Arizona Deal Intelligence - January 2019
This report is prepared as a courtesy to the Arizona business community by Columbia West Capital based on our research and information collected by our firm. Despite our dedicated efforts, occasionally a deal might be missed or appropriate credit not given to legal or financial advisors. Please feel free to contact us if you have information on a transaction that you want to ensure is included and credit attributed to appropriate advisors. Also, feel free to forward to others who may have interest; they can be added to the regular distribution by contacting our office. Our contact information is below.
M&A – Strategic
1/1/2019 Emery Sapp and Sons, Inc. acquired Achen-Gardner Construction, LLC. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Achen-Gardner operates as a heavy civil general contractor and is based in Chandler.
1/2/2019 Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE:VMI) acquired Larson Camouflage, LLC. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Larson engages in the design and fabrication of cell tower site concealments, camouflaged cell towers and stealth cell towers for the wireless telecommunication market and is based in Tucson.
1/2/2019 Pueblo Mechanical and Controls, Inc. acquired Commercial Air, Inc. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Commercial Air designs, installs and maintains air conditioning, refrigeration and heating systems and is based in Phoenix. Pueblo Mechanical provides HVAC and installation services for school districts, governmental agencies, municipalities, and private firms and is based in Tucson.
1/8/2019 SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. (NYSE:SITE) acquired Cutting Edge Curbing Sand & Rock. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Cutting Edge supplies custom landscape, parking lot curbing, borders and landscape material and is based in Glendale.
1/8/2019 Fender Musical Instruments Corporation acquired Bigsby brand and its assets from Fred W. Gretsch Enterprises Ltd. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Fender manufactures, distributes, and markets musical instruments and related products and is based in Scottsdale.
1/10/2019 NameSilo, LLC acquired NamePal LLC from Market Plaza International LLC. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. NameSilo provides domain name registration and management services and is based in Phoenix.
1/15/2019 Westfall Technik, Inc. acquired Mold Craft, Inc. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Westfall Technik manufactures solutions for the production of plastic parts in the medical, packaging, and consumer goods segments and is based in Chandler.
1/15/2019 AM Technical Solutions, Inc. acquired Abbie Gregg, Inc. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Abbie Gregg provides engineering and consulting services for high tech industries and laboratories and is based in Tempe.
1/16/2019 Integrate, Inc. acquired SR Solutions, Inc. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Integrate provides software and solutions to scale demand marketing results and is based in Phoenix.
1/16/2019 GlobalTranz Enterprises, Inc. acquired Our Freight Guy. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. GlobalTranz develops a suite of transportation services and logistics solutions and is based in Scottsdale.
1/17/2019 Medicus Solutions, Inc. acquired Information Strategy Design, Inc. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Information Strategy Design delivers technology solutions to small and mid-sized businesses in the Southwestern United States and is based in Mesa.
1/23/2019 Kyriba Corp. agreed to acquire FiREapps, Inc. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. FiREapps develops foreign exchange (FX) exposure management software solutions and is based in Scottsdale.
1/24/2019 HomeSmart International, LLC acquired Arizona Preferred Realty, LLC. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Arizona Preferred provides real estate brokerage services and is based in Gilbert. HomeSmart operates as a real estate brokerage company in the United States and is based in Scottsdale.
1/28/2019 Entegris, Inc. (NasdaqGS:ENTG) agreed to acquire Versum Materials, Inc. (NYSE:VSM) for $4.9 billion. Versum develops, manufactures, transports, and handles specialty materials for the semiconductor and display industries in the United States, Taiwan, South Korea, China, Europe, and the rest of Asia and is based in Tempe. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP are serving as legal advisors to Versum.
1/29/2019 Mercury Systems, Inc. (NasdaqGS:MRCY) acquired GECO Avionics, LLC for $36.5 million. GECO designs and manufactures hardware and software solutions requiring safety critical avionics design, secure processing, and small form factor computing and is based in Mesa.
1/29/2019 Propertybase GmbH acquired BoldLeads.com, Inc. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. BoldLeads owns and operates an online platform that connects real estate buyers and sellers and is based in Chandler.
M&A – Financial
1/2/2019 Vector Capital agreed to acquire Aspect Software, Inc. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Aspect Software provides integrated customer engagement, workforce optimization, and self-service omni-channel solutions and is based in Phoenix. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP served as legal advisor to Aspect Software.
Private Placements
1/9/2019 Higher Ed Growth, LLC acquired an unknown minority interest in CalmCircle, LLC. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. CalmCircle operates an online platform for stress management program and is based in Tempe. Higher Ed Growth provides higher education marketing solutions to profit and non-profit schools and is based in Tempe.
1/28/2019 SimpleSaveRx Inc. announced that it has received $5.0 million in a round of funding from one investor. SimpleSave develops an application that allows members to shop for the lowest priced prescriptions in their area and is based in Chandler.