LLC York Risk Services Group Arrowood Investment Financials Yes No Standalone Buyout Inc Group LLC ABRY Partners LLC York Risk Services Group CareWorks Family of Financials Yes No Standalone Buyout Inc Companies ABRY Partners LLC Confie Seguros Inc 1 Stop Financial Service Financials Yes No Standalone Buyout Centers of America ABRY Partners LLC Confie Seguros Inc Ida Tunnell Insurance Financials Yes No Standalone Buyout Accel Partners Accel-KKR LLC TransZap Inc High Technology Yes No Standalone Buyout Advent International Corp TINSA Tasaciones Prime Yield Consultoria Consumer Products Yes No Standalone Buyout Inmobiliarias SA e Avaliacao Patrimonial and Services Ltda AEA Investors LP Siemens Water 864.982 Energy and Power No No Standalone Buyout Technologies Corp Akoya Capital LLC Edge Adhesives Inc Materials No No Standalone Buyout Alberta Development Partners Maui Mall Real Estate No No Standalone Buyout Alinda Capital Partners LLC EmiTel Sp zoo Telecommunications No Yes Standalone Buyout Altamont Capital Partners LLC Modern HEALTHcare Inc LegacyRx Holdings LLC Retail Yes No Standalone Buyout Altamont Capital Partners LLC Modern HEALTHcare Inc Total Life Care Pharmacy Retail Yes No Standalone Buyout Rx Pharmacy LLC Altaris Capital Partners LLC HealthTronics Inc 130.000 Healthcare No No Standalone Buyout Altpoint Capital Partners LLC North American High Technology No No Standalone Buyout Merchant Services Inc amedes Medizinisches Priv Doz Dr med habil Healthcare No No Standalone Buyout Versorgungszentrum fuer Claus-Juergen Reiss Pathologie und Zytodiagnostik in Halle GmbH American Inds Partners Mgmt American Industrial Flow International Corp 195.578 Industrials Yes No Take Private Partners LP American Securities LLC SeaStar Solutions High Technology No Yes Standalone Buyout Annapurna Capital Management Cimarron Acid Services Energy and Power No No Standalone Buyout LLC Inc Apollo Global Management LLC CEC Entertainment Inc 1,296.542 Retail No No Take Private Apollo Global Management LLC Altamira Santander Real 902.419 Real Estate No No Standalone Buyout Estate SA 56 | BUYOUTS | April 7, 2014 www.buyoutsnews.com DEALS CLOSED IN Q1 2014 Sponsor Aquiring entity (if add-on) Target Value ($Mil) Industry Add- Secondary? Deal Type on? Apollo Global Management LLC Taminco Corp Kemira Oyj- 191.781 Materials Yes No Standalone Buyout ChemSolutions Segment Apollo Global Management LLC Athlon Energy Inc Undisclosed Midland 88.000 Energy and Power Yes No Standalone Buyout Basin Oil and Gas Assets Apollo Global Management LLC EVO Banco 79.533 Financials No No Standalone Buyout Apollo Global Management LLC Momentive Specialty CRS Proppants LLC- Materials Yes No Standalone Buyout Chemicals Inc Manufacturing Facility, Shrevepot, LA Apollo Global Management LLC Verso Paper Corp Bucksport Energy LLC Energy and Power Yes No Standalone Buyout Apollo Global Management LLC McGraw Hill Financial LLC Area9 ApS High Technology Yes No Standalone Buyout Applied Systems Inc SPV Applied Systems Inc 1,800.000 High Technology No Yes Standalone Buyout Arbor Commercial Mortgage LLC Seneca Mortgage AMS Servicing LLC Financials Yes No Standalone Buyout Investments LP Arbor Private Investment Co LP Butler Home Products LLC oneCARE Co-Lint Consumer Staples Yes No Standalone Buyout Roller,Garment Care and Cleaning Tool businesses ARC Industries Inc Investor Group PetroChem Recovery Energy and Power No No Standalone Buyout Services Inc ArcLight Capital Partners LLC HPIP Lavaca LLC Penn Virginia Corp-Eagle 100.000 Energy and Power Yes No Carve-out Ford Shale Natural Gas Midstream Assets Ares Management LLC Banca Piccolo Credito 49.965 Financials No No Standalone Buyout Valtellinese Soc Coop- Non Performing Loans Portfolio Armory Capital Horizon Hobby Inc Consumer Products No No Standalone Buyout and Services Arsenal Capital Partners LP FrontStream Payments Inc Truist Inc High Technology Yes No Standalone Buyout Arsenal Capital Partners LP Kel-Tech Inc Materials No No Standalone Buyout Arsenal Capital Partners LP Charter Brokerage Corp Summit Marine Services Industrials Yes No Standalone Buyout LLC-Assets Arsenal Capital