Bain Capital and Shamrock Capital: Private Equity Transaction with Publishing Group of America
Bain Capital Ventures and Shamrock Capital Growth Fund completed the purchase of Publishing Group of America (PGA), the Franklin, Tennessee based publisher of American Profile, Relish and Texas Profile magazines. H3GM attorneys served as local counsel to Bain Capital and Shamrock Capital, advising the investment companies in connection with Tennessee corporate law and related financing issues.
About Bain Capital
Bain Capital Ventures, the venture capital arm of Bain Capital,
leverages the firm’s institutional advantages and consulting-approach to
build industry-leading businesses. Focusing on industries such as
software, wireless, healthcare, business services, and consumer,
Boston-based Bain Capital Ventures benefits from the broader resources
of Bain Capital, which includes over 200 investment-professionals, a
network of over 225 portfolio companies, over $50 billion of assets
under management, and the knowledge from over 20 years of successful
venture investing. For more information, visit
www.baincapitalventures.com.
About Shamrock Capital Growth Fund
Shamrock was founded in 1978 as the Roy E. Disney family investment
company and has since evolved into an institutional money manager with a
diverse group of endowments, pension funds and wealthy individuals
managing over $2.0 billion in five different funds. Shamrock Capital
Growth Fund II, the investing entity for PGA, makes growth equity and
leveraged buyout investments in the media, entertainment and
communications industries.
About Publishing Group of America
Publishing Group of America publishes American Profile, Relish and Texas Profile magazines. American Profile
debuted in April 2000 as the second largest publishing launch in US
history; it is distributed through more than 1,400 newspapers with a
combined circulation of over 8 million. The company publishes a series
of cookbooks, a custom publishing business, and operates Hometown
Content, a syndicated news service for print and web, and Hometown
Promotions, an integrated marketing service. The company has offices in
New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit and Franklin, TN.
