Waste Management, Inc.
BG Strategic Advisors Announces that Waste Management, Inc. Has Acquired BGSA Clients Access Computer Products, Inc. and Mordell, L.L.C.
West Palm Beach, FL – August 2, 2011 – BG Strategic Advisors is pleased to announce that Waste Management, Inc., the leading provider of comprehensive waste management services in North America, has acquired Access Computer Products, Inc. and Mordell, L.L.C., two leading providers of reverse logistics and remarketing services for cell phones, ink and toner cartridges, and computers. BG Strategic Advisors acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Access Computer Products and Mordell in this transaction.
Access Computer Products and Mordell, with 110 employees, are headquartered in Loveland, Colorado.
About Access Computer Products and Mordell
Access Computer Products and Mordell, based in Loveland, Colorado, are two leading providers of reverse logistics and resale services for cell phones, ink and toner cartridges, and computers. For more information about the companies visit www.accessftc.com and www.mordell.net.
About Waste Management
Waste Management, Inc., based in Houston, Texas, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste management services in North America. Through its subsidiaries, the company provides collection, transfer, recycling and resource recovery, and disposal services. It is also the largest residential recycler and a leading developer, operator and owner of waste-to-energy and landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States. The company’s customers include residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers throughout North America. To learn more information about Waste Management visit www.wm.com or www.thinkgreen.com.
Chick Companies Merges with Nefab AB
BG Strategic Advisors Announces that BGSA Client Chick Companies Merges with Nefab AB
Palm Beach, FL – September 17, 2010 –BG Strategic Advisors is pleased to announce that BGSA client Chick Companies, a leading provider of wood-based industrial packaging solutions, has agreed to merge with Nefab AB, a global leader of expendable and reusable packaging products.
Chick Companies is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and operates sites in California, Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas, Georgia, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Illinois with an additional facility in the European Port of Hamburg, Germany.
About Chick Companies
Chick Companies traces its origin to 1870, when it was founded as John F. Chick and Son, a lumber mill on the banks of Silver Lake in central New Hampshire. After World War II, this family-owned lumber business expanded into a retail lumber yard. In 1975, the family re-focused the business onto the production of industrial packaging and heavy skids. Today, Chick serves multi-national customers around the US and the world in its sites around the country and in Germany. For more information, please refer to www.chickpackaging.com.
About Nefab AB
Nefab AB, together with its subsidiaries, designs and manufactures industrial transport and custom packaging solutions for industrial groups in Sweden and internationally. The company serves primarily telecommunications and automotive industries, as well as renewable energy industries and companies manufacturing transport-sensitive/theft-prone products. Nefab AB was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Jonkoping, Sweden. It has operations in Europe, North and South America, and Asia. For more information, please refer to www.nefab.com.
About BG Strategic Advisors
BGSA is the leading M&A advisory firm focused on the logistics and supply chain industry. The firm specializes in providing CEOs in the logistics and supply chain industry with the tools to maximize their company’s value. BGSA has completed several well-known supply chain deals, including the sales of Converge to Arrow Electronics Inc., Dixie Warehouse Services and Wilpak Inc. to Jacobson Companies, the PWC Logistics acquisitions of Trans-Link and Transoceanic, the Churchill sale to BirdDog, the Raytrans sale to Echo Global, the Unicity sale to PBB, the Air-Road sale to Reliant Equity, and many others. For more information, or to explore a sale, merger, acquisition, capital raise, or other strategic initiative for your company, please contact Managing Director Benjamin Gordon at (561) 932-1601 or email Benjamin@bgsa.com.
Arrow Electronics Inc.
BG Strategic Advisors Announces Arrow Electronics Inc. to acquire PCG Parent Corp. (d/b/a Converge)
Palm Beach, FL – April 6, 2010 – BG Strategic Advisors is pleased to announce that Arrow Electronics Inc., a global distributor of electronic components and enterprise computing products, services and solutions, has agreed to acquire PCG Parent Corp. (d/b/a Converge), a leading provider of reverse logistics services for electronics manufacturers and electronic component suppliers. BG Strategic Advisors acted as the exclusive financial advisor to PCG Parent Corp. in this transaction.
PCG Parent Corp., with 350 employees, is headquartered in Peabody, Massachusetts, with offices in Columbus, Ohio, Singapore and the Netherlands and support centers throughout Europe, the United States and Asia.
The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close in May, 2010.
About PCG Parent Corp. (d/b/a Converge)
Converge provides a leading set of reverse logistics solutions and end-of-life asset disposal solutions to a broad set of electronic manufacturers and electronic component suppliers. The company distinguishes itself by providing sophisticated solutions globally with a high degree of visibility and secure chain of custody. For more information, visit www.converge.com.
About Arrow Electronics Inc.
Arrow Electronics is a global provider of products, services and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions. Headquartered in Melville, NY, Arrow serves as a supply channel partner for over 900 suppliers and 125,000 original equipment manufacturers, contract manufacturers and commercial customers through a global network of more than 310 locations in 51 countries and territories.
About BG Strategic Advisors
BG Strategic Advisors (“BGSA”) acted as the exclusive financial advisor to PCG Parent Corp. on this transaction. BGSA is the leading M&A advisory firm focused on the logistics and supply chain industry. The firm specializes in providing CEOs in the logistics and supply chain industry with the tools to maximize their company’s value. BGSA has completed several well-known supply chain deals, including the sales of Dixie Warehouse Services and Wilpak Inc. to Jacobson Companies, the PWC Logistics acquisition of GeoLogistics, the Churchill sale to BirdDog, the Raytrans sale to Echo Global, the Unicity sale to PBB, the Air-Road sale to Reliant Equity, and many others. For more information, or to explore a sale, merger, acquisition, capital raise, or other strategic initiative for your company, please contact Managing Director Benjamin Gordon (561) 932-1601, email ben@bgsa.com, or visit www.bgsa.com.
BGSA provides investment banking services through BG Strategic Advisors LLC, a registered broker-dealer and member of FINRA and the SIPC.
