Madison Industries Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Madison Industries’ most common sectors for investment aremanufacturing (29%) and machinery (24%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (46%) and divestiture (39%). In total, Madison Industries has invested in 19 US states and 5 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2001 when it acquired eOn Communications for $485M.

In the last 3 years, Madison Industries has exited 1 company. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (50%). Madison Industries’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2012 when it sold The KraussMaffei Group for $731M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity60
    • M&A Buy Activity42
    • M&A Sell Activity18
  • Total Sectors Invested 16
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 30
  • M&A Advisors 3

Madison Industries

444 West Lake, Suite 4400,
Chicago, Illinois 60661
United States
(312) 277-0156
www.madison.net

Madison Industries is a privately held investment holding firm that targets growth investments in and acquisitions of industrial manufacturing companies. Madison prefers businesses with a defensible market niche, established technology, and significant cash-flow growth potential. Madison will also consider turnaround situations. Target opportunities generally have sales between $50 million and $2 billion. Madison Industries is based in Chicago, Illinois.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Automotive, Education, Electrical Equipment, Energy Services and Equipment, Engineering, Machinery, Manufacturing, Medical Products, Plastics

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

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, Canada, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Asia/Pacific, Australia/New Zealand, Central Asia/India, Latin/South America, Middle East

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 50 2,000
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 40 2 - - - - 42
vol $641M $641M
Sell (0.2/yr) # 17 - - 1 - - 18
vol $751M $751M
  60

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Tricon Wear Solutions LLC 2023-07-24 - Add-on Acquisition
Irondale, Alabama · www.triconwearsolutions.com
UV Resources LLC 2021-05-12 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Santa Clarita, California · www.uvresources.com
Nortek Air 2021-04-19 - Divestiture
O’Fallon, Missouri · www.nortekair.com
Heatex AB 2020-12-18 - Secondary Buyout
Malmö, Sweden · www.heatex.com
Steril-Aire, Inc. 2020-12-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Burbank, California · www.steril-aire.com
Airxchange, Inc. 2020-10-27 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Rockland, Massachusetts · www.airxchange.com
Novelaire Technologies LLC 2020-10-06 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana · www.novelaire.com
Broan-Nutone LLC 2020-04-20 - Divestiture
Hartford, Wisconsin · www.broan-nutone.com
Holmatro 2020-01-03 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Raamsdonksveer, Netherlands · www.holmatro.com
Specified Air Solutions Holdings LLC 2018-10-02 - Secondary Buyout
Buffalo, New York · www.robertsgordon.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Filtration Group Crop. 2010-12-15 Molecular Products Group Ltd. 2021-06-07 17
Oak Brook, Illinois · www.filtrationgroup.com Harlow, United Kingdom · www.molecularproducts.com
Filtration Group Crop. 2010-12-15 Flow Dry Technology, Inc. 2020-03-05 16
Oak Brook, Illinois · www.filtrationgroup.com Brookville, Ohio · www.flowdry.com
Filtration Group Crop. 2010-12-15 Buffalo Filter LLC 2018-12-13 1
Oak Brook, Illinois · www.filtrationgroup.com Lancaster, New York · www.buffalofilter.com
Filtration Group Crop. 2010-12-15 Facet Filtration 2018-05-03 15
Oak Brook, Illinois · www.filtrationgroup.com Tulsa, Oklahoma · www.facetfiltration.com
Filtration Group Crop. 2010-12-15 Multisorb Technologies, Inc. 2018-04-06 14
Oak Brook, Illinois · www.filtrationgroup.com Buffalo, New York · www.multisorb.com
Filtration Group Crop. 2010-12-15 Essentra - Porous Technologies Business 2016-08-25 13
Oak Brook, Illinois · www.filtrationgroup.com Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Filtration Group Crop. 2010-12-15 Amafilter Group BV 2016-08-08 12
Oak Brook, Illinois · www.filtrationgroup.com Lochem, Netherlands · www.amafiltration.com
Filtration Group Crop. 2010-12-15 MAHLE GmbH - Industrial Filters Business 2016-08-07 11
Oak Brook, Illinois · www.filtrationgroup.com , Germany
Filtration Group Crop. 2010-12-15 Porex Corp. 2013-10-22 10
Oak Brook, Illinois · www.filtrationgroup.com Fairburn, Georgia · www.porex.com
Filtration Group Crop. 2010-12-15 Clear Edge Filtration, Inc. 2013-05-03 9
Oak Brook, Illinois · www.filtrationgroup.com Walbeck, Germany · www.clear-edge.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Manufacturing 10 (42%) - 12 (29%) 28M (4%)
Machinery 3 (13%) - 10 (24%) 128M (20%)
Marketing - - 3 (7%) -
Plastics 1 (4%) - 3 (7%) -
Electrical Equipment 1 (4%) - 2 (5%) -
Energy Services and Equipment 2 (8%) - 2 (5%) -
Technology Hardware - - 1 (2%) 485M (76%)
Automotive 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Consumer Products 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Marine 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Metals/Mining 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Oil/Gas Exploration 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Safety/Security 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Software - - 1 (2%) -
Staffing - - 1 (2%) -
Utilities 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Total 24 - 42 $641M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 20 (83%) - 36 (86%) 613M (96%)
  Michigan 1 (4%) - 5 (12%) 62M (10%)
  Illinois 3 (13%) - 3 (7%) -
  California 2 (8%) - 3 (7%) -
  Texas 2 (8%) - 3 (7%) -
  Indiana 2 (8%) - 3 (7%) -
  Massachusetts 1 (4%) - 3 (7%) -
  Pennsylvania 2 (8%) - 2 (5%) -
  Missouri 1 (4%) - 2 (5%) 485M (76%)
  New York 1 (4%) - 2 (5%) 66M (10%)
  Wisconsin 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Oklahoma 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Ohio 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Maryland 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Louisiana 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Florida - - 1 (2%) -
  Colorado - - 1 (2%) -
  Alabama - - 1 (2%) -
  Nevada - - 1 (2%) -
  Minnesota - - 1 (2%) -
Italy 1 (4%) - 2 (5%) 28M (4%)
Germany 1 (4%) - 2 (5%) -
Netherlands 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Sweden 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 20 (83%) - 36 (86%) 613M (96%)
Cross-border 4 (17%) - 6 (14%) 28M (4%)
Total 24 - 42 $641M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 12 (50%) - 19 (45%) 547M (85%)
Divestiture 8 (33%) - 16 (38%) 94M (15%)
Secondary Buyout 3 (13%) - 5 (12%) -
Growth Capital 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
PIPE - - 1 (2%) -
Total 24 - 42 $641M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 10 (56%) 731M (97%)
Trade Sale 7 (39%) 20M (3%)
Merger 1 (6%) -
Total 18 $751M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Lincoln International
 1
Legal Deals
Hengeler Mueller
 1
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $485M
< $100M 3 $156M
TOTAL $641M
Largest eOn Communications Corp.
$485M (2001-05-01)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $731M
< $100M 1 $20M
TOTAL $751M
Largest The KraussMaffei Group GmbH
$731M (2012-09-16)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
12%
5 (12%)
Strategic(s)
36%
15 (36%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
50%
9 (50%)
Strategic(s)
44%
8 (44%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

Established

1994

Specialist/Generalist

Specialist

Leadership

Larry Gies

Founder & CEO

Karin Overstreet

Group President, DEHU/DOAS, Madison IAQ

Hang Gek Low

President, Asia

David Janicek

Senior Managing Director

Frank Ptak

Senior Managing Director

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