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Building Products
ClientClient DescriptionTarget DescriptionTransaction
Acterra Group
Marion, IA
Petroleum installation and storage tank manufacturing. Type: M&A Sale
Details: Sold to Brass Ring Capital
American Architectural Products
Boardman, OH
Produces aluminum, vinyl, and wood-clad windows, steel security screen doors, entry doors, and related products.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Lead managed high-yield debt offering
American Architectural Products
Boardman, OH
Produces aluminum, vinyl, and wood-clad windows, steel security screen doors, entry doors, and related products.Produces windows and related products.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Eagle Window & Door, Inc. (Dubuque, IA)
American Architectural Products
Boardman, OH
Produces aluminum, vinyl, and wood-clad windows, steel security screen doors, entry doors, and related products.Produces windows and related products.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Louisiana Pacific Windows (OH)
American Architectural Products
Boardman, OH
Produces aluminum, vinyl, and wood-clad windows, steel security screen doors, entry doors, and related products.Produces doors and related products.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Taylor Door (West Branch, MI)
American Consumer Products
Mayfield, OH
Distributes keys, knives, gloves, and house numbers to hardware retailers.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Vista 2000 (Roswell, GA)
Atlantic Plywood Corporation
Woburn, MA
Distributes 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)
Cardinal Fastener
Cleveland, OH
Manufactures hot forged, large diameter fasteners for the bridge and wind energy industries.Type: M&A, Sale, Restructuring
Details: Sold to Würth Group (Künzelsau, Germany) in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding
Ceramic Matrix
West Palm Beach, FL
South and Central Florida’s leading authority in high end luxury natural stone and ceramic tile from Italy, Spain, and around the world.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Architectural Surfaces, a portfolio company of Sun Capital Partners, Inc. (Boca Raton, FL)
ChromaScape, Inc.
Twinsburg, OH
Produces and distributes color dispersions and additives throughout various markets in North America and Europe.Provides value-added processing and distribution of dyes and specialty chemicals to the textile, paper and other specialty industries.Type: M&A, Acquisition
​Details: Acquired Greenville Colorants (Greenville, SC)
ChromaScape, Inc.
Twinsburg, OH
Produces and distributes color dispersions and additives throughout various markets in North America and Europe.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Capital Partners (Norwalk, CT)
Cleason Companies
Newark, NY
Produces sand, gravel, and ready-mixed concrete.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Management
(Newark, NY)
Coldwater Veneer
Coldwater, MI
​Produces American hardwood veneer.Type: M&A, Sale
​Details: Sold to Industrial Opportunity Partners (Evanston, IL)
Craftmaster Hardware, LLC
Northvale, NJ
Leading wholesale distributor of commercial repair and replacement door hardware to institutional end users through North America.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to KENDALL (Mendota Heights, MN) a portfolio company of Keystone Capital (Chicago, IL)
E.R. Jahna
Lake Whales, FL
Produces sand and gravel.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Financial advisor in financing
Empire Crane Company, LLC
Syracuse, NY
Provides sales, parts and attachments, and service to the commercial crane market principally in the Northeast United States.Type: M&A, Sale
​Details: Sold to Bigge Crane and Rigging Co. (San Leandro, CA)
Ennstone
Falmouth, VA
Produces sand, gravel, and ready-mixed concrete.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Financial advisor in debt restructuring
Ennstone
Falmouth, VA
(Pennsylvania Assets)
Produces sand, gravel, and ready-mixed concrete.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Lindy Paving (Pittsburgh, PA)
Ferro Corporation
Mayfield Heights, OH
Supplies technology-based performance materials to the global market.Provides colors and pigments including automotive products, container and tableware products.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Ferer Dis Ticaret Ve Kimyasallar Anonim Sirketi A.S. (Istanbul and Kutahya, Turkey)
Ferro Corporation
Mayfield Heights, OH
Supplies technology-based performance materials to the global market.Produces waterborne industrial paints with a focus on organic paints for glass substrates application.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Pinturas Benicarló, S.L. (Castellón, Spain)
Ferro Corporation
Mayfield Heights, OH
​Supplies technology-based performance materials to the global market.Supplies ceramic coatings to high-end tile manufacturers.Type: M&A, Acquisition
​Details: Acquired Vetriceramici (Casola Valsenio, Italy)
Ferro Corporation
Mayfield Heights, OH
​Supplies technology-based performance materials to the global market.Provides an extensive line of inorganic pigments.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Nubiola Pigmentos (Barcelona, Spain)
Ferro Corporation
Mayfield Heights, OH
​Supplies technology-based performance materials to the global market.Provides laser marking technology for use on ceramics, plastics, metals, glass, and other hard surfaces.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired TherMark Holdings, Inc. (Irvine, CA)
Ferro Corporation
Mayfield Heights, OH

Fluid Logic
Portland, OR
Provides fluids used in the production of electronic components based on ceramic and quartz substrates, and advanced polishing fluids used for flat glass, precision optics, ophthalmic lenses, and specialty plastics.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to LaPel Solutions (Vancouver, WA)
Flame Control Coatings, LLC
Niagara Falls, NY
Manufactures fire retardant, heat resistant, and specialty coatings. Its brands include Flame Control and TemperKote.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Seal For Life, a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners (Netherlands)
Global Security Glazing
Selma, AL
Designs and manufactures institutional security and custom architectural glass and glazing products.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Grey Mountain Partners (Boulder, CO)
Herman Miller
Zeeland, MI
Designs and manufactures home, office, and healthcare furnishings and provides related services.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed debt offering
Highland International
Boone, NC
Formulates heat resistant and corrosion protection coatings with expertise in high-temperature coatings.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Seal For Life, a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners (Netherlands)
HON Industries
Muscatine, IA
Manufactures and markets business furniture, work space accessories, and fireplaces.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed secondary offering
Mason Structural Steel, LLC
Walton Hills, OH
Provides home lifestyle and building products to Ohio and the Great Lakes region.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Mason Steel Holdings, LLC (Walton Hills, OH)
R.W. Sidley, Inc.
Painesville, OH
Manufactures and supplies bulk aggregates, industrial minerals, ready-mix concrete, masonry block products, structural and architectural precast components, and building supplies.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Debt recapitalized by Wingspire Capital (Alpharetta, GA)
Reynolds
Orleans, IN
Supplies products and services to the water and wastewater industries.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Layne Christiansen (Kansas City, KS)
Scott Fetzer
Westlake, OH
Manufactures and markets products for the home, family, and industry.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Buyside Advisory
SMED International
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Manufactures modular office furniture.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed IPO
SolarFlex
Youngstown, OH
A solar products and services company.Type: M&A Sale
Details: Sold to Hanwha Solutions
Steelcase
Grand Rapids, MI
Markets and sells office furniture.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Assist Wege family in IPO
Victor Insulators
Victor, NY
Manufactures electrical components.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Restructuring and debt placement
Business & Industrial Services
ClientClient DescriptionTarget DescriptionTransaction
ABCO
Cleveland, OH
Provides fire safety and security inspection, maintenance, and repair services for thousands of commercial customers in a variety of end markets.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Merged with ISA Fire and Security (Louisville, KY), a portfolio company of Align Capital Partners (Beachwood, OH)
Achill Partners
​Cleveland, OH
Invests in middle market businesses.Provides janitorial services primarily for the movie theater industry.Type: M&A, Acquisition
​Details: Acquired Tri-County Maintenance (Cleveland, OH)
Acterra Group
Marion, IA
Petroleum installation and storage tank manufacturing. Type: M&A Sale
Details: Sold to Brass Ring Capital
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: Board review
Alliance Solutions Group, LLCProvides highly specialized, relationship-oriented staffing and recruitment solutions to a wide range of niche industries.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Buyside Advisory
All Pro Plumbing
Ontario. CA
Provides plumbing and HVAC.Type: M&A Sale
Details: Sold to APEX Service Partners, a porfolio company of Alpine Investors (San Francisco, CA)
Auburn Armature
Auburn, NY
Provides electric motor repair services and is a wholesale distributor of electrical and related products.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to AAI Acquisition, a subsidiary of Power Flo Technologies in Chapter 11 (New Hyde Park, NY)
AvTech Laboratories
Portage, MI
Provides analytical contract research organization services to the pharmaceutical industry.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Eurofins Scientific (Nantes, France)
BHS
Charlotte, NC
Distributes fire and safety products.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Freeman Spogli (New York, NY)
Broadview Instrumentation Services, Inc.
Valley View, OH
Provides instrumentation services to diverse end markets, offering in-house and on-site accredited calibrations, repair services, and program management.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Trescal, a portfolio company of OMERS Private Equity (Toronto, Canada)
Brooks Equipment
Charlotte, NC
Distributes fire and safety products.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Freeman Spogli (New York, NY)
Buffalo Construction
Louisville, KY
Builds and remodels restaurants primarily for Texas Roadhouse and Buffalo Wild Wings.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Management (Louisville, KY)
Butler HVAC, Inc.
Dayton, OH
Provides full-service heating, ventilation, and air conditioning installation and repair.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to a group of private investors
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)
Ceramic Matrix
West Palm Beach, FL
South and Central Florida’s leading authority in high end luxury natural stone and ceramic tile from Italy, Spain, and around the world.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Architectural Surfaces, a portfolio company of Sun Capital Partners, Inc. (Boca Raton, FL)
ChemPower
Akron, OH
Provides manufacturing, construction, and environmental services for the power generation industry.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to American Eco (Houston, TX)
Chili Plastics
Rochester, NY
Provides printing, packaging, fulfillment, and database marketing services.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Restructuring and debt placement
Climate Solutions
Austin, TX
Provides commercial HVAC and plumbing services.Type: M&A, Sold to Pueblo Mechanical (Phoenix, AZ), a portfolio company of Huron Capital (Detroit, MI)
Collaborative Clinical Research
Cleveland, OH
Conducts clinical research.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed IPO
Complient
Cleveland, OH
Provides automated external defibrillators (AED) and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training and AED program management.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity private placement with multiple investors
Continental Building Systems
Columbus, OH
Provides commercial building services.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Financial advisor in debt restructuring
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.Provides manufacturing, packaging and fulfillment services.Type: M&A Acquisition
Details: Financial advisor in acquisition of DeRidder (Rochester, NY)
Dantom Systems
Wixom, MI
Provides professional credit and collection letter formats, forms, and envelopes for first-class USPS mail delivery.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Bolder Capital (Chicago, IL)
Elgin National Industries
Downers Grove, IL
Designs, engineers, procures, and constructs bulk material handling and processing systems for the power and mining industries.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to GFI Energy Ventures (Los Angeles, CA)
Empire Crane Company, LLC
Syracuse, NY
Provides sales, parts and attachments, and service to the commercial crane market principally in the Northeast United States.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Bigge Crane and Rigging Co. (San Leandro, CA)
EmployOn
Cleveland, OH
Provides online employment services.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to GetTheJob (Bentonville, AR)
Evolution Ag, LLC
Columbus, 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)
Evolution Ag, LLC
Columbus, 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 Bane-Welker Equipment (OH)
Extrusions, Inc. HartFord, CTA leading company specializing in the manufacturing and supply of high-quality aluminum extrusions.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Northern States Metals (Youngstown, OH)
Fetch-A-Tech
Las Vegas, NV
Provides heating, air conditioning, and plumbing services.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Service Champions, a portfolio company of Odyssey Investment Partners (New York, NY)
Harrington Holdings a.k.a. Edgepark Surgical
Twinsburg, OH
Markets and distributes healthcare products to managed care beneficiaries, home care supply providers, and healthcare professionals.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to The Jordan Company (New York, NY)
Heritage Partners
Oceanside, CA
Distributes electrical products.Provides electrical and industrial distribution services to commercial, residential, utility, contractor and industrial markets.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired OneSource Distributors (Oceanside, CA)
Hero Plumbing, Heating, Cooling, Drains, Ducts & Electrical MinnesotaProvides plumbing, heating, cooling, drains, ducts and electrical services.Type: M&A Sale
Details: Sold to APEX Service Partners, a porfolio company of Alpine Investors (San Francisco, CA)
Hi TecMetal Group
Cleveland, OH

York Division
Charleston, SC
Supplies brazing, thermal processing, and welding services and products.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to IMT York and IMT Duncan (York, SC)
Hotwork Combustion Services
Lexington, KY
Provides industrial combustion services, including heat-ups, dry-outs, and cooldowns on all types of refractory-lined structures.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to TGC Acquisition (Philadelphia, PA)
HTG
Cleveland, OH
Provides brazing, thermal processing and welding services for automotive, aerospace, food, fluid power and other industries.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Debt restructuring with Capital Works
International Total Service
Cleveland, OH
Provides airports and other public facilities with security services, security equipment, and support staff.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Lead managed IPO
Itochu
Tokyo, Japan
Engages in domestic trading, import/export, and overseas trading of various products including textiles and machinery.Type: M&A, Financial Advisory
Details: Buyside Advisory
Jasco International
Rochester, NY
Provides professional photographic printing services.Provides professional photo/imaging lab services.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Burrell Professional Labs, an Eastman Kodak Company (Indianapolis, IN)
Jobs.ch
Zurich, Switzerland
Provides online employment services.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Tiger Global Management (New York, NY)
Kelly Services
Troy, MI
Provides global workforce solutions, including outsourcing, consulting, and staffing services.Provides employment services.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired ProStaff (Milwaukee, WI)
Lakeside Scrap Metals, Inc.
Cleveland, OH
Processes ferrous and nonferrous scrap metals including steel, copper, brass, and aluminum.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Debt refinancing
Lighthouse Insurance Group, LLC
Independence, OH
Offers health insurance products, Medicare plans and advisory solutions to families and individuals throughout the United States.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (Rolling Meadows, IL)
Markets and Markets
Pune, India
Provides quantified B2B research on high growth emerging opportunities/threats to a worldwide customer base.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Buyside Advisory
Mason Structural Steel, LLC
Walton Hills, OH
Provides home lifestyle and building products to Ohio and the Great Lakes region.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Mason Steel Holdings, LLC (Walton Hills, OH)
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: Restructuring and debt placement
Miami Valley Steel Service
Piqua, OH
Provides steel processing services and distributes finished products.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Esmark (Chicago, IL)
Mid-America Consulting Group, Inc.
Cleveland, OH
Provides information technology management consulting.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Debt capital raise (Cleveland, OH)
Nuclear Security Services
Willowbrook, IL
Provides security solutions, including alarm and video assessment systems for the nuclear industry.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to G4S (Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom)
Ohio Blow Pipe
Cleveland, OH
Provides premier recycling, environmental, and health/safety material handling solutions provider to various markets in North America, South America, Asia, and Europe.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to CapitalWorks (Cleveland, OH)
Optical Dynamics
Louisville, KY
Develops Cast RX digital lens technologies.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity private placement
Palladian Health, LLC
West Seneca, NY
Leading technology-enabled provider of outsourced musculoskeletal care and pain management services.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to eviCore healthcare, LLC (Bluffton, SC)
Park North Capital
Cleveland, OH
Invests in middle market businesses.Provides decorative plating solutions to healthcare and other industries.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired a controlling interest in Woodhill Plating Company (Cleveland, OH)
Paul W. Essig, Inc.
Reading, PA
Provides full service residential plumbing and HVAC services.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to P1 Service Group, a portfolio company of River Sea Network and Edgewater Funds (Chicago, IL)
Peoplescape.com
San Diego, CA
Provides software enabled human resource consulting services.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity private placement
Rebmann
Albertson, NY
Provides plumbing, heating, and air conditioning services.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Northwinds Services Group, a portfolio company of TruArc Partners (New York, NY)
Reynolds
Orleans, IN
Supplies products and services to the water and wastewater industries.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Layne Christiansen (Kansas City, KS)
Roden Electrical
Knoxville, TN
Distributes electrical products.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Kendall Electric (Portage, MI)
Safeguard Properties
Cleveland, OH
Protects and preserves distressed residential properties through a nationwide subcontractor network.Inspects and maintains defaulted and REO properties.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Bank of America Field Services (Dallas, TX)
SCG Partners
Cleveland, OH
Invests in middle-market businesses.Provides landscaping services.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired A New Look Lawn Care (Melbourne, FL)
SCG Partners
Cleveland, OH
Invests in middle-market businesses.Provides commercial landscape maintenance services.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired GreenLeaf Landscaping & Irrigation and M&M Professional Grounds Maintenance (Melbourne, FL)
SCG Partners
Cleveland, OH
Invests in middle-market businesses.Provides commercial landscape maintenance and irrigation services.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired R&D Landscape & Irrigation (Jacksonville, FL)
SCG Partners
Cleveland, OH
Invests in middle-market businesses.Provides landscaping services.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Lawn Techs (Melbourne, FL)
SCG Partners
Cleveland, OH
Invests in middle-market businesses.Provides landscaping services including tree removal, lawn irrigation installation and edging.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Vexacor Turf Management (Jacksonville, FL)
SCG Partners
Cleveland, OH
Invests in middle-market businesses.Provides full-service landscape, irrigation and landscape construction services.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Down to Earth (Multiple locations throughout Florida)
SCG Partners
Cleveland, OH
Invests in middle-market businesses.Provides landscaping services.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Florida Evergreen (Naples, FL)
SCG Partners
Cleveland, OH
Invests in middle-market businesses.Provides landscaping services.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Gulf Breeze Landscaping (Naples, FL)
SCG Partners
Cleveland, OH
Invests in middle-market businesses.Provides landscaping services.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired GreenPro Landscape (Sarasota, FL)
SCG Partners
Cleveland, OH
Invests in middle-market businesses.Provides landscaping services.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Vivicon (Tampa, FL)
SCG Partners
Cleveland, OH
Invests in middle-market businesses.Provides landscape services including lawn maintenance, irrigation, pest control and fertilization.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Cintron Lawn Maintenance (Napes, FL)
SCG Partners
Cleveland, OH
Invests in middle-market businesses.Provides landscape services.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired L&R Landscape (Jacksonville, FL)
Signature Inns
Indianapolis, IN
Owns and operates hotels.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Jameson Inns (Nashville, TN)
Signature Inns
Indianapolis, IN
Owns and operates hotels.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Lead managed Preferred Stock Offering
SMR Holdings, LLC
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)
Solar Flex Rack
Youngstown, OH
A solar products and services company.Type: M&A Sale
Details: Sold to Hanwha Solutions
Specialty Air Technologies, Inc.
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)
Sudbury
Cleveland, OH

