Investment firm Apollo Funds to buy majority stake in ABC Technologies
Founded in 1974, Toronto-based ABC molds a wide range of automotive systems and components. April 14, 2021 Canadian Plastics
Investment firm Apollo Funds, managed by Apollo Global Management Inc. is acquiring a majority stake in Toronto-based automotive parts molder ABC Technologies Holdings Inc.
Apollo Funds will purchase 51 per cent of the outstanding common shares of ABC from ABC LP for CAD$10.00 per common share, according to an April 13 news release.
“ABC’s strong operational and financial performance, combined with its near-term opportunities as a platform for industry consolidation in the automotive technical plastics space, led to an unsolicited offer from the Apollo Funds to acquire a majority stake in the company and join in the journey outlined during ABC’s recent IPO process,” Todd Sheppelman, ABC’s president and CEO, said in the release.
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Private equity giant Apollo Global Management Inc. has agreed to acquire a 51-per-cent stake in ABC Technologies Holdings Inc. less than two months after its initial public offering.
Apollo will purchase $276.6-million of shares from ABC’s parent company Cerberus Capital Management LP, but made no offer to to buy shares from public shareholders, who will own approximately 20.9 per cent of outstanding shares when the deal closes. Shares of ABC have traded at low volumes. Nearly 80 per cent of the company’s outstanding shares are owned by insiders.
Apollo Global Takes Majority Stake in ABC Technologies Holdings
Funds managed by affiliates of
Apollo Global Management Inc. have acquired majority stake in
ABC Technologies Holdings Inc. from its majority shareholder,
ABC Group Canada LP, an affiliate of funds managed by
Cerberus Capital Management LP. Under the terms of the agreement, the Apollo funds will purchase 51% of the outstanding common shares (on a fully-diluted basis) of the company from ABC LP for CAD$10.00 (USD$8.00) per common share.
ABC Technologies president and CEO
Todd Sheppelman said, “ABC’s strong operational and financial performance, combined with its near-term opportunities as a platform for industry consolidation in the automotive technical plastics space, led to an unsolicited offer from the Apollo Funds to acquire a majority stake in the company and join in the journey outlined during ABC’s recent IPO process. We are excited to gain access to Apollo’s expertise and resources and look for
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