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Berwind Corporation
Business Summary
Berwind Corporation is a privately-held family-owned holding company offering services in investment management. Having started in 1886 as a coal producer under the name Berwind-White Coal Mining Company, Berwind redeployed its coal assets and now invests in other industries. Berwind is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Overview & Corporate Organization
Basic Information
| Year Founded: | 1886 |
| Fiscal Year End: | 12/31 |
| 1YR Revenue Growth Rate: | View % |
| 3YR Revenue Growth Rate (CAGR): | View % |
| 1YR Employee Growth Rate: | View % |
| 3YR Employee Growth Rate (CAGR): | View % |
| City: | Philadelphia |
| State/Province: | Pennsylvania |
| Country: | United States |
| Phone: | View |
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| Website: | www.berwind.com |
Corporate Organization
| Subsidiaries: | Colorcon Elmer's Products, Inc. CRC Industries, Inc ECCO GROUP Specialty Coating Systems Berwind Natural Resources Corporation |
| Brands: | Colorcon Melrose Elmer's Products, Inc. CRC Industries, Inc ECCO GROUP WELLpet |
Industry Information
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| Financial > Investment Management > Other Investment Management |
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Competitors & Comparables
Charts, Financials, and Statistics (Table Format)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
| Date | Status | Target | Buyer | Deal Type | Price | |
| Details | May. 2000 | Completed | SLC Technologies, Inc.1 | Interlogix, Inc. | Acquisition | $293,300,000 |
| Details | Mar. 2001 | Completed | Barbizon Hotel | Berwind Corporation | Divestiture | $100,000,000 |
| Details | Sep. 2002 | Completed | Financial Services & Industrial Invest Bank Division / Berwind Corporation | Boenning & Scattergood | Divestiture | Unspecified |
| Details | Nov. 2002 | Completed | Hunt Corporation2 | Berwind Corporation | Leveraged Buyout (LBO) | $112,273,000 |
| Details | Oct. 2003 | Completed | Elmer's Products, Inc | Berwind Corporation | Divestiture Leveraged Buyout (LBO) | Unspecified |
| Details | Oct. 2004 | Completed | National Pen Corp3 | Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. | Divestiture | $73,853,000 |
| Details | Oct. 2004 | Completed | National Pen Company | Berwind Corporation | Acquisition | Unspecified |
| Details | Dec. 2006 | Completed | View | View | Acquisition | View |
| Details | Dec. 2006 | Completed | View | View | Acquisition | View |
| Details | Dec. 2006 | Completed | View | View | Acquisition | View |
| Details | Sep. 2007 | Completed | View | View | Acquisition Leveraged Buyout (LBO) | View |
| Details | Oct. 2007 | Completed | View | View | Acquisition | View |
| Details | Feb. 2008 | Completed | View | View | Acquisition Leveraged Buyout (LBO) | View |
| Details | Feb. 2008 | Completed | View | View | Divestiture Leveraged Buyout (LBO) | View |
| Details | Jun. 2008 | Completed | View | View | Divestiture Leveraged Buyout (LBO) | View |
| Details | Aug. 2008 | Completed | View4 | View | Acquisition Leveraged Buyout (LBO) | View |
| Details | Jul. 2009 | Completed | View | View | Divestiture | View |
| Details | Jul. 2010 | Completed | View | View | Acquisition | View |
| Details | Jun. 2011 | Completed | View | View | Divestiture Leveraged Buyout (LBO) | View |
| Details | Sep. 2011 | Completed | View | View | Acquisition | View |
| Details | Apr. 2012 | Completed | View | View | Divestiture Leveraged Buyout (LBO) | View |
| Details | Nov. 2012 | Completed | View | View | Secondary Sale Acquisition | View |
| 1 | The transaction was financed using $155.8 million cash for stock, $18.7 million cash for options, $103.3 million in ITI common stock, $7.9 million value of ITI options, and $7.6 million acquisition costs. - Details → |
| 2 | Berwind Group acquired 93% of Hunt Corp for about $105 million in cash. Berwind Group acquired the remaining 7% from the shareholders that did not tender their shares for the same terms of $12.50 per share in cash. - Details → |
| 3 | Caliper Technologies Corp acquired Zymark Corp from Berwind Group for $73.9 million in cash and stock, plus a contingent payment of up to 1.575 million shares of Caliper based on performance. - Details → |
| 4 | Catterton Partners had a reported...Read More → |
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Detailed Business Description: Berwind Corporation
Business Overview
The Berwind Corporation specializes in acquisitions, buy and build transactions, and providing capital to middle market and mature companies. The company invests in the fields of healthcare products, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, specialty chemicals, natural resources, safety products, animal health products, educational products, specialty coating products, and office and craft products. Berwind Corp generally invests in firms with an enterprise value between 75 and 700 million dollars which are based in the U.S, Europe, Latin America, Australia, or Asia.
Investments Model
Berwind Corp?s portfolio of companies is very diversified. The investments firm only invests in companies that consistently deliver high gross margins and are leaders in their particular field and are not subject to fluctuations of fads. Portfolio turnover is extremely low and divestitures only happen due to changes in industry fundamentals or shifts in the company?s optimal growth to cash… Continue Reading →
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