Black Diamond Capital Management Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Asset Manager Profile

Black Diamond Capital Management’s most common sectors for investment areconsumer products (34%) and consumer services (17%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (34%) and divestiture (34%). In total, Black Diamond Capital Management has invested in 6 US states.

The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (67%). Black Diamond Capital Management’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2006 when it sold Smarte Carte for $270M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity9
    • M&A Buy Activity6
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 6
  • M&A Advisors 2

Black Diamond Capital Management

One Sound Shore Drive, Suite 200,
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
United States
www.bdcm.com
info@bdcm.com

Black Diamond Capital Management is an alternative asset manager focused on credit, private equity, and other structured investments. The Firm's private equity group is a generalist investment group focused on opportunities throughout North America and Europe. Black Diamond Capital Management was formed in 1995 and is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Consumer Products, Manufacturing, Metals/Mining, Retail

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Growth Capital, Special Situations/Distressed, Secondary Buyout

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, United Kingdom, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 6 - - - - - 6
Sell (0.0/yr) # 3 - - - - - 3
vol $270M $270M
  9

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Valley Joist, Inc. 2018-01-03 - Divestiture
Fort Payne, Alabama · www.valleyjoist.com
FXI Foamex Innovations 2017-09-08 - Secondary Buyout
Radnor, Pennsylvania · www.fxi.com
ArcelorMittal - Long Carbon Steel Mills 2016-03-24 - Divestiture
, United States
Aeromet International Ltd. 2015-07-27 - Secondary Buyout
Worcester, United Kingdom · www.aeromet.co.uk
Color Star Growers of Colorado, Inc 2014-02-24 - Special Situations/Distressed
Fort Lupton, Colorado · www.colorstargrowers.com
FXI Foamex Innovations 2009-07-14 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Radnor, Pennsylvania · www.fxi.com
Hines Horticulture, Inc. 2009-01-11 - Special Situations/Distressed
Irvine, California
Smarte Carte, Inc. 2006-01-09 270M USD Add-on Acquisition
St. Paul, Minnesota · www.smartecarte.com
Smarte Carte, Inc. 2005-06-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
St. Paul, Minnesota · www.smartecarte.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Consumer Products 1 (25%) - 2 (33%) -
Consumer Services - - 1 (17%) -
Manufacturing 1 (25%) - 1 (17%) -
Metals/Mining 1 (25%) - 1 (17%) -
Retail 1 (25%) - 1 (17%) -
Total 4 - 6 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 4 (100%) - 6 (100%) -
  Colorado 1 (25%) - 1 (17%) -
  California 1 (25%) - 1 (17%) -
  Alabama 1 (25%) - 1 (17%) -
  Pennsylvania - - 1 (17%) -
  Minnesota - - 1 (17%) -
Total 4 - 6 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) - - 2 (33%) -
Divestiture 2 (50%) - 2 (33%) -
Special Situations/Distressed 2 (50%) - 2 (33%) -
Total 4 - 6 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 2 (67%) -
Trade Sale 1 (33%) 270M (100%)
Total 3 $270M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Duff & Phelps Corp.
 1
Legal Deals
Jones Walker
 1

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $270M
TOTAL $270M
Largest Smarte Carte, Inc.
$270M (2006-01-09)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
33%
2 (33%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
67%
2 (67%)
Strategic(s)
33%
1 (33%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Asset Manager

Size

Mega

PE Assets

8.0B USD

Established

1995

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Stephen Deckoff

Co-Founder & Managing Principal

Mounir Nahas

Principal & COO

Leslie Meier

Principal

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