South Coast
Terminals, Inc. Subsidiary
Houston, TX
Provides storage and processing services for the oil and chemical industries.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to KMCO (Crosby, TX)
Superior Specialty Gas Services, Inc.
Tulsa, OK
Distributes specialty gas mixtures for the North American hydrocarbon market.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Airgas USA (Radnor, PA)
The Freedonia Group, Inc.
Cleveland, OH
Leading technology-enabled provider of branded market research to the global marketplace.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to MarketResearch.com (Rockville, MD)
TPC Metals, Inc.
Newark, NJ
Operates as a metal service center and provides tin mill, light gauge cold rolled, galvanized, and aluminum products.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Lakeside Metals (Willowbrook, IL)
Tyden Group
Grand Rapids, MI
Provides cargo security and product identification traceability solutions.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Crimson Investment (Palo Alto, CA)
W.F. Hann & Sons
Warrensville Heights, OH
A heating, air conditioning, and plumbing provider. Type:M&A Sale
Details: Sold to Northwinds Services Group, a portfolio company of TruArc Partners
Zengine
Fremont, CA
Provides e-business software and services.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to MCSi (Dayton, OH)
Zephyr Solutions, Inc.
Avon Lake, OH
Provides logistics and supply chain management of industrial gases serving retail and industrial customers throughout North America.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Aterian Investment Partners (New York, NY)
Consumer Products & Services
ClientClient DescriptionTarget DescriptionTransaction
1-800 Contacts
Draper, UT
Markets and manufactures contact lenses.Reseller of contact lensesType: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Lens Express and Lens 1st
1-800 Contacts
Draper, UT
Markets and manufactures contact lenses.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Lead Managed IPO
72 Degrees
Fredericksburg, TX
Provides heating and cooling services.“Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Radiant (Austin, TX), a portfolio company of The Riverside Company (Cleveland, OH)”
Acterra Group
Marion, IA
Petroleum installation and storage tank manufacturing. Type: M&A Sale
Details: Sold to Brass Ring Capital
All Pro Plumbing
Ontario. CA
Provides plumbing and HVAC.Type: M&A Sale
Details: Sold to APEX Service Partners, a porfolio company of Alpine Investors (San Francisco, CA)
All Wound Up
Cleveland, OH
Retails and markets interactive toys and novelty merchandise.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Borders Group (Ann Arbor, MI)
American Architectural Products
Boardman, OH
Produces aluminum, vinyl, and wood-clad windows, steel security screen doors, entry doors, and related products.Produces windows and related products.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Eagle Window & Door, Inc. (Dubuque, IA)
American Architectural Products
Boardman, OH
Produces aluminum, vinyl, and wood-clad windows, steel security screen doors, entry doors, and related products.Produces windows and related products.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Louisiana Pacific Windows (OH)
American Architectural Products
Boardman, OH
Produces aluminum, vinyl, and wood-clad windows, steel security screen doors, entry doors, and related products.Produces doors and related product.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Taylor Door (West Branch, MI)
American Consumer Products
Mayfield, OH
Distributes keys, knives, gloves, and house numbers to hardware retailers.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Vista 2000 (Roswell, GA)
American Consumer Products
Mayfield, OH

Sharon Fastener Subsidiary
Milford, MA
Distributes fasteners to hardware retailers.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Pawtucket Fasteners LP (Pawtucket, RI)
American Greetings
Brooklyn, OH
Designs, manufactures, markets, and sells seasonal and everyday greeting cards and other social expression products.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed debt offering
Applica Consumer Products (formerly Windmere Durable Holdings)
Miramar, FL
Designs, markets, and distributes small kitchen appliances and beauty products.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold its 50% interest in Salton-Maxim to the other 50% owners of Salton-Maxim
The Armstrong Group
Atlanta, GA
Diversified family holding company with operating companies in the cable, telecommunications, security, real estate development, electronics, manufacturing, and HVAC & plumbing services markets.Provides full-service residential plumbing solutions, including drain cleaning, main line clog removal, sewer backups and repairs, sewer lining, water heating, water line, and sump pump services.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquisition of Matt Mertz Plumbing (Pittsburgh, PA)
Art Works
Baltimore, MD
Sells art and posters.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Hadley House (Minneapolis, MN)
Baldwin Piano
Cincinnati, OH
Manufactures and distributes musical instruments.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Shareholder Rights Plan
Bettcher Industries
Vermilion, OH

Wizard Division
Vermillion, OH
Manufactures patented safety gloves.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Wells Lamont (Chicago, IL)
Brass Eagle
Bentonville, AR
Manufactures, markets, and distributes paintball and extreme sports products.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Lead managed IPO
Buckeye Sports Supply
Canton, OH
Distributes outdoor sporting goods, primarily for hunting and fishing.Type: M&A, Sale, Restructuring
Details: Sold to Acusport (Bellefontaine, OH) in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding
Buffalo Construction
Louisville, KY
Builds and remodels restaurants primarily for Texas Roadhouse and Buffalo Wild Wings.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Management (Louisville, KY)
Buffalo Wild Wings
Minneapolis, MN
Owns, operates, and franchises restaurants.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity private placement with Gemini and Investors
Butler HVAC, Inc.
Dayton, OH
Provides full-service heating, ventilation, and air conditioning installation and repair.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to a group of private investors
Campbell Hausfeld
Harrison, OH
Manufactures consumer, industrial, and commercial grade air compressors and related products.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Buyside Advisory
Century Foods International
LaCrosse, WI
Designs, processes, and distributes whey protein products for the sports nutrition industry.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Hormel Foods (Austin, MN)
Ceramic Matrix
West Palm Beach, FL
South and Central Florida’s leading authority in high end luxury natural stones and ceramic tile from Italy, Spain, and around the world.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Architectural Services, a portfolio company of Sun Capital Partners, Inc. (Boca Raton, FL)
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland, OH
Professional baseball team.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Dolan Family (Cleveland, OH)
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland, OH
Professional baseball team.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Lead Managed IPO
Cleveland Lumberjacks
Cleveland, OH
Professional hockey team.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Hank Kassigkeit (Cleveland, OH)
Cole National
Twinsburg, OH
Provides optical products and services and personalized gifts, under brands such as Pearle Vision and Things Remembered.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Shareholder Rights Plan
Cole National
Twinsburg, OH
Provides optical products and services and personalized gifts, under brands such as Pearle Vision and Things Remembered.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Lead managed follow-on offering
Cole National
Twinsburg, OH
Provides optical products and services and personalized gifts, under brands such as Pearle Vision and Things Remembered.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed high-yield debt offering
Consolidated Stores
Columbus, OH
Operates as a value-specialty retailer.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed follow-on offering
Cumberland Gap
Middlesboro, KY
Produces hams, sausages, and other specialty packaged meats.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Smithfield Foods (Smithfield, VA)
DataServ
Westlake, OH
Provides unique, cutting-edge IT solutions and services.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Renovus Capital (Wayne, PA)
Direct Focus (nka: Nautilus)
Vancouver, WA
Markets fitness and healthy lifestyle products.Specializes in the design and production of fitness equipment for commercial, light commercial, and home use.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquisition of StairMaster Sports/Medical (Kirkland, WA)
D’Lisi Food Systems
Rochester, NY
Manufactures prepared food products.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Debt placement
Dots
Cleveland, OH
Sells extreme value fashion apparel and accessories for women.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Redemption of 49% shareholder
Dots
Cleveland, OH
Sells extreme value fashion apparel and accessories for women.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Irving Place Capital
Dots
Cleveland, OH
Sells extreme value fashion apparel and accessories for women.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to William Blair Capital Partners and Sawdust (Chicago, IL)
Elder-Beerman Stores
Dayton, OH

Bee-Gee Shoe Subsidiary
Dayton, OH
Shoe retailer.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Jam Shoe Concepts (Dayton, OH)
Elder-Beerman Stores
Dayton, OH
Operates department store chain that offers branded merchandise.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Lead Managed IPO
Elder-Beerman Stores
Dayton, OH
Operates department store chain that offers branded merchandise.Operates chain of department stores.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Stone & Thomas (Wheeling, WV)
Elder-Beerman Stores
Dayton, OH
Operates department store chain that offers branded merchandise.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Chapter 11 reorganization
Evolution Ag, LLC
Columbus, 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)
Evolution Ag, LLC
Columbus, 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 Bane-Welker Equipment (OH)
F. Schumacher
New York, NY

Waverly Home Fashions Division
New York, NY
Offers fabrics, wallpaper, and a multitude of coordinated home fashions under the Waverly home furnishings brand.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Ellery Homestyles (New York, NY)
Fetch-A-Tech
Las Vegas, NV
Provides heating, air conditioning, and plumbing services.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Service Champions, a portfolio company of Odyssey Investment Partners (New York, NY)
Flight Fit N Fun, LLC
Sterling, VA
Operates multi-attraction family entertainment facilities.Type: Financial Advisory
​Detail: Growth investment from Summit Partners (Boston, MA)
Flour City Bagels
Rochester, NY
Operates as a franchisee of Bruegger’s Bagels.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Restructuring and debt placement
FTD
Downers Grove, IL
Provides floral and specialty gift products and services to consumers and retail florists.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Board review
Glendale Parade Store
San Antonio, TX
A ceremonial products distributor.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Clotho Holdings
Harry London Candies
North Canton, OH
Produces high quality chocolates, mints, buckeyes, and joys.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Debt and equity restructuring
Herman Miller
Zeeland, MI
Designs and manufactures home, office, and healthcare furnishings and provides related services.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed debt offering
Hero Plumbing, Heating, Cooling, Drains, Ducts & Electrical MinnesotaProvides plumbing, heating, cooling, drains, ducts and electrical services.Type: M&A Sale
Details: Sold to APEX Service Partners, a porfolio company of Alpine Investors (San Francisco, CA)
High Liner Foods
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Processes branded and private label frozen foods.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Board review
Homeloan.com
Dallas, TX
Offers software enabled home loan information and services.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity private placement
HON Industries
Muscatine, IA
Manufactures and markets business furniture, work space accessories, and fireplaces.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed secondary offering
Horizon Organic
Boulder, CO
Dairy Assets
Processes and markets branded organic milk and other dairy products.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Dean Foods (Dallas, TX)
I&K Distributors
Delphos, OH
Manufactures, sells, and distributes branded and private label potato salads and other foods.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to SCIS Food Services, nka Chef Solutions (Wheeling, IL)
Intellitecs
Cincinnati, OH
Manufactures women’s hygiene products.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity private placement
Jo-Ann Stores
Hudson, OH
Operates as a specialty fabric and craft retailer.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Debt placement
Jo-Ann Stores
Hudson, OH
Operates as a specialty fabric and craft retailer.Operates retail fabric stores.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired House of Fabrics (Los Angeles, CA)
Johnson Oil Company
Bloomington, IN
Owns and operates convenience stores that offer gasoline and grocery products.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Couche-Tard (Laval, Quebec, Canada)
The Kirby Company
Cleveland, OH,
a division of The Scott Fetzer Company
Westlake, OH
Manufactures vacuum cleaners and home cleaning accessories.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Right Lane Capital LLC (Chicago, IL)
L.L.Bean
Freeport, ME
Markets outdoor and leisure apparel and accessories via catalogues and website.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Debt private placement
Lancaster Colony
Columbus, OH

