| Smart Growth: The Childs Company Newsletter |
4th Quarter, 2007 |
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Welcome to the 4th quarter edition of the Smart Growth Report from Childs Company. Please contact us if we can be of any assistance to you.
Jim Childs
Partner, Investment Banking
jchilds@childscompany.com
Matt Childs
Partner, Wealth Management
mchilds@childscompany.com
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Childs Company
Childs Company provides investment banking and wealth management services to help owners create and realize maximum value for their companies and for themselves.
While we serve clients across all industries, we have a unique focus in the staffing, IT services, and business process outsourcing industries having executed over $2 billion in transactions in those arenas.
Our wealth management services assist high net worth individuals in preserving and growing their personal financial assets.
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Childs Company
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 Childs Company partners with Morgan Stanley to provide the very best financial planning, estate planning and investment management in the Atlanta market.
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Childs Company Advises on Two Transactions in Q3
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August 2007 |
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| Mac & Massey LLC, a leading distributor of food ingredients, was sold to High Street Capital in Q3. Childs Company advised the sellers on the transaction. Our client determined that a private equity “recap” transaction yielded the best answer for himself, for the next-generation management and for the company. |
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| B2B Workforce, Inc. a leading provider of Enterprise Application staff augmentation, has been acquired by Vedior NV, one of the world’s leading staffing firms based in the Netherlands. Childs Company advised the founders of B2B over the last two years, including negotiating the buyout of a partner, bringing in an experienced CEO, positioning the company for sale, and finally negotiating and executing the transaction with Vedior. |
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Childs Company focuses on sell-side mergers and acquisitions for niche services companies with $20 million to $200 million in revenue. These transactions are very typical for us in that they represent well managed niche companies in their sector.
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Smart Investing: Market Outlook
Below are year to date returns through September 30, 2007 |
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| Dow |
13.3% |
| S&P 500 |
9.1% |
| Nasdaq |
11.8% |
| S&P Mid Cap 400 |
11.0% |
| S&P Small Cap 600 |
6.6% |
| MSCI EAFE Index |
13.6% |
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National Economic Indicators |
3rd Quarter, 2007 Review |
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| Jobs |
+290k in 3 Q |
| Unemployment |
4.7% |
| Single Family Housing Permits |
-28.6% YTD |
| CPI |
2.8% |
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Why Childs Company?
At Childs Company, we possess a commitment to serve and a track record of success. We have a team of experienced professionals that has both operating and financial experience as principals of successful growth companies.
Click here to discover how Childs Company works with
middle market companies and entrepreneurs.
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Much has been written about the collapse of the subprime market and the pullback of private equity leveraged buyouts.