Baby Boomers and Their Businesses – Implications for Mergers & Acquisitions in 2013 and Beyond.

Baby Boomers and Their Businesses – Implications for Mergers & Acquisitions in 2013 and Beyond.

The U.S. economy is at a critical intersection. Privately-held businesses have long been the driving force of the economy, and are now in a period of transition that has been building up for the last 50 years. Baby boomers own an unprecedented number of businesses and hold an unprecedented proportion of U.S. private wealth. Having propelled the booming U.S. economy since the early 1990s, baby boomers have now reached their peak in the consumer spending cycle.

What impact will this have on the economy, business risk and business transition?

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By Matthew Bristow, Managing Director of ClearRidge Capital, an Investment Banking firm in Tulsa, Oklahoma. www.ClearRidgeCapital.com

Private Equity – Raising the Money behind the Funds

Private Equity – Raising the Money behind the Funds

According to Preqin, an independent data provider for the alternative assets industry, fundraising efforts for new capital among private equity groups has remained intense in the last couple of quarters. Q3 may have had fewer successful fundraising closes than Q2, but still well ahead of Q3 2011.

1,918 private equity funds are currently in market (i.e. have funds open for fundraising), targeting a collective ... Click through for full article:
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By Matthew Bristow, Managing Director of ClearRidge Capital, an Investment Banking firm in Tulsa, Oklahoma. www.ClearRidgeCapital.com

Q3 2012 Manufacturing Performance and Acquisition Activity

[mergers acquisitions] Q3 2012 Manufacturing Performance and Acquisition Activity. New blog at The Journal Record.

Despite the recent slowdown in U.S. manufacturing, acquisition deal activity accelerated in the third quarter of 2012, in terms of both the number and value of acquisitions announced. When compared with the third quarter of 2011, ... [click through to read full article]
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By Matthew Bristow, Managing Director of ClearRidge Capital, an Investment Banking firm in Tulsa, Oklahoma. www.ClearRidgeCapital.com

TULSA, OKLAHOMA - October 29, 2012. ClearRidge Capital, an Oklahoma Investment Banking firm, announces Pipeline Supply & Service’s acquisition of substantially all the assets of Allied Industrial, Inc. Allied Industrial Supply was advised by ClearRidge Capital.

Founded in Oklahoma in 1978, Allied Industrial Supply is an Oklahoma distributor of commercial and industrial tools, supplies and equipment. The Company serves large corporate customers that provide services to downstream oil and gas companies, providing a superior service and more efficient purchasing process for major construction, turnaround or rehabilitation projects.

Allied Industrial carries high-quality, brand-name “Made in U.S.A.” products. They have direct relationships and carry deep inventory of almost every manufacturer that they represent, allowing Allied to offer products at competitive, factory-direct prices.

Terms of the transaction are not disclosed.

About Allied Industrial, Inc.
For further information, visit www.alliedindustrial.net 

About Pipeline Supply & Service, LLC
Pipeline Supply & Service (“PSS”) was established in 1987. Headquartered in Houston, Texas with additional locations in George West, Texas and Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania. PSS provides industrial and safety supplies, maintenance and repair services and rental equipment to the pipeline and plant contractor as well as the oil and gas transmission industry. They stock over 4,000 different items and represent over 300 manufacturers. For further information, visit www.pipelinesupply.com

About ClearRidge Capital
ClearRidge provides Corporate Finance, Merger & Acquisition and Restructuring services for midsized companies. ClearRidge has completed M&A transactions, provided restructuring advice and secured new and replacement capital for midsized companies across the US and Canada. Advisory services are provided with a focus to maximize value for shareholders and ensure that the process is confidential, timely and professional. ClearRidge has worked with many of the leading private equity groups, banks, law firms, audit and accounting firms across the US. For further information, visit www.clearridgecapital.com

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