BTG ― Representative Sell-Side M&A Transactions
Members of the Business Transactions Group have assisted clients with the following sell-side M&A transactions.
| Client Name | Acquirer Name | Transaction Type | Transaction Value | Industry |
| AAC Consulting Group, Inc. | Kendle International Inc. | Stock Purchase (stock and cash) | Not Announced | Regulatory Consulting |
| ABP International, Inc., d/b/a Tech Briefs Media Group | SAE International | Stock Purchase | Not Announced | Design Engineering Publications |
| Agrifos Fertilizer | Rentech Nitrogen Partners | Interest Purchase | $158,000,000 | Fertilizer |
| Agrifos Partners LLC
(Gulf Coast Ammonia LLC) |
Starwood Energy Group Global LLC and Mabanaft GmbH & Co. KG | Interest Purchase | Not Announced | Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing |
| Alex Toys | Propel Equity Partners | Asset Purchase (Private Equity Investment) | Not Announced | Toys |
| AlphaSimplex Group | Natixis Global Asset Management | Interest Purchase | Not Announced | Investment Management |
| Altvest, Inc. | Investor Force Holdings | Merger | Not Announced | Hedge Fund Information |
| Amblyotech, Inc. | Novartis | Stock Purchase | Not Announced | Life Sciences/Medical Devices |
| American Tack & Hardware Co., Inc. | Heritage Partners | Stock Purchase (Private Equity Investment) | Not Announced | Consumer Hardware |
| Animal Emergency & Referral Associates and Animal Eye Center of New Jersey | Veterinary Specialists of North America | Asset Purchase | Not Announced | Veterinary Hospitals |
| Aries Maritime Transport Limited | Grandunion Inc. | Stock Purchase (minority control stake) | Not Announced | Shipping |
| A.R. Schmeidler & Co. management | Pine Street Asset Management | Stock Purchase | Not Announced | Investment Management |
| Asset Management Finance | Credit Suisse Group | Stock Purchase (stock consideration) | $384,000,000 | Specialty Finance |
| Atalanta Sosnoff Capital | Evercore Partners | Interest Purchase (49%) | $73,700,000 | Investment Management |
| athenahealth, Inc. CEO Bob Segert | Bain Capital | Merger (Private Equity Investment) | $17 billion | Medical Enterprise Software |
| Aurora North | Wilson Allen | M&A | Not Announced | Business Services |
| Avnet, Inc. (Channel Master Division) | Questor Partners Fund, L.P. | Asset Purchase (Private Equity Investment) | $100,000,000 | Satellite Equipment |
| Avnet, Inc. (Allied Electronics subsidiary) |
Electrocomponents plc | Stock Purchase | $380,000,000 | Electronics Distributor |
| Avnet, Inc. (Cable Technologies division) | Apex Capital Partners | Asset Purchase (Private Equity Investment) | Not Announced | Cable Assemblies |
| Berens Capital Management | Alternative Investment Group | Asset Purchase | Not Announced | Investment Management |
| Bowater Incorporated (Maine timberland and Pinkham Lumber Company) | J.D. Irving, Limited | Asset Purchase | $220,000,000 | Timber/Lumber |
| Bowater Incorporated (Maine timberland) | McDonald Investment Company, Inc. | Asset Purchase | $155,000,000 | Timber |
| Brigade Capital Management | Asset Management Finance | Interest Purchase (Minority Stake) |
Not Announced | Investment Management |
| CARCO Group, Inc. | CIP Capital | Stock Purchase (Private Equity Investment) | Not Announced | Human Capital SaaS Solutions |
| 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 Purchase (Private Equity Investment) | $12,500,000 | Consumer Electronics |
| Cincinnati Equitable Life Insurance Companies | Michigan Farm Bureau Financial Corporation | Stock Purchase | Not Announced | Insurance |
| Claren Road Asset Management | Petershill Fund (Goldman Sachs) | Interest Purchase (Minority Stake) |
Not Announced | Investment Management |
| 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, LLC | Cowen Group, Inc | Stock and Asset Purchase | Not Announced | Broker Dealer/ Investment Management |
| Consilium Strategic Communications | ICR | Stock Purchase | Not Announced | Communications |
| Constellation Advisers, LLC | TZP Group | Recapitalization (Private Equity Investment) | Not Announced | Business Services |
| Crown Partners equity holders | Publicis Group SA | Asset Purchase | Not Announced | e-Business |
| C.W. Downer & Co. | Alantra Partners, S.A. | Interest Purchase | Not Announced | Investment Banking |
| DrKW Finance | JPMorgan | Asset Purchase | Not Announced | Lease Finance |