Indiana Glass Company and E.O. Brody Company Divisions
Cincinnati, OH
Manufactures tabletop and decorative glassware containers for the retail, private label, candle, and floral markets.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Monomoy Capital Partners (New York, NY)
Len The Plumber, LLC
Baltimore, MD
Provides full-service residential plumbing solutions, including drain cleaning, main line clog removal, sewer backups and repairs, sewer line, water heater, heating system, water line, gas line, and sump pump services.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Thompson Street Capital Partners (St. Louis, MO)
Lighthouse Insurance Group, LLC
Independence, OH
Offers health insurance products, Medicare plans and advisory solutions to families and individuals throughout the United States.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (Rolling Meadows, IL)
Mainstream Electric, Heating, Cooling, and Plumbing
Spokane Valley, WA
Provides residential HVAC installation and repair, plumbing, electrical, excavation and drain services in the Greater Spokane, Washington, and Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, markets.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Radiant Plumbing and Air Conditioning, a portfolio company of The Riverside Company (Cleveland, OH)
Markets and Markets
Pune, India
Provides quantified B2B research on high growth emerging opportunities/threats to a worldwide customer base.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Buyside Advisory
Mason Structural Steel, LLC
Walton Hills, OH
Provides home lifestyle and building products to Ohio and the Great Lakes region.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Mason Steel Holdings, LLC (Walton Hills, OH)
Max & Erma’s
Columbus, OH
Owns, operates, and franchises restaurants.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Debt placement
OfficeMax
Shaker Heights, OH
Markets and sells office supplies, furniture, and technology.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed follow-on offering
Penton Media
Cleveland, OH
Provides various print and online products, such as targeted publications, websites, exhibitions, email newsletters, trade shows, and data products.Type: Shareholder Rights Plan
Ohio Bar Review
Cleveland, OH
Provides Ohio Bar training review courses.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Harcourt General (Chestnut Hill, MA)
Park North Capital, LLC
Cleveland, OH
Invests in middle market businesses.Provides advisory services to individuals looking for health insurance coverage.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired a controlling interest in LIG Solutions (Independence, OH)
Paul W. Essig, Inc.
Reading, PA
Provides full service residential plumbing and HVAC services.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to P1 Service Group, a portfolio company of River Sea Network and Edgewater Funds (Chicago, IL)
Penton Media
Cleveland, OH
Provides various print and online products, such as targeted publications, websites, exhibitions, email newsletters, trade shows, and data products.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Shareholder Rights Plan
Phantom Fireworks
Youngstown, OH
Retails and distributes consumer fireworks.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Debt placement with Main Street Capital (Houston, TX)
Progressive Furniture
Swanton, OH
Manufactures, imports, and markets moderately-priced household wood furniture.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Sauder Woodworking (Archbold, OH)
Radiant Plumbing Services, Inc.
Austin, TX
Offers premier home plumbing and HVAC service to the greater Austin area.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Riverside Company (New York, NY)
Rainbow Rentals
Canfield, OH
Rents and sells home electronics, furniture, appliances, and computers to the general public.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Rent-A-Center (Plano, TX)
Rebmann
Albertson, NY
Provides plumbing, heating, and air conditioning services.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Northwinds Services Group, a portfolio company of TruArc Partners (New York, NY)
Regional Diagnostics
Cleveland, OH
Operates outpatient diagnostic imaging center chains in the United States.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Trivest Partners (Coral Gables, FL)
RevAir, LLC
Macedonia, OH
Develops high-tech beauty products including The World’s First and Only Reverse-Air Dryer.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Received a significant equity investment from Lykos Capital Partners (San Francisco, CA)
Rockford-Fosgate
Tempe, AZ
Manufactures aftermarket and OEM car audio and in-car entertainment products and accessories, and personal electronics such as earphones.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed IPO
Royal Appliance
Glenwillow, OH
Manufactures and markets handheld and upright floor cleaners and replacement parts.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Techtronic Industries (Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong)
Royal Appliance
Glenwillow, OH

Telezapper Division
Glenwillow, OH
Provides in-home anti-telemarketing services.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to VTech Holdings (Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong)
Sandridge Foods
Medina, OH
Manufactures refrigerated prepared foods.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Board review
The Scott Fetzer Company
Westlake, OH
Manufactures and markets products for the home, family, and industry.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Buyside Advisory
Service Professor, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
Provides residential plumbing, electrical, heating, cooling, drains, sewer, and duct-cleaning services to West and Southwest Michigan.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Calera Capital (San Francisco, CA)
SMED International
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Manufactures modular office furniture.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed IPO
Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group
New York, NY
Develops, owns, and operates a chain of steakhouse restaurants.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed IPO
Solar Flex Rack
Youngstown, OH
A solar products and services company.Type: M&A Sale
Details: Sold to Hanwha Solutions
Spartan Stores
Grand Rapids, MI

L.L./Jiroch and J.F. Walker Subsidiaries
Grand Rapids, MI
Distributes products to convenience stores.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to H.T. Hackney (Knoxville, TN)
Spartan Stores
Grand Rapids, MI
Sells and distributes groceries.Operates chain of supermarkets and discount stores in Northwest Ohio.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Seaway Food Town (Maumee, OH)
Steelcase
Grand Rapids, MI
Markets and sells office furniture.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Assist Wege family in IPO
Stylin’ Concepts
Cleveland, OH
Distributes and sells truck accessories, SUV accessories, and performance parts to consumers.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Riverside Company (Cleveland, OH)
SUPERVALU
Eden Prairie, MN
Operates as a grocery retailer.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed debt offering
SyberSay Technologies
San Jose, CA
Provides acoustic technologies for audio clarity.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity private placement
Tomlinson
Cleveland, OH
Manufactures and 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)
Universal Electronics
Cypress, CA
Designs and develops solutions that enable consumers to control entertainment devices, digital media, and home systems.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Shareholder Rights Plan
Value City Furniture
Columbus, OH
Designs, manufactures, sells, and delivers value-priced furniture.Type: Financial Advisory
Detals: Co-managed equity offering
Verne & Ellsworth Hann, Inc.
Cleveland, OH
Provides heating, cooling and plumbing services.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Heartland Home Services, Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI) a portfolio company of The Jordan Company (New York, NY)
Vista Eyecare
Lawrenceville, GA
Provides professional eye care services and products to correct and promote optimum visual function and ocular health.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Financial advisor in Chapter 11 reorganization
W.F. Hann & Sons
Warrensville Heights, OH
A heating, air conditioning, and plumbing provider. Type:M&A Sale
Details: Sold to Northwinds Services Group, a portfolio company of TruArc Partners
Wild Oats Markets
Boulder, CO
Owns and operates natural foods supermarkets.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Board review
Yonanas Consumer Retail Division of Healthy Foods, LLC
Cleveland, OH
Consumer brand that enables consumers to enjoy the taste and feel of soft serve ice cream using only 100% real fruit without fat, dairy, or added sugarType: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to The Legacy Companies (Weston, FL)
Zale
Irving, TX
Retail jewelryType: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed IPO
Financial & Real Estate
ClientClient DescriptionTarget DescriptionTransaction
Achill Partners
Cleveland, OH
Invests in middle market businesses.Acts as a FINRA-licensed broker-dealerType: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired a controlling interest in SFI Capital Group (Cleveland, OH)
Certified Security Solutions, Inc.
Independence, OH
Provides information security consulting services and software solutions focused on identity and access management to enterprise clients.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity investment from Plymouth Ventures (Ann Arbor, MI)
CFI Timeshare
Mortgage Trust
Orlando, FL
Finances timeshare receivables.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Debt private placement
DDR
Beachwood, OH
Develops and owns real estate, principally in shopping centers.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed follow-on offering
Homeloan.com
Dallas, TX
Offers software enabled home loan information and services.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity private placement
Lighthouse Insurance Group, LLC
Independence, OH
Offers health insurance products, Medicare plans and advisory solutions to families and individuals throughout the United States.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (Rolling Meadows, IL)
Mutuals.com
Dallas, TX
Offers software enabled financial advisory services.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity private placement
Ohio Innovation Fund
Cleveland, OH
Operates as an investment fund for Cleveland Tomorrow.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity private placement
Park North Capital, LLC
Cleveland, OH
Invests in middle market businesses.Provides advisory services to individuals looking for health insurance coverage.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired a controlling interest in LIG Solutions (Independence, OH)
Rainbow Rentals
Canfield, OH
Rents and sells home electronics, furniture, appliances, and computers to the general public.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Rent-A-Center (Plano, TX)
Segmint Inc.
Akron, OH
Provides disruptive analytics and digital marketing solutions for banks, credit unions, credit card companies, and other financial institutions.Type: Financial Advisory
​Details: Equity placement with FIS (Jacksonville, FL)
Signature Inns
Indianapolis, IN
Owns and operates hotels.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Jameson Inns (Nashville, TN)
Signature Inns
Indianapolis, IN
Owns and operates hotels.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Lead managed Preferred Stock Offering
Simon Property Group
Indianapolis, IN
Owns and invests in over 340 retail properties in more than 40 states and Puerto Rico, and is the largest shopping mall owner in the United States.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed IPO
Healthcare
ClientClient DescriptionTarget DescriptionTransaction
1-800 Contacts
Draper, UT
Markets and manufactures contact lenses.Reseller of contact lenses.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Lens Express and Lens 1st
1-800 Contacts
Draper, UT
Markets and manufactures contact lenses.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Lead Managed IPO
360 Fresh
Palo Alto, CA
Develops innovative clinical analytic solutions for acute and post-acute care providers, accountable care organizations, payors and stakeholders in the healthcare industry.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to The Advisory Board Company (Washington, DC)
Aeterna Zentaris Inc.
Charleston, SC
Develops and commercializes therapeutics and diagnostic tests.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Buyside Advisory
AvTech Laboratories
Portage, MI
Provides analytical contract research organization services to the pharmaceutical industry.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Eurofins Scientific (Nantes, France)
Broadview Instrumentation Services, Inc.
Valley View, OH
Provides instrumentation services to diverse end markets, offering in-house and on-site accredited calibrations, repair services, and program management.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold Trescal, a portfolio company of OMERS Private Equity (Toronto, Canada)
Cole National
Twinsburg, OH
Provides optical products and services and personalized gifts, under brands such as Pearle Vision and Things Remembered.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Lead managed follow-on offering
Cole National
Twinsburg, OH
Provides optical products and services and personalized gifts, under brands such as Pearle Vision and Things Remembered.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed high-yield debt offering
Cole National
Twinsburg, OH
Provides optical products and services and personalized gifts, under brands such as Pearle Vision and Things Remembered.Type: Financial Advisory
Details Shareholder Rights Plan
Collaborative Clinical Research
Cleveland, OH
Conducts clinical research.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed IPO
Complient
Cleveland, OH
Provides automated external defibrillators (AED) and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training and AED program management.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity private placement with multiple investors
Enovate
Canton, MI
​Designs, manufactures, and supplies mobile and wall-mounted clinical workstation solutions for the healthcare industry.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Merged with Stinger Medical (Murfressboro, TN), a portfolio company of Riverside Partners (Boston, MA)
ForTec Medical
Streetsboro, OH
Provides on-call mobilization of surgical equipment to hospitals and surgical centers.Provides medical technology mobilization services, offering surgical lasers, related devices, and technician support to hospitals and surgical centers in Maryland and Virginia.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Falls Church Laser (Falls Church, VA)
Gliatech
Cleveland, OH
Manufactures surgical adhesion devices and central nervous system (CNS) therapeutics.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity private placement
Gliatech
Cleveland, OH
Manufactures surgical adhesion devices and central nervous system (CNS) therapeutics.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed IPO
Harrington Holdings a.k.a. Edgepark Surgical
Twinsburg, OH
Markets and distributes healthcare products to managed care beneficiaries, home care supply providers, and healthcare professionals.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to The Jordan Company (New York, NY)
Health Imaging
Las Vegas, NV
Manufactures radiopharmaceuticals.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Financial advisor in debt restructuring
Imalux Corporation
Cleveland, OH
Commercializes optical coherence tomography (OCT) systems for site-of-care tissue imaging.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Financial advisor in equity restructuring
Intellitecs
Cincinnati, OH
Manufactures women’s hygiene products.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity private placement
Lexi-Comp Inc.
Hudson, OH
Synthesizes medical information to provide point of care clinical decision support.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Wolters Kluwer (Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands)
Lighthouse Insurance Group, LLC
Independence, OH
Offers health insurance products, Medicare plans and advisory solutions to families and individuals throughout the United States.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (Rolling Meadows, IL)
Optical Dynamics
Louisville, KY
Develops Cast RX digital lens technologies.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity private placement
Palladian Health, LLC
West Seneca, NY
Leading technology-enabled provider of outsourced musculoskeletal care and pain management services.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to eviCore healthcare, LLC (Bluffton, SC)
Park North Capital, LLC
Cleveland, OH
Invests in middle market businesses.Provides advisory services to individuals looking for health insurance coverage.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired a controlling interest in LIG Solutions (Independence, OH)
Regional Diagnostics
Cleveland, OH
Operates outpatient diagnostic imaging center chains in the United States.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Trivest Partners (Coral Gables, FL)
Shareholder of TandemLife
Pittsburgh, PA
Manufactures the world’s first FDA-cleared and CE-marked short-term extracorporeal circulatory support platform.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to LivaNova, PLC (London, England)
SyberSay Technologies
San Jose, CA
Provides acoustic technologies for audio clarity.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity private placement
Vista Eyecare
Lawrenceville, GA
Provides professional eye care services and products to correct and promote optimum visual function and ocular health.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Financial advisor in Chapter 11 reorganization
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Manufacturing
ClientClient DescriptionTarget DescriptionTransaction
Acterra Group
Marion, IA
Petroleum installation and storage tank manufacturing. Type: M&A Sale
Details: Sold to Brass Ring Capital
Actron
Brook Park, OH
Manufactures automotive diagnostic and test equipment.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to SPX (Charlotte, NC)
American Architectural Products
Boardman, OH
Produces aluminum, vinyl, and wood-clad windows, steel security screen doors, entry doors, and related products.Produces windows and related productsType: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Eagle Window & Door, Inc. (Dubuque, IA)
American Architectural Products
Boardman, OH
Produces aluminum, vinyl, and wood-clad windows, steel security screen doors, entry doors, and related products.Produces windows and related productsType: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Louisiana Pacific Windows (OH)
American Architectural Products
Boardman, OH
Produces aluminum, vinyl, and wood-clad windows, steel security screen doors, entry doors, and related products.Produces doors and related productsType: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Taylor Door (West Branch, MI)
American Gas Group
Toledo, OH
Distributes specialty, rare, and industrial gas products globally.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Praxair (Danbury, CT)
Antex of Rochester
Rochester, NY
Manufactures automotive components.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Jasco International (Rochester, NY)
Argo-Tech
Cleveland, OH
Manufactures main engine fuel pumps and commercial and military airframe fuel pump and control products.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Eaton (Cleveland, OH)
Argo-Tech
Cleveland, OH
Manufactures main engine fuel pumps and commercial and military airframe fuel pump and control products.Type: M&A Sale
Details: Sold to Greenbriar and Vestar (New York, NY)
Arrowhead Industries
Cleveland, OH
Markets and distributes automotive trunk tools and trim.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Joint venture with HÜHOCO (Wuppertal, Germany)
ArvinMeritor
Troy, MI

Columbus Stampings Division
Columbus, IN
Manufactures metal stampings and sheet metal.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Viking Industries (Cleveland, OH)
ASC Signal
Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Designs, manufactures, and sells satellite earth stations, air traffic control radar antenna, and high frequency antenna products.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Debt placement
Avon Bearings
Cleveland, OH
Manufactures large diameter bearings.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Kaydon (Muskegon, MI)
Beech Technology Systems
Mentor, OH
Manufactures tooling dies and wax patterns used in jet engine assembly.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Redeemed shares of institutional investor
Bevcorp Industries
Willoughby, OH
Provides can and bottle fillers, blenders, crowners, cappers, steamers, handling equipment, rinsers, refrigeration equipment, and deaeration systems for the beverage industry.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Itochu (Tokyo, Japan)
Bird Electronics
Solon, OH
Manufactures instruments to measure electricity.Provides innovative, reliable and customized RF conditioning solutions.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired TXRX Systems (Angola, NY)
Campbell Hausfeld
Harrison, OH
Manufactures consumer, industrial, and commercial grade air compressors and related products.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Buyside Advisory
Cardinal Fastener
Cleveland, OH
Manufactures hot forged, large diameter fasteners for the bridge and wind energy industry.Type: M&A, Sale, Restructuring
Details: Sold to Würth Group (Künzelsau, Germany) in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding
Chemi-Trol Chemical
Gibsonburg, OH
Manufactures large propane and ammonia tanks.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Harsco Corporation (Camp Hill, PA)
Chemi-Trol Chemical
Gibsonburg, OH

