Britco Group Transaction snapshot
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The deal WesternOne acquired the assets and business of Britco for $93 million plus an earn-out provision for the 12-month period immediately following the closing of the transaction. Britco Group Britco is one of the largest Canadian designers and manufacturers of commercial portable and permanent modular buildings. Britco employs over 300 people and is headquartered in Langley, BC, with branch offices in Nanaimo and Kelowna and a sales office in Calgary. Ranked among BC s top 10 construction-related companies, Britco has an Alberta and BC customer base that ranges from the commercial, residential, government and infrastructure sectors, to the resource, energy and mining industries. Britco has received BC s Exporter of the Year award for its international projects and the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award for best manufacturing company in the Pacific region. Britco was also an Official Supplier of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Britco s manufacturing division is the one of the largest manufacturers of commercial modular buildings in Canada. Britco Structures designs and manufactures a wide variety of portable and permanent modular buildings, including workforce accommodations, motels, seniors housing, office complexes, daycare facilities, classrooms, construction-site buildings and sales centres. Britco also provides design, project management, site preparation and delivery and installation services. Britco s leasing division owns one of the largest rental fleets in Western Canada. With 1,200 buildings, this fleet is composed of temporary offices, construction site trailers and storage containers. WesternOne Equity Income Fund WesternOne is an open-ended, limited-purpose trust focused on acquiring predominantly equipment, fuel distribution and infrastructure-related businesses located primarily in BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan. Through its indirectly owned subsidiaries, WesternOne operates equipment rental, sales and service, and fuel wholesale and distribution businesses in BC and Alberta. The win win The transaction allows Britco s shareholders to fulfill their estate and succession-planning objectives as well as achieve liquidity for their investment. Through the acquisition of Britco, WesternOne gains significant market share in the modular building industry. The business also complements their equipment rental operations and provides additional revenue sources from the construction services market. Britco s key employees and management were retained by WesternOne.
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We re pleased to announce the sale of Britco Group (Britco) to WesternOne Equity Income Fund (WesternOne). Britco is one of Canada s largest designers and manufacturers of commercial portable and permanent modular buildings. has been acquired for $93 million by Ernst & Young Orenda Corporate Finance Inc. acted as financial advisor to Britco Group.
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