M&A report--June 2007.Local mergers and acquisitions held steady in June with 70 deals, up slightly from the previous month but appreciably fewer than a year ago--an indicator of how turmoil in the finance markets has begun to take its toll. June's figure is one more than in May, but 19 fewer than a year ago when the M&A activity had vet to be affected by the tightening of credit in the wake of the subprime mortgage industry collapse. Of the $12.6 billion in June deals whose values were released, the largest was Los Angeles-based Colony Capital  This article may contain improper references to .Please help [ improve this article] by removing . LLC's $5.4 billion acquisition of energy companies Tamoil and Oilinvest from the Libyan government. Tamoil operates service stations and refineries in Europe. The Libyan government will retain a 35 percent stake in the combined company. BUSINESS SERVICES Seller: Advantage Investment Strategies Inc. (Irvine, CA) Business: Provides stock brokerage services Buyer: Rubicon Financial Inc. (Canoga Park, CA) Deal Value: $350,000 Seller: BFI BFI - brute force and ignorance Business Finance (San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , CA) Business: Offers short-term business finance Buyer: Pacific Western Bank (Glendale, CA) Deal Value: $35 million Seller: Colorscope inc. (Monterey Park Monterey Park, city (1990 pop. 60,738), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a growing residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1916. It is a wholesale, retail, and financial services center. , CA) Business: Provides integrated imaging services Buyer: Quebecor World Inc. (Canada) Deal Value: ND Seller: Envirosciences Ply Ltd. (Australia) Business: Provides environmental consulting Environmental consulting is often a form of compliance consulting, in which the consultant ensures that the client maintains an appropriate measure of compliance with environmental regulations. services Buyer: AECOM AECOM Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University (Bronx, NY) AECOM Architectural and Engineering Company Technology Corp. (Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , CA) Deal Value: ND Seller: Forefront Consulting Group (Hollywood, CA) Business: Provides marketing research and consulting services Buyer: Decipher Inc. (Fresno, CA) Deal Value: ND Seller: Froley, Revy Investment Co. Inc. (San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , CA) Business: Provides investment advice Buyer: Froley, Revy Investment Co. Inc.--Management (Los Angeles, CA) Deal Value: ND Seller: Madison/Graham ColorGraphics Inc. (Los Angeles, CA) Business: Provides commercial printing services Buyer: Cenveo Inc. (Englewood, CO) Deal Value: ND Seller: McCray, Sheweloff & Associates Inc. (Los Angeles, CA) Business: An executive search and emplyment agency Buyer: The Morgan Samuels Company (Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. , CA) Deal Value: ND Seller: MedKnowledge Group (Rocky Hill Rocky Hill, town (1990 pop. 16,554), Hartford co., central Conn., a suburb of Hartford, on the Connecticut River; settled c.1650, inc. 1843. Chemical coatings and synthetic textiles are made there. Rocky Hill was an important river port from 1700 to 1820. , CT) Business: Provides communications services to the medical industry Buyer: Triton Pacific Capital Partners LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control (Los Angeles, CA) Deal Value: ND Seller: Paper Source Inc. (Chicago, IL) Business: Designs, manufactures, and markets paper products Buyer: Brentwood Associates (Los Angeles, CA) Deal Value: ND Seller: SnapNames.com Inc. (Portland, OR) Business: Develops technology for registered domain names Buyer: Oversee.net (Los Angeles, CA) Deal Value: ND Seller: Spartan Supply Co. (Culver City Culver City, city (1990 pop. 38,793), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1917. It is a center of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose roots in the city date to c.1915. Its chief manufactures are rubber products and computers. , CA) Business: Provides building products Buyer: CRH plc