Cal-Van Tools Division
Gibsonburg, OH
Manufactures and distributes specialty automotive tools.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Horizon Tool (Greensboro, NC)
Chemi-Trol Chemical
Gibsonburg, OH

Cory Orchard & Turf Division
Indianapolis, IN
Manufactures and distributes fertilizers and other agricultural and turf products.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Terra International (Louisville, KY)
ChromaScape, Inc.
Twinsburg, OH
Premier producer and distributor of color dispersions and additives throughout various markets in North America and Europe.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Capital Partners
(Norwalk, CT)
ChromaScape, Inc.
Twinsburg, OH
Premier producer and distributor of color dispersions and additives throughout various markets in North America and Europe.Provides value-added processing and distribution of dyes and specialty chemicals to the textile, paper, and other specialty industries.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Greenville Colorants
(Greenville, SC)
CHRYSO Group
Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
Designs, produces, markets, and delivers chemical solutions that help in creating sustainable building materials.Type: Financial Advisory
Details :Buyside Advisory
Cleason Companies
Newark, NY
Produces sand, gravel, and ready-mixed concrete.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Management (Newark, NY)
Coating Excellence International
Wrightstown, WI
Manufactures packaging products.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Mason Wells
(Milwaukee, WI)
Coldwater Veneer
Coldwater, MI
Produces American hardwood veneer.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Industrial Opportunity Partners (Evanston, IL)
Columbiana Boiler Company
Columbiana, OH
Manufactures kettles for the galvanizing and other hot dip coating industries, as well as pressure vessels and transportation packages for the chemical industry.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to CBC Ventures
(Cleveland, OH)
CPI Engineering Services
Midland, MI
Formulates and manufactures synthetic lubricants for the refrigeration and air compressor industries.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Lubrizol Corporation (Cleveland, OH)
Dexter Magnetic Technologies
Elk Grove Village, IL
Designs, engineers, and manufactures magnetic circuits, permanent magnets, magnetic assemblies, electromagnetic systems, and finished products.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (Beverly Hills, CA)
Drake Manufacturing Services Co.
Warren, OH
Manufactures branded CNC machine tool systems for the grinding market.Type: M&A, Sale
​Details: Sold to Uni-World Capital
(New York, NY)
DT Industries
Dayton, OH

Packaging Systems Division
Lowell, MA and South Yorkshire, England
Designs and builds proprietary machines and integrated systems utilized for packaging, liquid filling, and tube filling applications for Merrill brands.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Kinderhook Partners
(Fort Lee, NJ)
DT Industries
Dayton, OH

Converting Technologies (Sencorp) Division
Hyannis, MA
Manufactures high-speed rotary presses and plastic processing machines and equipment.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Management (Hyannis, MA)
Duke Manufacturing
Willoughby, OH
Manufactures precision-machined components and assemblies used predominately by the aerospace and defense sector.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Watervale Equity Partners (Cleveland, OH)
Eagle-Picher
Cincinnati, OH
Manufactures advanced products used in the automotive, defense, aerospace, environmental testing, medical implant devices, pharmaceutical services, nuclear energy, and food and beverage industries.Type: Financial Advisory, Restructuring
Details: Financial advisor in Chapter 11 reorganization
Eagle-Picher
Cincinnati, OH

Orthane Division
Denton, TX
Manufactures highly-engineered, injection molded polyurethane seals and components.Type: M&A, Sale, Restructuring
Details: Sold to US Farathane (Royal Oak, MI) in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding
Eagle-Picher
Cincinnati, OH

Plastics Division
Huntington, IN
Manufactures plastic parts for exterior automotive applications.Type: M&A, Sale, Restructuring
Details: Sold to Cambridge Industries (Detroit, MI) in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding
Electro-Mec
Indiana, PA
Rebuilds and distributes electric motors and parts.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Integrated Power Services (Greenville, SC)
Elgin National Industries
Downers Grove, IL
Designs, engineers, procures, and constructs bulk material handling and processing systems for the power and mining industries.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to GFI Energy Ventures (Los Angeles, CA)
EMT Metals
Endicott, NY
Manufactures metal components for diversified end markets, leveraging a comprehensive spectrum of high-tech manufacturing capabilities that allows for an all-encompassing product offering to its end customers.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Recapitalization by Gladstone Capital Corporation and Management (McLean, VA)
Ennstone
Falmouth, VA
Produces sand, gravel, and ready-mixed concrete.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Financial advisor in debt restructuring
Ennstone
Falmouth, VA

Pennsylvania Assets
Produces sand, gravel, and ready-mixed concrete.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Lindy Paving (Pittsburgh, PA)
Essef Corporation
Chardon, OH

Hobson Brothers Subsidiary
Shell Rock, IA
Manufactures plastic blow-mold tooling.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Management (Shell Rock, IA)
ETI Tech, Inc.
Englewood, OH
Designs and manufactures electro-mechanical flight hardware and ground support equipment for aerospace and military industries.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Soaring Pine Capital (Birmingham, MI)
Extrusions, Inc. HartFord, CTA leading company specializing in the manufacturing and supply of high-quality aluminum extrusions.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Northern States Metals (Youngstown, OH)
Ferro Corporation
Mayfield Heights, OH

Fluid Logic
Portland, OR
Provides fluids used in the production of electronic componenets based on ceramic and quartz substrates, and advanced polishing fluids used for flat glass, precision optics, ophthalmic lenses, and specialty plastics.Type: M&A, Sale
​Details: Sold to LaPel Solutions (Vancouver, WA)
Ferro Corporation
Mayfield Heights, OH
Supplies technology-based performance materials to the global market.Provides an extensive line of inorganic pigments.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Nubiola Pigmentos (Barcelona, Spain)
Ferro Corporation
Mayfield Heights, OH
Supplies technology-based performance materials to the global market.Provides laser marking technology for use on ceramics, plastics, metals, glass, and other hard surfaces.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acqiured TherMark Holdings, Inc. (Irvine, CA)
Ferro Corporation
Mayfield Heights, OH
Supplies technology-based performance materials to the global market.Supplies ceramic coatings to high-end tile manufacturers.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Vetriceramici (Casola Valsenio, Italy)​
Ferro Corporation
Mayfield Heights, OH
Supplies technology-based performance materials to the global market.Produces waterborne industrial paints with a focus on organic paints for glass substrates application.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Pinturas Benicarló, S.L. (Castellón, Spain)
Ferro Corporation
Mayfield Heights, OH
Supplies technology-based performance materials to the global market.Provides colors and pigments including automotive products, container and tableware products.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Ferer Dis Ticaret Ve Kimyasallar Anonim Sirketi A.S. (Istanbul and Kutahya, Turkey)
Flame Control Coatings, LLC
Niagara Falls, NY
Manufactures fire retardant, heat resistant, and specialty coatings. Its brands include Flame Control and TemperKote.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Seal For Life, a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners (The Netherlands)
Furnace Parts
Cleveland, OH
Manufactures and distributes industrial thermocouples and temperature sensing devices and accessories.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Ultra Electronics
(Middlesex, England)
Global Security Glazing
Selma, AL
Designs and manufactures institutional security and custom architectural glass and glazing products.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Grey Mountain Partners (Boulder, CO)
Hayes Brake
Mequon, WI
Designs, tests, manufactures, and sells non-automotive custom-engineered brake systems.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Nautic Partners (Providence, RI)
Herman Miller
Zeeland, MI
Designs and manufactures home, office, and healthcare furnishings and provides related services.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed debt offering
Hi TecMetal Group
Cleveland, OH

York Division
Charleston, SC
Supplies brazing, thermal processing, and welding services and products.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to IMT York and IMT Duncan (York, SC)
Highland International
Boone, NC
Formulates heat resistant and corrosion protection coatings with expertise in high-temperature coatings.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Seal For Life, a portfolio company of Arsenal Partners (The Netherlands)
HMI
Cleveland, OH

Bliss Manufacturing Division
Pawtucket, RI
Manufactures automotive stampings.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Rhone Capital
(New York, NY)
HON Industries
Muscatine, IA
Manufactures and markets business furniture, work space accessories, and fireplaces.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed secondary offering
HTG
Cleveland, OH
Provides brazing, thermal processing and welding services for automotive, aerospace, food, fluid power, and other industries.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Debt restructuring with Capital Works
International Specialty Alloys
New Castle, PA
Provides high quality and high purity custom metal alloys and custom metal alloy powders to the aerospace, electronics, and high-performance industrial industries.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Kennametal (Latrobe, PA)
Interstate Southwest
Navasota, TX
Manufactures and markets large-scale forgings.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Ellwood Texas Forge (Houston, TX)
Kennametal
Latrobe, PA

Disston Company Division
South Deerfield, MA
Manufactures and markets power tool accessories for do-it-yourself, contractor, and industrial markets globally.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Cal SDI (Pomona, CA)
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)
Lakeside Scrap Metals, Inc.
Cleveland, OH
Processes ferrous and nonferrous scrap metals including steel, copper, brass, and aluminum.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Debt refinancing
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)
Mark Concepts
Dayton, OH
Fabricates aluminum and steel components and provides subassemblies for the heavy duty truck and related industries.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Mancor Canada
(Oakville, Ontario, Canada)
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: Restructuring and debt placement
Miami Valley Steel Service
Picqua, OH
Provides steel processing service sand distributes finished products.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Esmark (Chicago Heights, IL)
Michelex
Massena, NY
Manufactures and distributes packaging products.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Debt restructuring
Neway Stamping & Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Willoughby, OH
Produces close tolerance, short-run custom, precision metal stampings.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Bowden Capital Group (Cleveland, OH)
Ohio Blow Pipe
Cleveland, OH
Provides premier recycling, environmental, and health/safety material handling solutions provider to various markets in North America, South America, Asia, and Europe.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to CapitalWorks
(Cleveland, OH)
Ohio Tool Works, a portfolio company of Artemis Capital Partners
Macedonia, OH
Designs and builds both standard and custom honing technology for a diverse and growing base of global customers across the industrial, aerospace, defense, and metal working industries.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Hardinge, a portfolio company of Privet Fund
Park North Capital
Cleveland, OH
Invests in middle market businesses.Provides decorative plating solutions to healthcare and other industries.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired a controlling interest in Woodhill Plating Company (Cleveland, OH)
PECo Process Equipment
Tipp City, OH
​Specializes in precise, verified machining, grinding and fabricating of large metal products.Type: M&A, Sale
​Details: Sold to Lincoln Electric
(Cleveland, OH)
Qualitech Steel
Indianapolis, IN
Produces highly-engineered steels for the automotive, transportation, and capital goods industries.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Project financing
R.W. Sidley
Painesville, OH
Manufactures and supplies bulk aggregates, industrial minerals, ready-mix concrete, masonry block products, structural and architectural precast components, and building supplies.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Debt recapitalization by Wingspire Capital (Alpharetta, GA)
RB&W
Streetsboro, OH
Manufactures and markets cold forming technology and produces cold-formed parts.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Park-Ohio
(Cleveland, OH)
Rossborough Supply Company
Cleveland, OH
Manufactures magnesium and aluminum automotive parts.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Monomoy Capital Partners (New York, NY)
SMED International
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Manufactures modular office furniture.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed IPO
Solar Flex Rack
Youngstown, OH
A solar products and services company.Type: M&A Sale
Details: Sold to Hanwha Solutions
Specialty Air Technologies, Inc.
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)
Steel Dynamics
Butler, IN
Produces carbon steel products.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Project financing
Steelcase
Grand Rapids, MI
Markets and sells office furniture.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Assist Wege family in IPO
Sudbury
Cleveland, OH