Partners LP Danlin Industries Corp Materials No No Standalone Buyout ARX Equity Partners Sp Zoo ARX CEE III LP Gramex 2000 Kft Consumer Staples No No Standalone Buyout Audax Group LP United Recovery Systems Financial Health Consumer Products Yes No Standalone Buyout LP Strategies Inc and Services Audax Group LP Questex Media Group Llc Jazd Markets Inc- Media and Yes No Standalone Buyout Technology & Business Entertainment Assets Audax Group LP Curt Manufacturing LLC Industrials No Yes Standalone Buyout Aurora Capital Group Arc International Consumer Staples No No Standalone Buyout Cookware SAS Aurora Capital Group National Technical Systems Wyle Inc-Testing Industrials Yes No Standalone Buyout Inc Business Avista Capital Holdings LP INC Research LLC MEK Consulting Consumer Products Yes No Standalone Buyout and Services Azalea Capital LLC Turbine Generator Consumer Products No No Standalone Buyout Maintenance Inc and Services Bain & Co Inc Gruppo Fini SpA Greci Industria Consumer Staples Yes No Standalone Buyout Alimentare SpA Bain Capital LLC Irish Bank Resolution 699.330 Financials No No Carve-out Corp Ltd-The UK Loan Portfolio Bain Capital LLC BCJ-12 Macromill Inc 407.059 Consumer Products Yes No Take Private and Services www.buyoutsnews.com April 7, 2014 | BUYOUTS | 57 DEALS CLOSED IN Q1 2014 Sponsor Aquiring entity (if add-on) Target Value ($Mil) Industry Add- Secondary? Deal Type on? Bain Capital LLC Alphabroder Ash City Worldwide Consumer Products Yes No Standalone Buyout and Services Bain Capital LLC Physio-Control Inc Sansio Inc High Technology Yes No Standalone Buyout Bain Capital LLC Contec Holdings Ltd Replico Corp Media and Yes No Standalone Buyout Entertainment Bain Capital LLC Music & Arts Center Inc Music Center Inc - Music Retail Yes No Standalone Buyout Stores(7) Baird Capital Partners Europe Watkins Hire Ltd 16.480 Consumer Products No No Standalone Buyout Ltd and Services Bank of America Corp EN Engineering LLC Russell Corrosion Consumer Products Yes No Standalone Buyout Consultants Inc and Services Battery Ventures LP Data Physics Corp Industrials No No Standalone Buyout Behrman Capital LP Pelican Products Inc Cool Logistics Resources Materials No No Standalone Buyout Ltd Bertram Capital Management Maxcess International Retail No No Standalone Buyout LLC Holding Corp BHMS Investments LP Hilb Group LLC Hockman Insurance Financials Yes No Standalone Buyout Agency Inc Bionerga NV Electrawinds Biostoom Energy and Power No No Standalone Buyout NV Blackford Capital LLC Grand Transformers Inc High Technology No No Standalone Buyout Blackstone Group LP Cineworld Group PLC Cinema City Holding BV 832.784 Media and Yes No Standalone Buyout Entertainment Blackstone Group LP Bastrop Energy Partners 685.000 Energy and Power No No Standalone Buyout LP, Frontera Generation LP,Paris Generation LP Blackstone Group LP Fap Investments Srl- 274.839 Industrials No No Carve-out Logistic Centers(18) Blackstone Group LP GLL Real Estate 82.500 Real Estate No No Carve-out Partners GmbH- Office Towers,Santa Ana,California Blackstone Group LP GSO Capital Partners LP Velti Inc-US Business High Technology Yes No Standalone Buyout Blackstone Group LP Vivint Solar Inc Solmetric Corp Industrials Yes No Standalone Buyout Blackstone Group LP Ormed GmbH Speetec Implantate Healthcare Yes No Standalone Buyout GmbH Blackstone Group LP United Biscuits(UK)Ltd A&P Foods Ltd Consumer Staples Yes No Standalone Buyout Blackstone Group LP Syntrus Achmea Industrials No No Carve-out Vermogensbeheer BV- Logistics Property Portfolio Blackthorne Partners Ltd Pallet USA LLC Goemans Wood Products Materials Yes No Standalone Buyout Inc Bregal Partners Shock Doctor Inc Consumer Staples No Yes Standalone Buyout Brinkmere Capital Partners LLC Certified Power Inc Industrials No No Standalone Buyout Brixton Capital LP TownGate Center 49.971 Real Estate No No Standalone Buyout Broadway Mall Pacific Broadway Real Estate No No Standalone Buyout Mall,Hicksville,New York Brooke Private Equity Associate, Delphon Industries LLC Materials No No Standalone Buyout and Abacus Finance
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