Genstar Capital LP acquires Woods Equipment Company

On June 18, 2004, Genstar Capital LP acquired Woods Equipment Company, a machinery & tools company in Illinois, United States, from CHS Capital and Madison Dearborn Partners LLC.

Deal at a glance

AnnouncedJune 18, 2004 TypeBuyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) TargetWoods Equipment Company Buyer Genstar Capital LP Sellers CHS Capital
Madison Dearborn Partners LLC SectorMachinery & Tools LocationIllinois, United States ValueNot disclosed

Target company

Woods Equipment Company

Illinois, United States

Machinery & Toolssector

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Genstar Capital LP

Private equity firm · 95 deals on record

1st transaction in machinery & tools
10th transaction in United States

95deals, all time

1in this sector

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Sellers (2)

CHS Capital

Private equity firm · 86 deals on record

Madison Dearborn Partners LLC

Private equity firm · 109 deals on record

86investments

5in this sector

49exits

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Questions about this deal

Who acquired Woods Equipment Company?Genstar Capital LP acquired Woods Equipment Company on June 18, 2004.

Who sold Woods Equipment Company?CHS Capital and Madison Dearborn Partners LLC were the sellers.

What type of deal was it?It was a buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) in the machinery & tools sector in 2004.

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