South Coast Terminals, Inc. Subsidiary
Houston, TX
Provides storage and processing services for the oil and chemical industries.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to KMCO (Crosby, TX)
Superior Specialty
Gas Services, 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
Manufactures and provides equipment and components for the global food and beverage sectorType: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Crown Brands, LLC, a portfolio company of Centre Lane Partners (Lincolnshire, IL)
TPC Metals, Inc.
Newark, NJ
Operates as a metal service center and provides tin mill, light gauge cold rolled, galvanized, and aluminum products.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Lakeside Metals (Willowbrook, IL)
VanDeMark Chemical, Inc.
Lockport, NY
Produces specialty, intermediate, and catalyst chemicals utilizing phosgenation chemistry.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Recapitalization by Prospect Capital (New York, NY)
VanDeMark Chemical, Inc.
Lockport, NY
Produces specialty, intermediate, and catalyst chemicals utilizing phosgenation chemistry.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Uni-World Capital (New York, NY) and Brightwood Capital (New York, NY)
Victor Insulators
Victor, NY
Manufactures electrical components.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Restructuring and debt placement
Warren Industrial Group, LLC
Warren, OH
Diversified industrial holding company.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Everett Industries, Inc. (Warren, OH)
Waterlink
Columbus, OH
Provides products, equipment, systems, and services related to activated carbon and its uses for water and air purification, solvent recovery, odor control, and chemical processing.Type: M&A, Sale, Restructuring
Details: Sold to Calgon Carbon (Pittsburgh, PA) in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding
Residential & Commercial Services
ClientClient DescriptionTarget DesciptionTransaction
72 Degrees
Fredericksburg, TX
Provides heating and cooling services.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Radiant (Austin, TX), a portfolio company of The Riverside Company (Cleveland, OH)
ABCO
Cleveland, OH
Provides fire safety and security inspection, maintenance, and repair services for thousands of commercial customers in a variety of end markets.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Merged with ISA Fire and Security (Louisville, KY), a portfolio company of Align Capital Partners (Beachwood, OH)
Achill Partners
Cleveland, OH
Invests in middle market businesses.Provides janitorial services primarily for the movie theater industry.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Tri-County Maintenance (Cleveland, OH)
Acterra Group
Marion, IA
Petroleum installation and storage tank manufacturing. Type: M&A Sale
Details: Sold to Brass Ring Capital
All Pro Plumbing
Ontario. CA
Provides plumbing and HVAC.Type: M&A Sale
Details: Sold to APEX Service Partners, a porfolio company of Alpine Investors (San Francisco, CA)
The Armstrong Group
Atlanta, GA
Diversified family holding company with operating companies in the cable, telecommunications, security, real estate development, electronics, manufacturing, and HVAC & plumbing services markets.Provides full-service residential plumbing solutions, including drain cleaning, main line clog removal, sewer backups and repairs, sewer lining, water heating, water line, and sump pump services.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquisition of Matt Mertz Plumbing (Pittsburgh, PA)
BHS
Charlotte, NC
Distributes fire and safety products.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Freeman Spogli (New York, NY)
Broadview Instrumentation Services, Inc.
Valley View, OH
Provides instrumentation services to diverse end markets, offering in-house and on-site accredited calibrations, repair services, and program management.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold Trescal, a portfolio company of OMERS Private Equity (Toronto, Canada)
Brooks Equipment
Charlotte, NC
Distributes fire and safety products.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Freeman Spogli (New York, NY)
Buffalo Construction
Louisville, KY
Builds and remodels restaurants primarily for Texas Roadhouse and Buffalo Wild Wings.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Management (Louisville, KY)
Butler HVAC, Inc.
Dayton, OH
Provides full-service heating, ventilation, and air conditioning installation and repair.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to a group of private investors.
Ceramic Matrix
West Palm Beach, FL
South and Central Florida’s leading authority in high end luxury natural stones and ceramic tile from Italy, Spain, and around the world.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Architectural Surfaces, a portfolio company of Sun Capital Partners, Inc. (Boca Raton, FL)
Climate Solutions
Austin, TX
Provides commercial HVAC and plumbing services.Type: M&A, Sold to Pueblo Mechanical (Phoenix, AZ), a portfolio company of Huron Capital (Detroit, MI)
Continental Building Systems
Columbus, OH
Provides commercial building services.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Financial advisor in debt restructuring.
Craftmaster Hardware, LLC
Northvale, NJ
Leading wholesale distributor of commercial repair and replacement door hardware to institutional end users through North America.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to KENDALL (Mendota Heights, MN) a portfolio company of Keystone Capital (Chicago, IL)
Empire Crane Company, LLC
Syracuse, NY
Provides sales, parts and attachments, and service to the commercial crane market principally in the Northeast United States.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Bigge Crane and Rigging Co. (San Leandro, CA)
Fetch-A-Tech
Las Vegas, NV
Provides heating, air conditioning, and plumbing services.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Service Champions, a portfolio company of Odyssey Investment Partners (New York, NY)
Heritage Partners
Oceanside, CA
Distributes electrical products.Provides electrical and industrial distribution services to commercial, residential, utility, contractor and industrial markets.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired OneSource Distributors (Oceanside, CA)
Hero Plumbing, Heating, Cooling, Drains, Ducts & ElectricalProvides plumbing, heating, cooling, drain, duct and electrical work.Type: M&A Sale
Details: Sold to APEX Service Partners, a porfolio company of Alpine Investors (San Francisco, CA)
Itochu
Tokyo, Japan
Engages in domestic trading, import/export, and overseas trading of various products including textiles and machinery.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Buyside Advisory
Len the Plumber, LLC
Baltimore, MD
Provides full-service residential plumbing solutions, including drain cleaning, main line clog removal, sewer backups & repairs, sewer line, water heater, heating system, water line, gas line, and sump pump services.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Thompson Street Capital Partners (St. Louis, MO)
Mainstream Electric, Heating, Cooling and Plumbing
Spokane Valley, WA
Provides residential HVAC installation and repair, plumbing, electrical, excavation and drain services in the Greater Spokane, Washington, and Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, markets.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Radiant Plumbing and Air Conditioning, a portfolio company of The Riverside Company (Cleveland, OH)
Mason Structural Steel, LLC
Walton Hills, OH
Provides home lifestyle and building products to Ohio and the Great Lakes region.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Mason Steel Holdings, LLC (Walton Hills, OH)
Ohio Blow Pipe
Cleveland, OH
Provides premier recycling, environmental, and health/safety material handling solutions to various markets in North America, South America, Asia, and Europe.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to CapitalWorks (Cleveland, OH)
Paul W. Essig, Inc.
Reading, PA
Provides full service residential plumbing and HVAC services.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to P1 Service Group, a portfolio company of River Sea Network and Edgewater Funds (Chicago, IL)
Pet Zone Products, Ltd.
Brecksville, OH
Offers pet toys, treats, litter boxes, accessories, and feeding products.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity Financing
Radiant Plumbing Services, Inc.
Austin, TX
Offers premier home plumbing and HVAC service to the greater Austin area.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Riverside Company (New York, NY)
Rebmann
Albertson, NY
Provides plumbing, heating, and air conditioning services.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Northwinds Services Group, a portfolio company of TruArc Partners (New York, NY)
Reynolds
Orleans, IN
Supplies products and services to the water and wastewater industries.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Layne Christiansen (Kansas City, KS)
Roden Electrical
Knoxville, TN
Distributes electrical products.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Kendall Electric (Portgage, MI)
Safeguard Properties
Cleveland, OH
Protects and preserves distressed residential properties through a nationwide subcontractor network.Inspects and maintains defaulted and REO properties.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Bank of America Field Services (Dallas, TX)
SCG Partners
Cleveland, OH
Invests in middle market businesses.Provides landscaping servicesType: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired A New Look Lawn Care (Melbourne, FL)
SCG Partners
Cleveland, OH
Invests in middle market businesses.Provides commercial landscape maintenance services.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired GreenLeaf landscaping & Irrigation and M&M Professional Grounds Maintenance
SCG Partners
Cleveland, OH
Invests in middle market businesses.Provides commercial landscape maintenance and irrigation services.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired R&D Landscape & Irrigation (Jacksonville, FL)
SCG Partners
Cleveland, OH
Invests in middle market businesses.Provides landscaping services.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Lawn Techs (Melbourne, FL)
SCG Partners
Cleveland, OH
Invests in middle market businesses.Provides landscaping services including tree removal, lawn irrigation installation and edging.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Vexacor Turf Management (Jacksonville, FL)
SCG Partners
Cleveland, OH
Invests in middle market businesses.Provides full-service landscape, irrigation and landscape construction services.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Down to Earth (Multiple locations throughout Florida)
SCG Partners
Cleveland, OH
Invests in middle market businesses.Provides landscaping services.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Florida Evergreen (Naples, FL)
SCG Partners
Cleveland, OH
Invests in middle market businesses.Provides landscaping services.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Gulf Breeze Landscaping (Naples, FL)
SCG Partners
Cleveland, OH
Invests in middle market businesses.Provides landscaping services.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired GreenPro Landscape (Sarasota, FL)
SCG Partners
Cleveland, OH
Invests in middle market businesses.Provides landscaping services.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Vivicon (Tampa, FL)
SCG Partners
Cleveland, OH
Invests in middle market businesses.Provides landscape services including lawn maintenance, irrigation, pest control, and fertilization.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Cintron Lawn Maintenance (Naples, FL)
SCG Partners
Cleveland, OH
Invests in middle market businesses.Provides landscaping services.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired L&R Landscape (Jacksonville, FL)
Service Professor, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
Provides residential plumbing, electrical, heating, cooling, drains, sewer, and duct-cleaning services to West and Southwest Michigan.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Calera Capital (San Francisco, CA)
Solar Flex Rack
Youngstown, OH
A solar products and services company.Type: M&A Sale
Details: Sold to Hanwha Solutions
Verne & Ellsworth Hann, Inc.
Cleveland, OH
Provides heating, cooling and plumbing services.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Heartland Home Services, Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI) a portfolio company of The Jordan Company (New York, NY)
W.F. Hann & Sons
Warrensville Heights, OH
A heating, air conditioning, and plumbing provider. Type:M&A Sale
Details: Sold to Northwinds Services Group, a portfolio company of TruArc Partners
Specialty Chemical & Gases
ClientClient DescriptionTarget DescriptionTransaction
American Gas Group
Toledo, OH
Distributes specialty, rare, and industrial gas products globally.Type: M&A
Details: Sold to Praxair (Danbury, CT)
Chemi-Trol Chemical
Gibsonburg, OH

Cory Orchard & Turf Division
Indianapolis, IN
Manufactures and distributes fertilizers and other agricultural and turf products.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Terra International (Louisville, KY)
ChromaScape, Inc.
​Twinsburg, OH
Premier producer and distributor of color dispersions and additives throughout various markets in North America and Europe.Type: M&A, Sale
​Details: Sold to Capital Partners
(Norwalk, CT)
ChromaScape, a Portfolio Company of Capital Partners
​New Brunswick, NJ
Premier producer and distributor of color dispersions and additives throughout various markets in North America and Europe.Provides value-added processing and distribution of dyes and specialty chemicals to the textile, paper, and other specialty industries.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Greenville Colorants
(Greenville, SC)
CHRYSO Group
Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
Designs, produces, markets and delivers chemical solutions help in creating sustainable building materials.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Buyside Advisory
CPI Engineering Services
Midland, MI
Formulates and manufactures synthetic lubricants for the refrigeration and air compressor industries.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Lubrizol Corporation (Cleveland, OH)
Ferro Corporation
Mayfield Heights, OH
Supplies technology-based performance materials to the global market.Provides colors and pigments including automotive products, container and tableware products.Type: M&A, Aquisition
Details: Acquired Ferer Dis Ticaret Ve Kimyasallar Anonim Sirketi A.S. (Istanbul and Kutahya, Turkey)
Ferro Corporation
Mayfield Heights, OH

Fluid Logic
Portland, OR
Provides fluids used in the production of electronic components based on ceramic and quartz substrates, and advanced polishing fluids used for flat glass, precision optics, ophthalmic lenses, and specialty plastics.Type: M&A, Sale
​Details: Sold to LaPel Solutions (Vancouver, WA)
Ferro Corporation
Mayfield Heights, OH
Supplies technology-based performance materials to the global market.Produces waterborne industrial paints with a focus on organic paints for glass substrates application.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Pinturas Benicarlo, S.L. (Castellon, Spain)
Ferro Corporation
Mayfield Heights, OH
Supplies technology-based performance materials to the global market.Provides laser marking technology for use on ceramics, plastics, metals, glass, and other hard surfaces.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired TherMark Holdings, Inc. (Irvine, CA)
Ferro Corporation
Mayfield Heights, OH
Supplies technology-based performance materials to the global market.Supplies ceramic coatings to high-end tile manufacturers.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Vetriceramici (Casola Valsenio, Italy)
Ferro Corporation
Mayfield Heights, OH
Supplies technology-based performance materials to the global market.Provides an extensive line of inorganic pigments.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Nubiola Pigmentos (Barcelona, Spain)
Flame Control Coatings
Niagara Falls, NY
Manufactures fire retardant, heat resistant, and specialty coatings. Its brands include Flame Control and TemperKote.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Seal For Life, a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners (Netherlands)
Highland International (Boone, NC)Formulates heat resistant and corrosion protection coatings with expertise in high-temperature coatings.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Seal For Life, a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners (Netherlands)
International Specialty Alloys
New Castle, PA
Provides high quality and high purity custom metal alloys and custom metal alloy powders to the aerospace, electronics, and high-performance industrial industries.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Kennametal (Latrobe, PA)
Materion Corporation
Mayfield Heights, OH
Supplies specialty materials including alloys, beryllium products, composite/clad metals, thin film deposition materials, and precision optics to a global market.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Buyside Advisory
Specialty Air Technologies, Inc.
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)
Sudbury
Cleveland, OH

South Coast Terminals, Inc. Subsidiary
Houston, TX
Provides storage and processing services for the oil and chemical industries.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to KMCO (Crosby, TX)
Superior Specialty Gas Services, Inc.
Tulsa, OK
Distributes specialty gas mixtures for the North American hydrocarbon market.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Airgas USA (Radnor, PA)
VanDeMark Chemical
Lockport, NY
Produces specialty, intermediate, and catalyst chemicals utilizing phosgenation chemistry.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Recapitalization by Prospect Capital (New York, NY)
VanDeMark Chemical, Inc.
Lockport, NY
Produces specialty, intermediate, and catalyst chemicals utilizing phosgenation chemistry.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Uni-World Capital (New York, NY) and Brightwood Capital (New York, NY)
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Specialty Distribution
ClientClient DescriptionTarget DescriptionTransaction
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: Board review
Atlantic Plywood Corporation
Woburn, MA
Distributes 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
Provides electric motor repair and is a wholesale distributor of electrical and related products.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to AAI Acquisition, a subsidiary of Power Flo Technologies in Chapter 11 (New Hyde Park, NY)
BHS
Charlotte, NC
Distributes fire and safety products.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Freeman Spogli (Los Angeles, CA)
Bottle Solutions, LLC
Cleveland, OH
Distributes 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)
Buckeye Sports Supply
Canton, OH
Distributes outdoor sporting goods, primarily for hunting and fishing.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Acusport (Bellefontaine, OH) in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding
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
Provides logistics for the Midwestern automotive OEM market.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Venture Express (LaVergne, TN)
Craftmaster Hardware, LLC
Northvale, NJ
Leading wholesale distributor of commercial repair and replacement door hardware to institutional end users through North America.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to KENDALL (Mendota Heights, MN) a portfolio company of Keystone Capital (Chicago, IL)
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)
Evolution Ag, LLC
Columbus, 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)
Furnace Parts
Beachwood, OH
Manufactures and distributes industrial thermocouples and temperature sensing devices and accesories.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Ultra Electronics (Middlesex, England)
Glendale Parade Store
San Antonio, TX
A ceremonial products distributor.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Clotho Holdings
Group Transportation Services
Hudson, OH
Provides transportation management solutions.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Thayer Hidden Creek (Washington, DC)
Harrington Holdings, a.k.a. Edgepark Surgical
Twinsburg, OH
Markets and distributes healthcare products to managed care beneficiaries, home care supply providers, and healthcare professionals.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to The Jordan Company (New York, NY)
Heritage Partners
Oceanside, CA
Distributes electrical products.Provides electrical and industrial distribution services to commercial, residential, utility, contractor, and industrial markets.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired 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)
I&K Distributors
Delphos, OH
Manufactures, sells, and distributes branded and private label potato salads, cheese, and other foods.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to SCIS Food Services, nka Chef Solutions (Wheeling, IL)
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)
Mason Structural Steel, LLC
Walton Hills, OH
Provides home lifestyle and building products to Ohio and the Great Lakes region.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Mason Steel Holdings, LLC (Walton Hills, OH)
Michelex
Massena, NY
Manufactures and distributes packaging products.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Debt restructuring
PJAX Freight System
Gibsonia, PA
Provides less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Vitran (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
RB&W
Streetsboro, OH
Manufactures and markets cold forming technology and produces cold-formed parts.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Park-Ohio (Cleveland, OH)
Roden Electrical
Knoxville, TN
Distributes electrical products.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Kendall Electric (Portage, MI)
Spartan Stores
Grand Rapids, MI
Sells and distributes groceries.Operates chain of supermarkets and discount drug stores in Northeast Ohio.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Seaway Food Town (Maumee, OH)
Spartan Stores
Grand Rapids, MI