| DryShips Inc. | SPII Holdings Inc. | Merger | $5.25 per share | Shipping |
| Dyson Capital Advisors | Pathstone | Asset Sale | Not Announced | Investment Management |
| Eaton Vance management team | CI Financial | Asset Purchase | Not Announced | Investment Management |
| Emerging Global Advisors | Columbia Threadneedle Investments | Merger | Not Announced | Investment Management |
| Emerging Sovereign Group LLC | The Carlyle Group | Interest Purchase | Not Announced | Investment Management |
| Eneti Inc. | Cadeler A/S | Business Combination | $597 million | Offshore Wind |
| E-pay Limited | Euronet Worldwide, Inc. | Stock Purchase | $76,200,000 | Electronic Transaction Processing |
| Euronav NV (six VLCC vessels) |
International Seaways, Inc. | Stock Purchase | $434.000.000 | Shipping |
| Expocentric plc (U.S. subsidiary) |
Management Group | Stock Purchase | Not Announced | Online Conferencing |
| Feingold O’Keeffe Capital | NewStar Financial | Interest Purchase | Not Announced | Investment Management |
| First Long Island Investors, LLC | Kudu Investment Management LLC | Interest Purchase (Minority Stake) | Not Announced | Investment Management |
| Franco Apparel Group, Inc. | Parthenon Investors, L.P. | Securities Purchase (Private Equity Investment) | Not Announced | Sports Licensed Apparel |
| FWM Holdings | Stanhope Capital Group | Merger | Not Announced | Wealth Management |
| GenTrust | Kudu Investment Management | Minority Stake | Not Announced | Investment Management |
| Great Vet Group | Compassion-First Pet Hospitals | Asset Purchase | Not Announced | Veterinary Hospitals |
| Harvest Volatility | Lincoln Peak | Interest Purchase (Minority Stake) | Not Announced | Investment Management |
| H.E.B. Inc. | The Hillman Company | Asset Purchase | Not Announced | Hydraulic Components |
| Heidmar Inc. (Lightering Business) | Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. | Stock Purchase | $45,000,000 | Ship Lightering |
| hybris AG | HuntsmanGay Global Capital | Stock Purchase (Private Equity Investment) | Not Announced | Multi-Channel Commerce Software |
| ILSC Education Group | Quad Partners | Recapitalization (Private Equity Investment) | Not Announced | Language Training |
| Independent Brewers United | North American Breweries | Stock Purchase | Not Announced | Craft Beer |
| India Abroad Publications, Inc. | Rediff.com India Limited | Stock Purchase | Not Announced | Newspaper Publishing |
| Intersect, Inc. | Crown Partners | Asset Purchase | Not Announced | Digital Marketing |
| JavaNet, Inc. | RCN Corporation | Merger (stock and cash) | $15,800,000 | Internet Service Provider |
| Judlau Contracting | Obrascon Huarte Lain S.A. | Stock Purchase | $72,500,000 | Heavy Construction |
| Kennedy Lewis Investment Management | Azimut Alternative Capital Partners | Minority Stake | Not Disclosed | Investment Management |
| Kennedy Lewis Investment Management | Petershill at Goldman Sachs | Minority Stake | Not Disclosed | Investment Management |
| Love Court Reporting | Veritext Legal Solutions | Asset Purchase | Not Announced | Court Reporting |
| Marblegate Asset Management | Investcorp | Minority Stake | Not disclosed | Investment Management |
| Media Hive | Accenture | Stock Purchase | Not Announced | E-commerce Solutions |
| Metropolitan Real Estate Equity Management, LLC | The Carlyle Group | Interest Purchase | Not Announced | Investment 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 (Minority Stake |
Not Announced | Investment Management |
| Norstan Apparel Shops, Inc. | Friend & Skoler Co. | Asset Purchase (Private Equity Investment) | Not Announced | Retail Stores |
| OceanFreight Inc. | DryShips Inc. | Merger (Cash and stock) | $239,000,000 | Shipping |
| Ocean Rig UDW Inc. | Transocean Ltd. | Merger (Cash and Stock) | $2,700,000,000 | Offshore Drilling |
| Paperloop LLC (CMM trade show) | Pennwell Corporation | Asset Purchase | Not Announced | Tradeshow |
| Paradigm Governance Partners | Hawksford | M&A | Not Announced | Specialist Governance and Fund Services |
| Parfums de Coeur, Ltd. | Yellow Wood Partners, LLP | Stock Purchase (Private Equity Investment) | Not Announced | Mass-Market Fragrances |
| Penfield Marine | Maersk Tankers | M&A | Not Announced | Shipping |
| Perella Weinberg Capital Management
(Energy Asset Management Business) |
Pickering Energy | Asset Transfer | Not Announced | Investment Management |
