Target Size
- Transaction value up to $25 million
- Sales volume between $3 million and $50 million
- Add-on acquisition to an existing business of any size
Business Characteristics
- Manufacturing-based
- Distribution of consumable goods
- Mature, proven products with a strong market position
- Operations in North America, preferable within a 5 hour drive of Birmingham
- Turnarounds are desirable
- Low or modest product liability exposure
- No low cost/high volume foreign competition
- Diverse customer base/low customer concentration
- Birmingham based early stage high tech investments
Industries of Particular Interest
- Label & decal manufacturing
- Dump trailers
- Electric motors
- “Smoke-stack” manufacturing companies
- Metal fabrication
Deal Structure
- 100% ownership, majority control, or significant minority positions
- All cash transaction