L.L./Jiroch and J.F. Walker Subsidiaries
Grand Rapids, MI
Distributes products to convenience storesType: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to H.T. Hackney (Knoxville, TN)
TPC Metals, Inc.
Newark, NJ
Operates as a metal service center and provides tin mill, light gauge cold rolled, galvanized, and aluminum products.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Lakeside Metals (Willowbrook, IL)
Zephyr Solutions, Inc.
Avon Lake, OH
Provides 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)
Technology
ClientClient DescriptionTarget DescriptionTransaction
1-800 Contacts
Draper, UT
Markets and manufactures contact lenses.Reseller of contact lenses.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired Lens Express and Lens 1st
1-800 Contacts
Draper, UT
Markets and manufactures contact lenses.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Lead Manager IPO
360 Fresh
Palo Alto, CA
Develops innovative clinical analytic solutions for acute and post-acute care providers, accountable care organizations, payors and stakeholders in the healthcare industry.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to The Advisory Board Company (Washington, DC)
Actron
Brook Park, OH
​Manufactures automotive diagnostic and test equipment.Type: M&A, Sale ​
Details: Sold to SPX (Charlotte, NC)
Antex of Rochester
Rochester, NY
Manufactures automotive components.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Jasco International (Rochester, NY)
ASC Signal
Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Designs, manufactures, and sells satellite earth stations, air traffic control radar antenna, and high frequency antenna products.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Debt placement
Bird Electronics
Solon, OH
Manufactures instruments to measure electricity.Provides innovative, reliable and customized RF conditioning solutions.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired TXRX Systems (Angola, NY)
Certified Security Solutions, Inc.
Independence, OH
Provides information security consulting services and software solutions focused on identity and access management to enterprise clients.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity investment from Plymouth Ventures (Ann Arbor, MI)
DataServProvides unique, cutting-edge IT solutions and services.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Renovus Capital (Wayne, PA)
Elgin National Industries
Downers Grove, IL
Designs, engineers, procures, and constructs bulk material handling and processing systems for the power and mining industries.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to GFI Energy Ventures (Los Angeles, CA)
EmployOn
Cleveland, OH
Provides online employment services.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to GetTheJob (Bentonville, AR)
Ferro Corporation
Mayfield Heights, OH
Supplies technology-based performance materials to the global market.Provides laser marking technology for use on ceramics, plastics, metals, glass, and other hard surfaces.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired TherMark Holdings, Inc. (Irvine, CA)
Group Transportation Services
Hudson, OH
Provides transportation management solutions.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Thayer Hidden Creek (Washington, DC)
Homeloan.com
Dallas, TX
Offers software enabled home loan information and services.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity private placement
Imalux Corporation
Cleveland, OH
Commercializes optical coherence tomography (OCT) systems for site-of-care tissue imaging.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Financial advisor in equity restructuring
Jobs.ch
Zurich, Switzerland
Provides online employment services.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Tiger Global Management (New York, NY)
Lexi-Comp, Inc.
Hudson, OH
Synthesizes medical information to provide point of care clinical decision support.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Wolters Kluwer (Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands)
Markets and Markets
Pune, India
Provides quantified B2B research on high growth emerging opportunities/threats to a worldwide customer base.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Buyside Advisory
Mid-America Consulting Group, Inc.
Cleveland, OH
Provides information technology management consulting.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Debt capital raise
Mutuals.com
Dallas, TX
Offers software enabled financial advisory services.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity private placement
Ohio Innovation Fund
Cleveland, OH
Operates as an investment fund for Cleveland Tomorrow.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity private placement
Optical Dynamics
Louisville, KY
Develops Cast RX digital lens technologies.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity private placement
Palladian Health, LLC
West Seneca, NY
Leading technology-enabled provider of outsourced musculoskeletal care and pain management services.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to eviCore healthcare, LLC (Bluffton, SC)
Peoplescape.com
San Diego, CA
Provides software enabled human resource consulting services.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity private placement
PreEmptive Solutions, LLC
Mayfield Village, OH
Leading provider of application protection and security tools for desktop, mobile, cloud and IoT devices.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Idera, Inc. (Houston, TX)
Segmint Inc.
Akron, OH
​Provides disruptive analytics and digital marketing solutions for banks, credit unions, credit card companies, and other financial institutions.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity placement with FIS (Jacksonville, FL)
SMR Holdings, LLC
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)
SyberSay Technologies
San Jose, CA
Provides acoustic technologies for audio clarity.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity private placement
Shareholder of TandemLife
Pittsburgh, PA
Manufactures the world’s first FDA-cleared and CE-marked short-term extracorporeal circulatory support platform.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to LivaNova, PLC (London, England)
Tyden Group
Grand Rapids, MI
Provides cargo security and product identification traceability solutions.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Crimson Investment (Palo Alto, CA)
Universal Electronics
Cypress, CA
Designs and develops solutions that enable consumers to control entertainment devices, digital media, and home systems.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Shareholder Rights Plan
Zengine
Fremont, CA
Provides e-business software and services.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to MCSi (Dayton, OH)
SERVICES
Buy-side
ClientClient DescriptionTarget DescriptionTransaction
The Armstrong GroupDiversified family holding company with operating companies in the cable, telecommunications, security, real estate development, electronics manufacturing, and HVAC & plumbing services markets. Matt Mertz Plumbing provides full-service residential plumbing solutions, including drain cleaning, main line clog removal, sewer backups & repairs, sewer lining, water heating, water line, and sump pump services. Acquired Matt Mertz Plumbing
ChromaScape, Inc.Premier producer and distributor of color dispersions and additives throughout various markets in North America and Europe.Provides value-added processing and distribution of dyes and specialty chemicals to the textile, paper and other specialty industries.Acquired Greenville Colorants (Greenville, SC)
SCG PartnersInvests in middle market businesses.Provides landscape services.Acquisition of GreenPro Landscape (Sarasota, FL)
SCG PartnersInvests in middle market businesses.Provides landscape services.Acquisition of Vivicon (Tampa, FL)
SCG PartnersInvests in middle market businesses.Provides landscape services.Acquisition of L&R Landscape (Jacksonville, FL)
SCG PartnersInvests in middle market businesses.Provides landscaping serivces.Acquisition of Florida Evergreen (Naples, FL)
SCG PartnersInvests in middle market businesses.Provides landscaping services.Acquisition of Gulf Breeze Landscaping (Naples, FL)
Warren Industrial Group, LLCDiversified industrial holding company.Manufactures industrial saws.Acquisition of Everett Industries, Inc. (Warren, OH)
Ferro CorporationSupplies technology-based performance materials to the global market.Produces waterborne industrial paints with a focus on organic paints for glass substrates application.Acquisition of Pinturas Benicarló, S.L. (Castellón, Spain)
Ferro CorporationSupplies technology-based performance materials to the global market.Provides colors and pigments including automotive products, container and tableware products. Acquisition of Ferer Dis Ticaret Ve Kimyasallar Anonim Sirketi A.S. (Istanbul and Kutahya, Turkey
SCG PartnersInvests in middle market businesses.Provides commercial landcape maintenance and irrigation services.Acquisition of R&D Landscape & Irrigation (Jacksonville, FL)
SCG PartnersInvests in middle market businesses.Provides landscaping services.Acquisition of Lawn Techs (Melbourne, FL)
SCG PartnersInvests in middle market businesses.Provides landscaping services including tree removal, lawn irrigation installation and edging. Acquisition of Vexacor Turf Management (Jacksonville, FL)
SCG PartnersInvests in middle market businesses.Provides full-service landscape, irrigation and landscape construction services.Acquisition of Down to Earth (Multiple Locations Throughout Florida)
Ferro CorporationSupplies technology-based performance materials to the global market.Provides an extensive line of inorganic pigments.Acquisition of Nubiola Pigmentos (Barcelona, Spain)
Ferro CorporationSupplies technology-based performance materials to the global market.Provides laser marking technology for use on ceramics, plastics, metals, glass, and other hard surfaces.Acquisition of TherMark Holdings, Inc. (Irvine, CA)
Park North CapitalInvests in middle market businesses.Provides decorative plating solutions to healthcare and other industries.Acquisition of a controlling interest in Woodhill Plating Company (Cleveland, OH)
SCG PartnersInvests in middle market businesses.Provides landscaping services.Acquisition of A New Look Lawn Care (Melbourne, FL)
SCG PartnersInvests in middle market businesses.Provides commercial landscape maintenance services.Acquisition of GreenLeaf Landscaping & Irrigation and M&M Professional Grounds Maintenance (Melbourne, FL)
Ferro CorporationSupplies technology-based performance materials to the global market.Supplies ceramic coatings to high-end tile manufacturers. Acquisition of Vetriceramici (Casola Valsenio, Italy)
Achill PartnersInvests in middle market businesses.Provides janitorial services primarily for the movie theater industryAcquisition of Tri-County Maintenance (Cleveland, OH)
Achill PartnersInvests in middle market businesses.Acts as a FINRA-licensed broker-dealerAcquisition of SFI Capital Group (Cleveland, OH)
ForTech MedicalProvides on-call mobilization of surgical equipment to hospitals and surgical centers.Provides medical technology mobilization services, offering surgical lasers, related devices, and technician support to hospitals and surgical centers in Maryland and Virginia.Acquisition of Falls Church Laser (Falls Church, VA)
Safeguard PropertiesProtects and preserves distressed residential properties through a nationwide subcontractor network.Inspects and maintains defaulted and REO properties. Acquisition of Bank of America Field Services (Dallas, TX)
Beech Technology SystemsManufactures tooling dies and wax patterns used in jet engine assembly.Redeemed shares of institutional investor
DotsSells extreme value fashion apparel and accessories for women.Redemption of 49% shareholder
NordcoManufactures maintenance-of-way machinery and provides inspection services to North American freight and passenger railroads.Provides preventative maintenance and emergency repair service for railcar movers. Acquisition of Shuttlewagon (Grandview, MO)
NordcoManufactures maintenance-of-way machinery and provides inspection services to North American freight and passenger railroads.Owns and operates a fleet of ultrasonic rail inspection vehicles. Acquisition of Dapco Technologies (Ridgefield, CT)
Northern States MetalsA leading company specializing in the and supply of high-quality aluminum extrusions.A company specializing in the manufacturing and supply of high-quality aluminum extrusions.Acquisition of Extrusions, Inc (Hartford Connecticut)
Heritage PartnersDistributes electrical products.Provides electrical and industrial distribution services to commercial, residential, utility, contractor and industrial markets. Acquisition of OneSource Distributors (Oceanside, CA)
1-800 ContactsMarkets and manufactures contact lenses.Reseller of contact lensesAcquisition of Lens Express and Lens 1st
CPI HoldingsProvides printing, packaging, fulfillment, and database marketing services.Provides manufacturing, packaging and fulfillment services.Financial advisor in acquisition of DeRidder (Rochester, NY)
Jasco InternationalProvides professional photographic printing services.Provides professional photo/imaging lab services.Acquisition of Burrell Professional Labs,
an Eastman Kodak Company (Indianapolis, IN)
Arrowhead IndustriesMarkets and distributes automotive trunk tools and trim.Joint venture with HÜHOCO (Wuppertal, Germany)
Direct Focus (nka: Nautilus) Markets fitness and healthy lifestyle products.Specializes in the design and production of fitness equipment for commercial, light commercial, and home use.Acquisition of StairMaster Sports/Medical (Kirkland, WA)
Kelly ServicesProvides global workforce solutions, including outsourcing, consulting, and staffing services.Provides employment servicesAcquisition of ProStaff (Milwaukee, WI)
Spartan StoresSells and distributes groceries.Operates chain of supermarkets and discount drug stores in Northwest Ohio. Acquisition of Seaway Food Town (Maumee, OH)
American Architectural Products Produces aluminum, vinyl, and wood-clad windows, steel security screen doors, entry doors, and related products.Produces doors and related productsAcquisition of Taylor Door (West Branch, MI)
Elder-Beerman StoresOperates department store chain that offers branded merchandise. Operates chain of department stores. Acquisition of Stone & Thomas (Wheeling, WV)
Jo-Ann Stores Operates as a specialty fabric and craft retailer.Operates retail fabric stores.Acquisition of House of Fabrics (Los Angeles, CA)
Bird Electronics Manufactures instruments to measure electricity.Provides innovative, reliable and customized RF conditioning solutions.Acquisition of TXRX Systems (Angola, NY)
SCG PartnersInvests in middle market businesses.Provides landscape services including lawn maintenance, irrigation, pest control and fertilization.Acquisition of Cintron Lawn Maintenance (Naples, FL)
_Aeterna Zentaris Inc. Develops and commercializes therapeutics and diagnostic tests. Buyside Advisory
_Alliance Solutions Group, LLCProvides highly specialized, relationship-oriented staffing and recruitment solutions to a wide range of niche industries. Buyside Advisory
_Campbell HausfeldManufactures consumer, industrial, and commercial grade air compressors and related products. Buyside Advisory
_CHRYSO GroupDesigns, produces, markets and delivers chemical solutions that help in creating sustainable building materials. Buyside Advisory
_ItochuEngages in domestic trading, import/export, and overseas trading of various products including textiles and machinery. Buyside Advisory
_Markets and MarketsProvides quantified B2B research on high growth emerging opportunities/threats to a worldwide customer base. Buyside Advisory
_Materion CorporationSupplies specialty materials including alloys, beryllium products, composite / clad metals, thin film deposition materials, and precision optics to a global market. Buyside Advisory
_Scott FetzerManufactures and markets products for the home, family and industry. Buyside Advisory
_The PDI GroupProvides high quality munitions trailers, running gear, weapons containers and modules, weapons adapters, and other ground support equipment.Buyside Advisory
American Architectural ProductsProduces aluminum, vinyl, and wood-clad windows, steel security screen doors, entry doors, and related products.Produces windows and related products Acquisition of Eagle Window & Door, Inc. (Dubuque, IA)
American Architectural ProductsProduces aluminum, vinyl, and wood-clad windows, steel security screen doors, entry doors, and related products.Produces windows and related products Acquisition of Louisiana Pacific Windows (OH)
Park North CapitalInvests in middle market businesses.Provides advisory services to individuals looking for health insurance coverage.Acquisition of a controlling interest in LIG Solutions (Independence, OH)
Divestitures
ClientClient DescriptionTransaction
AirNet SystemsProvides passenger charter services.Sold to Pinnacle Air (Bentonville, AR)
American Consumer Products Distributes fasteners to hardware retailers.Sold to Pawtucket Fasteners LP (Pawtucket, RI)
ArvinMeritor Manufactures metal stampings and sheet metal.Sold to Viking Industries (Cleveland, OH)
Bettcher IndustriesManufactures patented safety gloves.Sold to Wells Lamont (Chicago, IL)
Chemi-Trol ChemicalManufactures and distributes specialty automotive tools.Sold to Horizon Tool (Greensboro, NC)
Chemi-Trol ChemicalManufactures and distributes fertilizers and other agricultural and turf products.Sold to Terra International (Louisville, KY)
DistTechSpecializes in the design, development, and execution of supply chain solutions and offers engineered transportation solutions.Sold to Management supported by Centerfield Capital Partners (Indianapolis, IN) and Patriot Capital (Baltimore, MD)
DT IndustriesManufactures high-speed rotary presses and plastic processing machines and equipment.Sold to Management (Hyannis, MA)
DT Industries Designs and builds proprietary machines and integrated systems utilized for packaging, liquid filling, and tube filling applications for Merrill brands.Sold to Kinderhook Partners (Fort Lee, NJ)
Eagle-Picher Manufactures plastic parts for exterior automotive applications.Sold to Cambridge Industries (Detroit, MI) in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding
Eagle-Picher Manufactures highly-engineered, injection molded polyurethane seals and components.Sold to US Farathane (Royal Oak, MI) in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding
Elder-Beerman StoresShoe retailer.Sold to Jam Shoe Concepts (Dayton, OH)
Ennstone Produces sand, gravel, and ready-mixed concrete.Sold to Lindy Paving (Pittsburgh, PA)
Essef CorporationManufactures plastic blow-mold tooling.Sold to Management (Shell Rock, IA)
F. SchumacherOffers fabrics, wallpaper, and a multitude of coordinated home fashions under the Waverly home furnishings brand.Sold to Ellery Homestyles (New York, NY)
Ferro CorporationProvides fluids used in the production of electronic components based on ceramic and quartz substrates, and advanced polishing fluids used for flat glass, precision optics, ophthalmic lenses, and specialty plastics. Sold to LaPel Solutions (Vancouver, WA)
Hi TecMetal GroupSupplies brazing, thermal processing, and welding services and products.Sold to IMT York and IMT Duncan (York, SC)
HMI Manufactures automotive stampings.Sold to Rhone Capital (New York, NY)
Horizon OrganicProcesses and markets branded organic milk and other dairy products.Sold to Dean Foods (Dallas, TX)
KennametalManufactures and markets power tool accessories for do-it-yourself, contractor, and industrial markets globally.Sold to Cal SDI (Pomona, CA)
KennametalProvides integrated supply chain and logistics management to large and medium-sized metalworking plants.Sold to Ferguson Enterprises, a subsidiary of Wolseley (Zug, Switzerland)
Lancaster ColonyManufactures tabletop and decorative glassware containers for the retail, private label, candle, and floral markets.Sold to Monomoy Capital Partners (New York, NY)
R.W. Sidley, Inc.Leading building products manufacturer for the North American energy and infrastructure markets.Sold to CXT Inc. (Spokane, WA) a subsidiary of LBFoster (Pittsburgh, PA)
Royal Appliance Provides in-home anti-telemarketing services.Sold to VTech Holdings (Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong)
Scott FetzerManufactures vacuum cleaners and home cleaning accessories.Sold to Right Lane Industries (Chicago, IL)
Spartan Stores Distributes products to convenience stores.Sold to H.T. Hackney (Knoxville, TN)
Sudbury Provides storage and processing services for the oil and chemical industries.Sold to KMCO (Crosby, TX)
YonanasConsumer brand kitchen appliance that enables consumers to enjoy the taste and feel of soft serve ice cream using only 100% real fruit without fat, dairy, or added sugar.Sold to The Legacy Companies (Weston, FL)
Equity & Debt Advisory
ClientClient DescriptionTarget DescriptionTransaction
1-800 Contacts
Draper, UT
Markets and manufactures contact lenses.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Lead Managed IPO
AirNet Systems
Columbus, OH
Provides time-critical transportation services.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Board review
American Architectural Products
Boardman, OH
Produces aluminum, vinyl, and wood-clad windows, steel security screen doors, entry doors, and related products.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Lead managed high-yield debt offering
American Greetings
Brooklyn, OH
Designs, manufactures, markets, and sells seasonal and everyday greeting cards and other social expression products.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed debt offering
ASC Signal
Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Designs, manufactures, and sells satellite earth stations, air traffic control radar antenna, and high frequency antenna products.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Debt placement
Baldwin Piano
Cincinnati, OH
Manufactures and distributes musical instruments.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Shareholder Rights Plan
Brass Eagle
Bentonville, AR
Manufactures, markets, and distributes paintball and extreme sports products.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Lead managed IPO
Buffalo Wild Wings
Minneapolis, MN
Owns, operates, and franchises restaurans.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity private placement with Gemini and investors
Certified Security Solutions, Inc.
Independence, OH
Provides information security consulting services and software solutions focused on identity and access management to enterprise clients.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity investment from Plymouth Ventures (Ann Arbor, MI)
CFI Timeshare Mortgage Trust
Orlando, FL
Finances timeshare receivables.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Debt private placement
Chili Plastics
Rochester, NY
Provides printing, packaging, fulfillment, and database marketing services.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Restructuring and debt placement
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland, OH
Professional baseball team.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Lead Managed IPO
Cole National
Twinsburg, OH
Provides optical products and services and personalized gifts, under brands such as Pearle Vision and Things Remembered.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Lead managed follow-on offering
Cole National
Twinsburg, OH
Provides optical products and services and personalized gifts, under brands such as Pearle Vision and Things Remembered.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed high-yield debt offering
Cole National
Twinsburg, OH
Provides optical products and services and personalized gifts, under brands such as Pearle Vision and Things Remembered.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Shareholder Rights Plan
Collaborative Clinical Research
Cleveland, OH
Conducts clinical research.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed IPO
Complient
Cleveland, OH
Provides automated external defibrillators (AED) and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training and AED program management.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity private placement with multiple investors
Consolidated Stores
Columbus, OH
Operates as a value-specialty retailer.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed follow-on offering
Continental Building Systems
Columbus, OH
Provides commercial building services.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Financial advisor in debt restructuring
DDR
Beachwood, OH
Develops and owns real estate, principally in shopping centers.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed follow-on offering
D’Lisi Food Systems
Rochester, NY
Manufactures prepared food products.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Debt placement
E.R. Jahna
Lake Whales, FL
Produces sand and gravel.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Financial advisor in financing
Eagle-Picher
Cincinnati, OH
Manufactures advanced products used in the automotive, defense, aerospace, environmental testing, medical implant devices, pharmaceutical services, nuclear energy, and food and beverage industries.Type: Financial Advisory, Restructuring
Details: Financial advisor in Chapter 11 reorganization
Elder-Beerman Stores
Dayton, OH
Operates department store chain that offers branded merchandise.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Lead Managed IPO
Elder-Beerman Stores
Dayton, OH
Operates department store chain that offers branded merchandise.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Chapter 11 reorganization
EMT Metals
Endicott, NY
Manufactures metal components for diversified end markets, leveraging a comprehensive spectrum of high-tech manufacturing capabilities that allows for an all-encompassing product offering to its end customers.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Recapitalization by Gladstone Capital Corporation and Management (McLean, VA)
Ennstone
Falmouth, VA
Produces sand, gravel, and ready-mixed concrete.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Financial advisor in debt restrcturing
Flight Fit N Fun, LLC
Sterling, VA
Operates multi-attraction family entertainment facilities.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Growth investment from Summit Partners (Boston, MA)
Flour City Bagels
Rochester, NY
Operates as a franchisee of Bruegger’s Bagels.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Restructuring and debt placement
FTD
Downers Grove, IL
Provides floral and specialty gift products and services to consumers and retail florists.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Board review
Gliatech
Cleveland, OH
Manufactures surgical adhesion devices and central nervous system (CNS) therapeutics.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity private placement
Gliatech
Cleveland, OH
Manufactures surgical adhesion devices and central nervous system (CNS) therapeutics.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed IPO
Harry London Candies
North Canton, OH
Produces high quality chocolates, mints, buckeyes, and joys.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Debt and equity restructuring
Health Imaging
Las Vegas, NV
Manufactures radiopharmaceuticals.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Financial advisor in debt restructuring
Herman Miller
Zeeland, MI
Designs and manufactures home, office, and healthcare furnishings and provides related services.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed debt offering
High Liner Foods
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Processes branded and private label frozen foods.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Board review
Homeloan.com
Dallas, TX
Offers software enabled home loan information and services.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity private placement
HON Industries
Muscatine, IA
Manufactures and markets business furniture, work space accessories, and fireplaces.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed secondary offering
HTG
Cleveland, OH
Provides brazing, thermal processing and welding services for automotive, aerospace, food, fluid power and other industries.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Debt restructuring with Capital Works
Imalux Corporation
Cleveland, OH
Commercializes optical coherence tomography (OCT) systems for site-of-care tissues imaging.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Financial advisor in equity restructuring
Intellitecs
Cincinnati, OH
Manufactures women’s hygiene products.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity private placement
International Total Service
Cleveland, OH
Provides airports and other public facilities with security services, security equipment, and support staff.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Lead managed IPO
Jo-Ann Stores
Hudson, OH
Operates as a specialty fabric and craft retailer.Operates retail fabric stores.Type: M&A, Acquisition
Details: Acquired House of Fabrics (Los Angeles, CA)
L.L. Bean
Freeport, ME
Markets outdoor and leisure apparel and accessories via catalogues and website.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Debt private placement
Lakeside Scrap Metals, Inc.
Cleveland, OH
Processes ferrou and nonferrous scrap metals including steel, copper, brass, and aluminum.Type: Financial Advisory
Details Debt refinancing
Max & Erma’s
Columbus, OH
Owns, operates, and franchises restaurants.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Debt Placement
MCR
Rochester, NY
Provides non-ferrous processing services.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Restructuring and debt placement
Michelex
Massena, NY
Manufactures and distributes packaging products.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Debt restructuring
Mid-America Consulting Group, Inc.
Cleveland, OH
Provides information technology management consulting.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Debt capital raise (Cleveland, OH)
Mutuals.com
Dallas, TX
Offers software enabled financial advisory services.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity private placement
OfficeMax
Shaker Heights, OH
Markets and sells office supplies, furniture, and technology.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed follow-on equity offering
Ohio Innovation Fund
Cleveland, OH
Operates as an investment fund for Cleveland Tomorrow.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity private placement
Optical Dynamics
Louisville, KY
Develops Cast RX digital lens technologies.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity private placement
Penton Media
Cleveland, OH
Provides various print and online products, such as targeted publications, websites, exhibitions, email newsletters, trade shows, and data products.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Shareholder Rights Plan
Peoplescape.com
San Diego, CA
Provides software enabled human resource consulting services.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity private placement
Pet Zone Products Ltd.
Brecksville, OH
Offers pet toys, treats, litter boxes, accessories, and feeding products.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity Financing
Phantom Fireworks
Youngstown, OH
Retails and distributes consumer fireworks.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Debt placement with Main Street Capital (Houston, TX)
Qualitech Steel
Indianapolis, IN
Produces highly-engineered steels for the automotive, transportation, and capital goods industries.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Project financing
R.W. Sidley, Inc.
Painesville, OH
Manufactures and supplies bulk aggregates, industrial minerals, ready-mix concrete, masonry block products, structural and architectural precast components, and building supplies.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Debt recapitalization by Wingspire Capital (Alpharetta, GA)
Rockford-Fosgate
Tempe, AZ
Manufactures aftermarket and OEM car audio and in-car entertainment products and accessories, and personal electronics such as earphones.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed IPO
Sandridge Foods
Medina, OH
Manufactures refrigerated prepared foods.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Board review
Segmint, Inc.
Akron, OH
Provides disruptive analytics and digital marketing solutions for banks, credit unions, credit card companies, and other financial institutions.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity placement with FIS (Jacksonville, FL)
Signature Inn
Indianapolis, IN
Owns and operates hotels.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Lead managed Preferred Stock Offering
Simon Property Group
Indianapolis, IN
Owns and invests in over 340 retail properties in more than 40 states and Puerto Rico, and is the largest shopping mall owner in the United States.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed IPO
SMED International
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Manufactures modular office furniture.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed IPO
Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group
New York, NY
Develops, owns, and operates a chain of steakhouse restaurants.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed IPO
Steel Dynamics
Butler, IN
Produces carbon steel products.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Project financing
Steelcase
Grand Rapids, MI
Markets and sells office furniture.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Assist Wege family in IPO
SUPERVALU
Eden Prairie, MN
Operates as a grocery retailer.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed debt offering
SyberSay Technologies
San Jose, CA
Provides acoustic technologies for audio clarity.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Equity private placement
Universal Electronics
Cypress, CA
Designs and develops solutions that enable consumers to control entertainment devices, digital media, and home systems.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Shareholder Rights Plan
Value City Furniture
Columbus, OH
Designs, manufactures, sells, and delivers value-priced furniture.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed equity offering
VanDerMark Chemical Inc.
Lockport, NY
Produces specialty, intermediate, and catalyst chemicals utilizing phosgenation chemistry.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Recapitalization by Prospect Capital (New York, NY)
Victor Insulators
Victor, NY
Manufactures electrical components.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Restructuring and debt placement
Vista Eyecare
Lawrenceville, GA
Provides professional eye care services and products to correct and promote optimum visual function and ocular health.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Financial advisor in Chapter 11 reorganization
Wild Oats Markets
Boulder, CO
Owns and operates natural foods supermarkets.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Board review
Zale
Irving, TX
Retail jewelry.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Co-managed IPO
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Restructuring & Bankruptcy
ClientClient DescriptionTarget DescriptionTransaction
ArvinMeritor
Troy, MI

