Transportation, Logistics & Distribution
| Client | Business | Transaction |
|---|---|---|
| ABCO Cleveland, OH | Regional provider of fire safety and security inspection, maintenance, and repair services for thousands of commercial customers in a variety of end markets. | Type: Financial Advisory Details: Merged with ISA Fire and Security (Louisville, KY), a portfolio company of Align Capital Partners (Beachwood, OH) |
| AirNet Systems Columbus, OH Jetride Subsidiary Columbus, OH | Provides passenger charter services. | Type: M&A, Sale Details: Sold to Pinnacle Air (Bentonville, AR) |
| AirNet Systems Columbus, OH | Provides time-critical transportation services. | Type: Financial Advisory Details: Financial advisor in review of strategic alternatives |
| American Gas Group Toledo, OH | Distributes specialty, rare, and industrial gas products globally. | Type: M&A, Sale Details: Sold to Praxair (Danbury, CT) |
| Atlantic Plywood Corporation Woburn, MA | Leading distributor of industrial wood products and related accessories throughout several metropolitan markets in the Northeastern U.S. | Type: M&A, Sale Details: Sold to Parksite Inc. (Batavia, IL) |
| AtomicBox Logistics Aurora, OH | Offers third party logistics services, primarily to consumer and commercial product companies. | Type: M&A, Sale Details: Sold to CaseStack (Santa Monica, CA) |
| Auburn Armature, Inc. Auburn, NY | Leading electric motor repair and wholesale distributor of electrical and related products. | Type: M&A, Sale Details: Sold to AAI Acquisition, a subsidiary of Power Flo Technologies (New Hyde Park, NY) |
| BHC Charlotte, NC | Distributes fire and safety products. | Type: M&A, Sale Details: Sold to Freeman Spogli (Los Angeles, CA) |
| Bottle Solutions, LLC Cleveland, OH | Full service distributor of containers and packaging products primarily serving the Eastern U.S. | Type: M&A, Sale Details: Sold to Pipeline Packaging (Glenwillow, OH) |
| Brooks Equipment Charlotte, NC | Distributes fire and safety products. | Type: M&A, Sale Details: Sold to Freeman Spogli (New York, NY) |
| Century Equipment Toledo, OH | Provides quality products, customer care, and service to home owners, golf courses, landscaping contractors, sports fields, governmental entities, and commercial and industrial organizations. | Type: M&A, Sale Details: Sold to Jerry Pate Company (Pensacola, FL) |
| Chambers Leasing Systems, Inc. Toledo, OH | Logistics company that services the Midwestern automotive OEM market. | Type: M&A, Sale Details: Sold to Venture Express (LaVergne, TN) |
| Chili Plastics Rochester, NY | Provides printing, packaging, fulfillment, and database marketing services. | Type: Financial Advisory Details: Financial advisor in restructuring and debt placement |
| CPI Holdings Rochester, NY | Provides printing, packaging, fulfillment, and database marketing services. | Type: M&A, Sale Details: Sold to Complemar Partners (Rochester, NY) |
| CPI Holdings Rochester, NY | Provides printing, packaging, fulfillment, and database marketing services. | Type: M&A, Acquisition Details: Financial advisor in acquisition of DeRidder (Rochester, NY) |
| DistTech Newbury, OH Dedicated Transport Subsidiary Cleveland, OH | Specializes in the design, development, and execution of supply chain solutions and offers engineered transportation solutions. | Type: M&A, Sale Details: Sold to Management supported by Centerfield Capital Partners (Indianapolis, IN) and Patriot Capital (Baltimore, MD) |
| ETI Tech, Inc. Englewood, OH | Designs and manufactures electro-mechnical flight hardware and ground support equipment for aerospace and military industries. | Type: M&A, Sale Details: Sold to Soaring Pine Capital (Birmingham, MI) |
| Evolution Ag OH | Operates a leading chain of agricultural and power equipment dealerships, parts, and service centers throughout Ohio. | Type: M&A, Sale Details: Sold Certain Locations to Farmers Equipment (OH) |
| Ferro Corporation (Certain Fluid Logic Assets) Mayfield Heights, OH | Supplies technology-based performance materials to the global market. | Type: M&A, Sale Details: Sold to LaPel Solutions (Vancouver, WA) |
| Group Transportation Services Hudson, OH | Provides transportation management solutions. | Type: M&A, Sale Details: Sold to Thayer Hidden Creek (Washington, DC) |
| Heritage Partners Boston, MA | Distributes electrical products. | Type: M&A, Acquisition Details: Acquisition of OneSource Distributors (Oceanside, CA) |
| Hutchins Automotive Supply Buffalo, NY | Distributes automotive aftermarket supplies. | Type: M&A, Sale Details: Sold to General Parts (CarQuest) (Raleigh, NC) |
| Kennametal Latrobe, PA Full Service Supply Division Latrobe, PA | Provides integrated supply chain and logistics management to large and medium-sized metalworking plants. | Type: M&A, Sale Details: Sold to Ferguson Enterprises, a subsidiary of Wolseley (Zug, Switzerland) |
| Lower Lakes Towing Port Dover, Ontario, Canada | Provides bulk freight shipping services throughout the Great Lakes region. | Type: M&A, Sale Details: Sold to Rand Acquisition (New York, NY) |
| MCR Rochester, NY | Provides non-ferrous processing services. | Type: M&A, Sale Details: Sold to Copper & Brass Sales, a division of Thyssenkrupp Materials NA (Southfield, MI) |
| MCR Rochester, NY | Provides non-ferrous processing services. | Type: Financial Advisory Details: Financial advisor in restructuring and debt placement |
| Michelex Massena, NY | Manufactures and distributes packaging products. | Type: Financial Advisory Details: Financial advisor in restructuring |
| Phantom Fireworks Youngstown, OH | Retails and distributes consumer fireworks. | Type: Financial Advisory Details: Raised capital from Main Street Capital (Houston, TX) |
| PJAX Freight System Gibsonia, PA | Provides less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services. | Type: M&A, Sale Details: Sold to Vitran (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) |
| Roden Electrical Knoxville, TN | Distributes electrical products. | Type: M&A, Sale Details: Sold to Kendall Electric (Portage, MI) |
| SMR Worldwide Statesville, NC | Provides an array of software-driven solutions, including data destruction, decommissioning, redeployment, remarketing and recycling. | Type: M&A, Sale Details: Sold to New Capital Partners (Birmingham, AL) |
| Spartan Stores Grand Rapids, MI | Distributes products to convenience stores. | Type: M&A, Acquisition Details: Acquisition of Seaway Food Town (Maumee, OH) |
| Specialty Air Technologies Long Beach, CA | Blends and packages “high-end” pure gases and mixtures for several growing niche markets in North America, Latin America, and Asia. | Type: M&A, Sale Details: Sold to Tech Air (Danbury, CT) |
| Superior Specialty Gas, Inc. Tulsa, OK | Distributes specialty gas mixtures for the North American hydrocarbon market. | Type: M&A, Sale Details: Sold to Airgas USA (Radnor, PA) |
| Tomlinson Cleveland, OH | Provides equipment and components for the global food and beverage sector | Type: M&A, Sale Details: Sold to Crown Brands, LLC, a portfolio company of Centre Lane Partners (Lincolnshire, IL) |
| Zephyr Solutions, Inc. Avon Lake, OH | Leading provider of logistics and supply chain management for industrial gases serving retail and industrial customers throughout North America. | Type: M&A, Sale Details: Sold to Aterian Investment Partners (New York, NY) |