CRH plc, ISEQ: CRH, LSE: CRH, NYSE: CRHCY, FWB: CRH, is an Irish building material group, formerly called Cement-Roadstone Holdings plc. (Ireland) Deal Value: ND Seller: The Newman Group Inc. (Phoenixville, PA) Business: Provides management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects services Buyer: Korn/Ferry International (Los Angeles, CA) Deal Value: ND Seller: Wells Fargo Wells Fargo armored carriers of bullion. [Am. Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 1147] See : Protectiveness Wells Fargo company that handled express service to western states; often robbed. [Am. Hist. Foothill, Inc., portfolio of senior debt (Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. , CA) Business: Consists of loans to 16 different print and broadcast media companies Buyer: Gladstone Capital Corp. (McLean, VA) Deal Value: $63.7 million Seller: Zorch Inc. (Salt Lake City, UT) Business: Provides software solutions and content management to life sciences industry Buyer: First Consulting Group Inc. (Long Beach, CA) Deal Value: ND CONSUMER Seller: Aurasound Inc. (Santa Fe Springs Santa Fe Springs, city (1990 pop. 15,520), Los Angeles co., SW Calif., inc. 1957. The city lies in an oil and natural gas region and has diversified manufacturing. , CA) Business: Manufactures loudspeakers and electronics Buyer: Hemcure Inc. (Chicago, IL) Deal Value: ND Seller: Bellflower Dental (Bellflower, CA) Business: Provides dental services Buyer: Union Dental Holdings Inc. (Palm Beach. FL) Deal Value: $5 million Seller: Calabasas Motorcars (Calabasas. CA) Business: Sells automobiles Buyer: Sonic Automotive Sonic Automotive, Inc. (NYSE: SAH) is a fortune 300 company based in Charlotte, North Carolina and is one of the largest automotive retailers in the United States. The company was founded by NASCAR track owner Bruton Smith. Inc. (Charlotte, NC) Deal Value: ND Seller: CiCi Enterprises LP (Beverly Hills, CA) Business: Owns and operates pizza stores Buyer: ONEX Corp. (Canada) Deal Value: $250 million Seller: Embassy Suites Memphis (Memphis, TN) Business: Hotel Buyer: Haberhill LLC (Potomac, MD) Deal Value: ND Seller: Guitar Center Inc. (Westlake Village, CA) Business: Operates retail stores selling musical instruments Buyer: Bain Capital Bain Capital LLC is a Boston, Massachusetts-based private equity firm founded in 1984 by Mitt Romney, the former Governor of Massachusetts, and two other partners from the consulting firm Bain & Company: T. Coleman Andrews III and Eric Kriss. LLC (Boston, MA) Deal Value: $2100 million Seller: Hanna Andersson Corporation (Portland, OR) Business: Apparel retailer Buyer: Kellwood Co. (St Louis, MO) Deal Value: $175 million Seller: Nordenia-Thong Fook (M) Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia) Business: Manufactures consumer packaging film Buyer: Oaktree Capital Management Oaktree Capital Management LLC is a US investment management corporation which operates a number of investment entities commonly known as hedge funds of approximately $40 Billion. LLC (Los Angeles, CA) Deal Value: ND Seller: Norman Window Treatments B.V. (Netherlands) Business: Distributes home decor products Home Décor Products, Inc. is a large online retailer of home improvement and furnishings, headquartered in Edison, NJ. It claims to carry over 450,000 home products from over 800 luxury brands including TOTO, Lenox, Kohler, and Jacuzzi. Buyer:. Norman international Inc. (Santa Fe Springs, CA) Deal Value: ND Seller: Phone House Inc. (Artesia, CA) Business: Provides discount calling cards Buyer: China Voice Holding Corp. (Dallas, TX) Deal Value: ND Seller: Ronco Corporation (Simi Valley, CA) Business: Manufactures consumer products for use in kitchen and home Buyer: Marlin Equity Partners LLC (El Segundo, CA) Deal Value: $10 million Seller: Stephen Webster Ltd. (United Kingdom) Business: Designs, manufactures and retails jewelry Buyer: Yucaipa Cos. LLC (Los Angeles, CA) Deal Value: ND Seller: UltraPro LP (City of Commerce, CA) Business: Manufactures and markets storage products for sports and gaming collectibles Buyer: Marlin Equity Partners LLC (El Segundo, CA) Deal Value: ND Seller: World Industries Inc. (El Segundo, CA) Business: Manufactures skateboard hardgoods and apparel brands Buyer: i.e. distribution (Newport Beach. CA) Deal Value: ND Seller: Xi'an Golden Net Travel Serve Service Co. Ltd. (China) Business: Provides air and train tickets and other travel services Buyer: Universal Travel Group (Los Angeles, CA) Deal Value: $1.8 million Seller: Oil and Gas Prospect in Colorado County (Colorado County, TX) Business: A 641-acre oil and gas exploration and production property. Buyer: Matrixx Resource Holdings Inc. (Los Angeles, CA) Deal Value: ND ENERGY Seller: Oilinvest (Netherlands) BV/Tarnoil SA (Libya) Business: Owns oil refineries in Italy, Germany, and Switzerland Buyer: Colony Capital LLC (Los Angeles, CA) Deal Value: $5.4 million Seller: Kayne Capital Advisers (Los Angeles, CA) Business: Stylus Energy Inc. (Canada); petroleum and natural gas resources Buyer: Compton Petroleum Corp. (Canada) Deal Value: $91 million Seller: Talen's Marine & Fuel (Lake Arthur, LA) Business: Produces fuel Buyer: Allegro Biodiesel Corp. (Los Angeles, CA) Deal Value: $42 million FOOD Seller: Custom Food Products Inc. (Carson, CA) Business: Manufactures meat products Buyer: Contrarian Capital Management LLC (Greenwich, CT) Deal Value: ND Seller: Rice Garden Inc. (Alhambra, CA) Business: Operates Chinese food restaurants Buyer: Arbor Private Investment Co. LLC (Chicago, IL) Deal Value: ND Seller: Wild Oats Markets Wild Oats Markets is the operator of natural foods stores and farmers markets in North America. The stores offer dry grocery, meat, poultry, seafood, dairy, frozen, prepared foods, bakery, vitamins and supplements, health and body care, and household items. Inc. (Austin. TX) Business: Owns and operates a natural foods supermarkets Buyer: Smart & Final Inc. (Commerce. CA) Deal Value: ND HEALTH CARE Seller: Atta Healthcare System LLC (Los Angeles, CA) Business: Operates hospitals Buyer: Prospect Medical Holdings Inc. (Santa Ana, CA) Deal Value: ND Seller: Clinication Inc. (Research Triangle Park Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , NC) Business: Provides patient adherence solutions for health insurers Buyer: AssistMed Inc. (Los Angeles, CA) Deal Value: ND Seller: Drake Holding Corp. (Malibu, CA) Business: Develops pharmaceutical products Buyer: Canopus Corp. (Belize) Deal Value: ND Seller: Hospitalists of Pueblo LLC (Pueblo, CO) Business: Provides inpatient management programs for hospital clients Buyer: IPC--The Hospitalist hos·pi·tal·ist n. A physician, usually an internist, who specializes in the care of hospitalized patients. hospitalist Co. (North Hollywood, CA) Deal Value: ND Seller: LaTour International Healthcare (Nashville, TN) Business: Operates a hospital and two medical clinics Buyer: Colony Capital LLC (Los Angeles, CA) Deal Value: ND Seller: Medical Research Institute (San Francisco, CA) Business: Manufactures high-quality sports nutrition products Buyer: Natrol Inc. (Chatsworth, CA) Deal Value: $8 million Seller: Ness Ltd. (Israel) Business: Manufactures systems for rehabilitation of impairments resulting from central nervous system disorders Nervous system disorders A satisfactory classification of diseases of the nervous system should include not only the type of reaction (congenital malformation, infection, trauma, neoplasm, vascular diseases, and degenerative, metabolic, toxic, or deficiency Buyer: Bigness Inc. (Santa Clarita, CA) Deal Value: $75 million Seller: Ricon Corp. (Panorama City, CA) Business: Designs, manufactures and installs wheelchair lifts Buyer: Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. (Wilmerding, PA) Deal Value: $73.5 million Seller: Twin Med LLC (Santa Fe Springs, CA) Business: Distributes medical supplies to care facilities Buyer: TA Associates Inc. (Boston, MA) Deal Value: $103 million INDUSTRIAL Seller: Clayton Metals Inc. (Wood Dale, IL) Business: Distributes stainless, aluminum, copper and brass products Buyer: Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (Los Angeles, CA) Deal Value: ND Seller: Fortune Manufacturing Inc./Hermach Machine, Inc (Chino Chino (chē`nō), city (1990 pop. 59,682), San Bernardino co., S Calif.; founded 1887, inc. 1910. It is the business and processing center of a diversified farming (notably dairying) area. , CA) Business: Manufactures aerospace equipment Buyer: Sheffield Manufacturing Inc. (Sun Valley, CA) Deal Value: $16 million Seller: B. Riley & Co. (Los Angeles, CA) et. al. Business: Horizon Offshore Inc. (Houston, TX); marine construction services Buyer: Cal Dive International Inc. (Houston, IX) Deal Value: $650 million Seller: Monadnoch Co. (City of Industry, CA) Business: M&M Manufacturing Co. (Fort Worth, TX) Buyer: TGF TGF transforming growth factor. Management Corp. (Austin, TX) Deal Value: ND Seller: MRM MRM Marketing Resource Management MRM Mobile Resource Management MRM Metabolic Response Modifiers MRM Multiple Reaction Monitoring (mass spectrometry) MRM Mormonism Research Ministry MRM Mechanically Recovered Meat (France) Business: Produces textiles and manufactures cables, pipes and tubes Buyer: CB Richard Ellis CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. NYSE: CBG is a multinational real estate corporation