Columbus Stampings Division
Columbus, IN
Manufactures metal stampings and sheet metal.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Viking Industries (Cleveland, OH)
Auburn Armature, Inc.
Auburn, NY
Provides electric motor repair services and is a wholesale distributor of electrical and related products.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to AAI Acquisition, a subsidiary of Power Flo Technologies in Chapter 11 (New Hyde Park, NY)
Buckeye Sports Supply
Canton, OH
Distributes outdoor sporting goods, primarily for hunting and fishing.Type: M&A, Sale
Details: Sold to Acusport (Bellefontaine, OH) in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding
Cardinal Fastener
Cleveland, OH
Manufactures hot forged, large diameter fasteners for the bridge and wind energy industries.Type: M&A, Sale, Restructuring
Details: Sold to Würth Group (Künzelsau, Germany) in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding
Chili Plastics
Rochester, NY
Provides printing, packaging, fulfillment, and database marketing services.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Restructuring and debt placement
Continental Building Systems
Columbus, OH
Provides commercial building services.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Financial advisor in debt restructuring
Eagle-Picher
Cincinnati, OH

Plastics Division
Huntington, IN
Manufactures plastic parts for exterior automotive applications.Type: M&A, Sale, Restructuring
Details: Sold to Cambridge Industries (Detroit, MI) in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding
Eagle-Picher
Cincinnati, OH
Manufactures advanced products used in the automotive, defense, aerospace, environmental testing, medical implant devices, pharmaceutical services, nuclear energy, and food and beverage industries.Type: Financial Advisory, Restructuring
Details: Financial advisor in Chapter 11 reorganization
Eagle-Picher
Cincinnati, OH