| Perkins Supply, Inc. | Ridge Capital Fund L.P. | Securities Purchase (Private Equity Investment) | Not Announced | Fire Protection Equipment |
| Pet Emergency & Specialty Center of Marin (PESCM) | Ethos Veterinary Health | Asset Purchase | Not Announced | Veterinary Hospitals |
| Poseidon Containers Holdings LLC | Global Ship Lease, Inc. | Merger (Stock) | $780,000,000 | Shipping |
| Pres: Air Trol Corp. | Investor Group | Asset Purchase (Private Equity Investment) | Not Announced | Air Operated Switches |
| Priority Air Express, Inc. | Berwind Financial Group affiliate | Asset Contribution (Private Equity Investment) | Not Announced | Overnight Delivery |
| R.A. Rapaport Publishing, Inc. | Madavor Media | Stock Purchase | Not Announced | Publishing |
| RoadOne IntermodaLogistics | Tritium Partners | Private Equity Investment | Not Announced | Trucking Logistics |
| Rubicon | Quad Partners | Stock Purchase (Private Equity Investment) | Not Announced | Educational Software |
| Salvador Imaging (Investor Group) |
FLIR Systems, Inc. | Stock Purchase | $13,000,000 | Imaging Technology |
| Sargeant Marine | Vitol Group | Interest Purchase | Not Announced | Shipping |
| Scan-Trans Holding A/S | Intermarine, LLC | Merger | Not Announced | Shipping |
| Scotts Cove Capital Management | Katonah Debt Advisors (Kohlberg Capital) | Asset Purchase | Not Announced | Investment 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 |
| S7 Technology Group | Thrive | 100% Equity Sale | Not disclosed | Technology |
| Spectel Limited | Avaya Inc. | Stock Purchase | $103,000,000 | Audio Conferencing Technology |
| Sun Edison (investor MissionPoint Capital) | MEMC Electronic Materials | Interest Purchase | $200,000,000 | Solar Power Systems |
| Third Door Media, Inc. | Semrush, Inc. | Equity Sale | Not Announced | Media/Marketing/Technology |
| Tiedemann Advisors and TIG Advisors | Cartesian Growth Corporation | M&A | $1.4 billion | Investment Management |
| TIG Advisors | Kudu Investment Management | Interest Purchase (Minority Stake) | Not Announced | Investment Management |
| Tocqueville Asset Management
(Gold Strategies Business) |
Sprott Inc. | Asset Purchase | up to $35,000,000 | Investment Management |
| TOPO Research LLC | Gartner, Inc. | Interest Purchase | Not Announced | Market Research |
| TOP Ships Inc. | AMCI Poseidon Fund | Asset Purchase | $173,000,000 | Shipping |
| TQA Investors | Context Capital Management | Asset Purchase | Not Announced | Investment Management |
| Tri Print, LLC | Brook & Whittle | M&A | Not Announced | Packaging and Printing |
| UBM plc (United Advertising Publications) | Trader Publishing Company | Stock Purchase | $520,000,000 | Advertising Publications |
| UBM plc (NOP World)* | GFK Aktiengesellschaft | Stock Purchase | ₤383,000,000 | Market Research |
| UBM plc (Consumer Media Business) | The Wicks Group | Asset Purchase | $47,000,000 | Consumer Publishing |
| UBM plc (TechCareers division) | Beyond.com, Inc. | Asset Purchase | Not Announced | Career Network |
| UBM plc (CMP-Cybermedia) | CyberMedia (India) Limited | Interest Purchase | Not Announced | Specialty Media |
| UBM plc (UBM Channel) | Management-led Investment Group | Asset Purchase | Not Announced | Sales and Marketing Solutions |
| UBM plc (Pyramid Research) | Progressive Digital Media Group plc | Asset Purchase | £3,300,000 | Business Information and Market Research |
| UBM plc (Light Reading) | Founder Stephen Saunders | Asset Purchase | Not Announced | Business Information, Market Research and Events |
| UBM plc (Electronics Media Portfolio) | Arrow Electronics Inc. affiliate | Stock and Asset Purchase | $23,500,000 | Business Media |
| Ultrapetrol (Bahamas) Limited | Southern Cross Latin America Private Equity | Stock Purchase | $220,000,000 | Shipping |
| Veterinary hospital based in Arizona | Private equity-backed network of veterinary practices | M&A | Not Disclosed | Veterinary |
| Virtus Partners | Aquiline Capital Partners | Interest Purchase | Not Announced | Administrative Services |
| Whitebox Advisors | Dyal | Interest Purchase (Minority Stake) | Not Announced | Investment Management |
| William D. Witter, Inc. | Victor Ugolyn | Stock Purchase (Minority Stake) |
Not Announced | Investment Management |
| Work-Loss Data Institute | Hearst | Interest Purchase | Not Announced | Healthcare Data/SaaS |
| Wyper Capital Management | Royce Associates | Asset Purchase | Not Announced | Investment Management |