currently based in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.. On December 20, 2006, the corporation, also known as CBRE, completed acquisition of Trammell Crow Co. in a transaction valued at $2. Investors LLC (Los Angeles, CA) Deal Value: ND Seller: Smith West Inc. (Santa Fe Springs, CA) Business: Manufactures parts for aircraft jet engines and machinery for the semiconductor industry Buyer: American Capital Strategies Ltd. (Bethesda, MD) Deal Value: ND MEDIA Seller: Cricinfo Ltd. (United Kingdom) Business: Operates a cricket media business Buyer: The Walt Disney Co. (Burbank, CA) Deal Value: ND Seller: Dick Clark Productions Inc (Los Angeles, CA) Business: Develops and produces television shows Buyer: Red Zone LLC (Ashburn. VA) Deal Value: $175 million Seller: ExpertVillage.com (Round Rock. TX) Business: Provides online internet videos Buyer: Demand Media Inc. (Los Angeles, CA) Deal Value: ND Seller: Journal Community Publishing Group--Louisiana Publishing Operations (Milwaukee, WI) Business: Publishes newspapers and other journals Buyer: Target Media Partners (Los Angeles, CA) Deal Value: ND Seller: Manhattan Beach Studios (Manhattan Beach, CA) Business: Operates as a television and motion picture production facility Buyer: Carlyle Group (Washington, DC) Deal Value: $150 million Seller: Modern Luxury LLC (Burbank, CA) Business: Publishes fashion magazines Buyer: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc./Clarity Partners (Beverly Hills, CA) Deal Value: ND Seller: OnSport (Raleigh, NC) Business: Develops media strategies for sports and entertainment venues Buyer: Wasserman Media Group LLC (Los Angeles, CA) Deal Value: ND Seller: Seidler Equity Partners, Los Angeles, CA) Business: Phone Directories Co. LP (Orem, UT) Buyer: HM Capital Partners LLC (Dallas, TX) Deal Value: ND Seller: Sanctuary Group plc (United Kingdom) Business: Develops music intellectual property rights Buyer: Universal Music Group Inc. (Santa Monica, CA) Deal Value: $87.7 million Seller: Sunset-Cower Studios (Hollywood, CA) Business: Produces studio television shows, feature films, commercials, and music videos Buyer: Hudson Capital LLC (Los Angeles, CA) Deal Value: $200 million Seller: The Pasadena POPS Orchestra (Pasadena, CA) Business: Provides musical entertainment Buyer: Pasadena Symphony (Pasadena, CA) Deal Value: ND Seller: Vicious Cycle Software Vicious Cycle Software is a video game development company based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. History Vicious Cycle was founded in 2000 by Eric Peterson, Dave Ellis, Marc Racine and Wayne Harvey after layoffs at the local MicroProse development studio Inc. (Chapel Hill, NC) Business: Develops interactive entertainment software for computer and handheld entertainment systems Buyer: D3publisher of America Inc. (Los Angeles, CA) Deal Value: ND Seller: Wild Woods Inc. (Los Angeles, CA) Business: Provides documentary, reality and scripted drama programming services Buyer: Voyant International Corp. (Los Angeles, CA) Deal Value: ND REAL ESTATE Seller: Metrocities Mortgage LLC (Sherman Oaks, CA) Business: A residential mortgage lender and broker company Buyer: Prospect Mortgage Company LLC (Northbrook, IL) Deal Value: ND Seller: Slough Estates USA inc. (United Kingdom) Business: invests in real estate Buyer: Health Care Property Investors Inc. (Long Beach, CA) Deal Value: $2.9 billion TECHNOLOGY Seller: Global Retail Partners (Los Angeles, CA) et. al. Business: Aventail Corp. (Seattle, WA) Buyer: SonicWALL Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) Deal Value: $25 million Seller: LiveOffice Corp. (Torrance, CA) Business: Provides software Buyer: Summit Partners, LP (Boston, MA) Deal Value: ND Seller: Primetech Solutions Inc. (Cerritos, CA) Business: Provides information technology services Buyer: Mindteck Ltd. (India) Deal Value: ND ND = Not disclosed Information provided by Goldsmith Agio AGIO, aggio. This term is used to denote the difference of price between the value of bank notes and nominal money, and the coin of the country. Encyc. Helms Goldsmith Agio Helms is a national investment banking firm specializing in providing merger and acquisition, private placement of debt and equity. valuation and fairness opinions and distressed advisory and restructuring services to all middle-market businesses. All data is provided by Goldsmith Agio Helms from sources deemed reliable. The firm can be contacted at (310) 551-4111. |
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