Orthane Division
Denton, TX
Manufactures highly-engineered, injection molded polyurethane seals and components.Type: M&A, Sale, Restructuring
Details: Sold to US Farathane (Royal Oak, MI) in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding
Elder-Beerman Stores
Dayton, OH
Operates department store chain that offers branded merchandise.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Chapter 11 reorganization
Flour City Bagels
Rochester, NY
Operates as a franchisee of Bruegger’s Bagels.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Restructuring and debt placement
Harry London Candies
North Canton, OH
Produces high quality chocolates, mints, buckeyes, and joys.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Debt and equity restructuring
Health Imaging
Las Vegas, NV
Manufactures radiopharmaceuticals.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Financial advisor in debt restructuring
Imalux Corporation
Cleveland, OH
Commercializes optical coherence tomography (OCT) systems for site-of-care tissues imaging.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Financial advisor in equity restructuring
Michelex
Massena, NY
Manufactures and distributes packaging products.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Debt restructuring
RevAir, LLC
Macedonia, OH
Develops high-tech beauty products including The World’s First and Only Reverse-Air Dryer.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Received a significant equity investment from Lykos Capital Partners (San Francisco, CA)
Victor Insulators
Victor, NY
Manufactures electrical components.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Restructuring and debt placement
Vista Eyecare
Lawrenceville, GA
Provides professional eye care services and products to correct and promote optimum visual function and ocular health.Type: Financial Advisory
Details: Financial advisor in Chapter 11 reorganization
Waterlink
Columbus, OH
Provides products, equipment, systems, and services related to activated carbon and its uses for water and air purification, solvent recovery, odor control, and chemical processing.Type: M&A, Sale, Restructuring
Details: Sold to Calgon Carbon (Pittsburgh, PA) in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding
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Sell-side
ClientClient DescriptionTransaction
360 FreshDevelops innovative clinical analytic solutions for acute and post-acute care providers, accountable care organizations, payors and stakeholders in the healthcare industry.Sold to The Advisory Board Company (Washington, DC)
72 Degrees Provides heating and cooling servicesSold to Radiant (Austin, TX), a portfolio company of The Riverside Company (Cleveland, OH)
ABCOProvides fire safety and security inspection, maintenance, and repair services for thousands of commercial customers in a variety of end markets. Merged with ISA Fire and Security (Louisville, KY), a portfolio company of Align Capital Partners (Beachwood, OH)
Acterra Group Petroleum installation and storage tank manufacturing. Sold to Brass Ring Capital
ActronManufactures automotive diagnostic and test equipment.Sold to SPX (Charlotte, NC)
AirNet SystemsProvides passenger charter services.Sold to Pinnacle Air (Bentonville, AR)
All Pro Plumbing Provides plumbing and HVAC.Sold to APEX Service Partners, a porfolio company of Alpine Investors (San Francisco, CA)
All Wound Up Retails and markets interactive toys and novelty merchandise.Sold to Borders Group (Ann Arbor, MI)
American Consumer ProductsDistributes keys, knives, gloves, and house numbers to hardware retailers.Sold to Vista 2000 (Roswell, GA)
American Consumer Products Distributes fasteners to hardware retailers.Sold to Pawtucket Fasteners LP (Pawtucket, RI)
American Gas GroupDistributes specialty, rare, and industrial gas products globally.Sold to Praxair (Danbury, CT)
Antex of RochesterManufactures automotive components.Sold to Jasco International (Rochester, NY)
Applica Consumer Products (formerly Windmere Durable Holdings)Designs, markets, and distributes small kitchen appliances and beauty products.Sold its 50% interest in Salton-Maxim to the other 50% owners of Salton-Maxim
Argo-TechManufactures main engine fuel pumps and commercial and military airframe fuel pump and control products. Sold to Eaton (Cleveland, OH)
Argo-TechManufactures main engine fuel pumps and commercial and military airframe fuel pump and control products. Sold to Greenbriar and Vestar (New York, NY)
Art Works Sells art and posters.Sold to Hadley House (Minneapolis, MN)
Atlantic Plywood CorporationDistributes industrial wood products and related accessories throughout several metropolitan markets in the Northeastern U.S.Sold to Parksite Inc. (Batavia, IL)
AtomicBox LogisticsOffers third party logistics services, primarily to consumer and commercial product companies.Sold to CaseStack (Santa Monica, CA)
Auburn Armature, Inc. Provides electric motor repair services and is a wholesale distributor of electrical and related products.  Sold to AAI Acquisition, a subsidiary of Power Flo Technologies in Chapter 11 (New Hyde Park, NY)
Avon Bearings Manufactures large diameter bearings.Sold to Kaydon (Muskegon, MI)
AvTech LaboratoriesProvides analytical contract research organization services to the pharmaceutical industry.Sold to Eurofins Scientific (Nantes, France)
Bettcher IndustriesManufactures patented safety gloves.Sold to Wells Lamont (Chicago, IL)
Bevcorp IndustriesProvides can and bottle fillers, blenders, crowners, cappers, steamers, handling equipment, rinsers, refrigeration equipment, and deaeration systems for the beverage industry.Sold to Itochu (Tokyo, Japan)
BHSDistributes fire and safety products.Sold to Freeman Spogli (New York, NY)
Bottle Solutions, LLCDistributes containers and packaging products primarily serving the Eastern U.S.Sold to Pipeline Packaging (Glenwillow, OH)
Broadview Instrumentation Services, Inc.Operates as a single-source provider of instrumentation services to diverse end markets, offering in-house and on-site accredited calibration, repair services, and program management.Sold to Trescal, a portfolio company of OMERS Private Equity (Toronto, Canada)
Brooks EquipmentDistributes fire and safety products.Sold to Freeman Spogli (New York, NY)
Buckeye Sports Supply Distributes outdoor sporting goods, primarily for hunting and fishing.Sold to Acusport (Bellefontaine, OH) in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding
Buffalo ConstructionBuilds and remodels restaurants primarily for Texas Roadhouse and Buffalo Wild Wings. Sold to Management (Louisville, KY)
Butler HVAC, Inc.Provides full-service heating, ventilation, and air conditioning installation and repair.  Sold to a group of private investors
Cardinal FastenerManufactures hot forged, large diameter fasteners for the bridge and wind energy industries.Sold to Würth Group (Künzelsau, Germany) in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding
Century EquipmentProvides quality products, customer care, and service to home owners, golf courses, landscaping contractors, sports fields, governmental entities, and commercial and industrial organizations. Sold to Jerry Pate Company (Pensacola, FL)
Century Foods InternationalDesigns, processes, and distributes whey protein products for the sports nutrition industry.Sold to Hormel Foods (Austin, MN)
Ceramic MatrixSouth and Central Florida’s leading authority in high end luxury natural stone and ceramic tile from Italy, Spain, and around the world. Sold to Architectural Surfaces, a portfolio company of Sun Capital Partners, Inc. (Boca Raton, FL)
Chambers Leasing Systems, Inc.Provides logistics for the Midwestern automotive OEM market.Sold to Venture Express (LaVergne, TN)
Chemi-Trol ChemicalManufactures large propane and ammonia tanks.Sold to Harsco Corporation (Camp Hill, PA)
Chemi-Trol ChemicalManufactures and distributes specialty automotive tools.Sold to Horizon Tool (Greensboro, NC)
Chemi-Trol ChemicalManufactures and distributes fertilizers and other agricultural and turf products.Sold to Terra International (Louisville, KY)
ChemPowerProvides manufacturing, construction, and environmental services for the power generation industry.Sold to American Eco (Houston, TX)
ChromaScape, Inc.Premier producer and distributor of color dispersions and additives throughout various markets in North America and Europe.Sold to Capital Partners (Norwalk, CT)
Cleason CompaniesProduces sand, gravel, and ready-mixed concrete.Sold to Management (Newark, NY)
Cleveland Indians Professional baseball team.Sold to Dolan Family (Cleveland, OH)
Cleveland Lumberjacks Professional hockey team.Sold to Hank Kassigkeit (Cleveland, OH)
Climate SolutionsProvides commercial HVAC and plumbing servicesSold to Pueblo Mechanical (Phoenix, AZ), a portfolio company of Huron Capital (Detroit, MI)
Coating Excellence InternationalManufactures packaging products.Sold to Mason Wells (Milwaukee, WI)
Coldwater Veneer​Produces American hardwood veneer.Sold to Industrial Opportunity Partners (Evanston, IL)
Columbiana Boiler Company Manufactures kettles for the galvanizing and other hot dip coating industries, as well as pressure vessels and transportation packages for the chemical industry.Sold to CBC Ventures (Cleveland, OH)
CPI Engineering ServicesFormulates and manufactures synthetic lubricants for the refrigeration and air compressor industries.Sold to Lubrizol Corporation (Cleveland, OH)
CPI HoldingsProvides printing, packaging, fulfillment, and database marketing services.Sold to Complemar Partners (Rochester, NY)
Crafmaster Hardware, LLCLeading wholesale distributor of commercial repair and replacement door hardware to institutional end users through North America. Sold to KENDALL (Mendota Heights, MN) a portfolio company of Keystone Capital (Chicago, IL)
Cumberland GapProduces hams, sausages, and other specialty packaged meats.Sold to Smithfield Foods (Smithfield, VA)
Dantom SystemsProvides professional credit and collection letter formats, forms, and envelopes for first-class USPS mail delivery.Sold to Bolder Capital (Chicago, IL)
Dexter Magnetic TechnologiesDesigns, engineers, and manufactures magnetic circuits, permanent magnets, magnetic assemblies, electromagnetic systems, and finished products.Sold to Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (Beverly Hills, CA)
DistTechSpecializes in the design, development, and execution of supply chain solutions and offers engineered transportation solutions.Sold to Management supported by Centerfield Capital Partners (Indianapolis, IN) and Patriot Capital (Baltimore, MD)
DotsSells extreme value fashion apparel and accessories for women.Sold to Irving Place Capital (New York, NY)
DotsSells extreme value fashion apparel and accessories for women.Sold to William Blair Capital Partners and Sawdust (Chicago, IL)
Drake Manufacturing Services Co. Manufactures branded CNC machine tool systems for the grinding market.Sold to Uni-World Capital (New York, NY)
DT IndustriesManufactures high-speed rotary presses and plastic processing machines and equipment.Sold to Management (Hyannis, MA)
DT Industries Designs and builds proprietary machines and integrated systems utilized for packaging, liquid filling, and tube filling applications for Merrill brands.Sold to Kinderhook Partners (Fort Lee, NJ)
Duke Manufacturing Manufactures precision-machined componenets and assemblies used predominately by the aerospace and defense sector.Sold to Watervale Equity Partners (Cleveland, OH)
Eagle-Picher Manufactures plastic parts for exterior automotive applications.Sold to Cambridge Industries (Detroit, MI) in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding
Eagle-Picher Manufactures highly-engineered, injection molded polyurethane seals and components.Sold to US Farathane (Royal Oak, MI) in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding
Elder-Beerman StoresShoe retailer.Sold to Jam Shoe Concepts (Dayton, OH)
Electro-MecRebuilds and distributes electric motors and parts.Sold to Integrated Power Services (Greenville, SC)
Elgin National IndustriesDesigns, engineers, procures, and constructs bulk material handling and processing systems for the power and mining industries. Sold to GFI Energy Ventures (Los Angeles, CA)
Empire Crane Company, LLCProvides sales, parts and attachements, and service to the commercial crane market principally in the Northeast United StatesSold to Bigge Crane and Rigging Co. (San Leandro, CA)
EmployOnProvides online employment services.Sold to GetTheJob (Bentonville, AR)
Ennstone Produces sand, gravel, and ready-mixed concrete.Sold to Lindy Paving (Pittsburgh, PA)
EnovateDesigns, manufactures, and supplies mobile and wall-mounted clinical workstation solutions for the healthcare industry.Merged with Stinger Medical (Murfressboro, TN), a portfolio company of Riverside Partners (Boston, MA)
Essef CorporationManufactures plastic blow-mold tooling.Sold to Management (Shell Rock, IA)
ETI Tech, Inc.Designs and manufactures electro-mechanical flight hardware and ground support equipment for aerospace and military industries.  Sold to Soaring Pine Capital (Birmingham, MI)
Evolution Ag, LLCOperates a leading chain of agricultural and power equipment dealerships, parts, and service centers throughout Ohio.Sold Certain Locations to Bane Welker Equipment (Ladoga, IN)
Evolution Ag, LLCOperates a leading chain of agricultural and power equipment dealerships, parts, and service centers throughout Ohio.Sold Certain Locations to Farmers Equipment (OH)
F. SchumacherOffers fabrics, wallpaper, and a multitude of coordinated home fashions under the Waverly home furnishings brand.Sold to Ellery Homestyles (New York, NY)
Ferro CorporationProvides fluids used in the production of electronic components based on ceramic and quartz substrates, and advanced polishing fluids used for flat glass, precision optics, ophthalmic lenses, and specialty plastics. Sold to LaPel Solutions (Vancouver, WA)
Fetch-A-TechProvides heating, air conditioning, and plumbing services.Sold to Service Champions, a portfolio company of Odyssey Investment Partners (New York, NY)
Flame Control Coatings, LLCManufactures fire retardant, heat resistant, and specialty coatings. Its brands include Flame Control and TemperKote. Sold to Seal For Life, a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners (The Netherlands)
Furnace PartsManufactures and distributes industrial thermocouples and temperature sensing devices and accessories. Sold to Ultra Electronics (Middlesex, England)
Global Security GlazingDesigns and manufactures institutional security and custom architectural glass and glazing products.Sold to Grey Mountain Partners (Boulder, CO)
Group Transportation ServicesProvides transportation management solutions.Sold to Thayer Hidden Creek (Washington, DC)
Harrington Holdings a.k.a. Edgepark SurgicalMarkets and distributes healthcare products to managed care beneficiaries, home care supply providers, and healthcare professionals. Sold to The Jordan Company (New York, NY)
Hayes BrakeDesigns, tests, manufactures, and sells non-automotive custom-engineered brake systems.Sold to Nautic Partners (Providence, RI)
Hero Plumbing, Heating, Cooling, Drains, Ducts & ElectricalProvides plumbing, heating, cooling, drain, duct and electrical work.Type: M&A Sale
Details: Sold to APEX Service Partners, a porfolio company of Alpine Investors (San Francisco, CA)
Hi TecMetal GroupSupplies brazing, thermal processing, and welding services and products.Sold to IMT York and IMT Duncan (York, SC)
Highland InternationalForrmulates heat resistant and corrosion protection coatings with expertise in high-temperature coatings. Sold to Seal For Life, a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners (The Netherlands)
HMI Manufactures automotive stampings.Sold to Rhone Capital (New York, NY)
Horizon OrganicProcesses and markets branded organic milk and other dairy products.Sold to Dean Foods (Dallas, TX)
Hotwork Combustion Services Provides industrial combustion services, including heat-ups, dry-outs, and cooldowns on all types of refractory-lined structures.Sold to TGC Acquisition (Philadelphia, PA)
Hutchins Automotive Supply Distributes automotive aftermarket supplies.Sold to General Parts (CarQuest) (Raleigh, NC)
I&K Distributors Manufactures, sells, and distributes branded and private label potato salads, cheese, and other foods.Sold to SCIS Food Services, nka Chef Solutions (Wheeling, IL)
International Specialty Alloys Provides high quality and high purity custom metal alloys and custom metal alloy powders to the aerospace, electronics, and high-performance industrial industries.Sold to Kennametal (Latrobe, PA)
Interstate SouthwestManufactures and markets large-scale forgings.Sold to Ellwood Texas Forge (Houston, TX)
Jobs.chProvides online employment services.Sold to Tiger Global Management (New York, NY)
Johnson Oil CompanyOwns and operates convenience stores that offer gasoline and grocery products.Sold to Couche-Tard (Laval, Quebec, Canada)
KennametalManufactures and markets power tool accessories for do-it-yourself, contractor, and industrial markets globally.Sold to Cal SDI (Pomona, CA)
KennametalProvides integrated supply chain and logistics management to large and medium-sized metalworking plants.Sold to Ferguson Enterprises, a subsidiary of Wolseley (Zug, Switzerland)
Lancaster ColonyManufactures tabletop and decorative glassware containers for the retail, private label, candle, and floral markets.Sold to Monomoy Capital Partners (New York, NY)
Len the Plumber, LLCProvides full-service residential plumbing solutions, including drain cleaning, main line clog removal, sewer backups & reapirs, sewer line, water heater, heating system, water line, gas line, and sump pump services. Sold to Thompson Street Capital Partners (St. Louis, MO)
Lexi-Comp, Inc. Synthesizes medical information to provide point of care clinical decision support.Sold to Wolters Kluwer (Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands)
Lighthouse Insurance Group, LLCOffers health insurance products, Medicare plans nad advisory solutions to families and individuals throughout the United States.Sold to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (Rolling Meadows, IL)
Lower Lakes Towing Provides bulk freight shipping services throughout the Great Lakes region.Sold to Rand Acquisition (New York, NY)
Mainstream Electric, Heating, Cooling and PlumbingProvides residential HVAC installation and repair, plumbing, electrical, excavation and drain services in the Greater Spokane, Washington, and Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, markets. Sold to Radiant Plumbing and Air Conditioning, a portfolio company of The Riverside Company (Cleveland, OH)
Mark ConceptsFabricates aluminum and steel components and provides subassemblies for the heavy duty truck and related industries.Sold to Mancor Canada (Oakville, Ontario, Canada)
Mason Structural Steel, LLCProvides home lifestyle and building products to Ohio and the Great Lakes Region Sold to Mason Steel Holdings, LLC (Walton Hills, OH)
MCRProvides non-ferrous processing services.Sold to Copper & Brass Sales,
a division of Thyssenkrupp Materials NA (Southfield, MI)
Miami Valley Steel ServiceProvides steel processing services and distributes finished products.Sold to Esmark (Chicago Heights, IL)
Neway Stamping & Manufacturing Company, Inc. Produces close tolerance, short-run custom, precision metal stampings.Sold to Bowden Capital Group (Cleveland, OH)
Nuclear Security Services Provides security solutions, including alarm and video assessment systems for the nuclear industry.Sold to G4S (Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom)
Ohio Bar ReviewProvides Ohio Bar training review courses.Sold to Harcourt General (Chestnut Hill, MA)
Ohio Blow Pipe Provides premier recycling, environmental, and health/safety material handling solutions to various markets in North America, South America, Asia, and Europe.Sold to CapitalWorks (Cleveland, OH)
Ohio Tool Works, LLC a portfolio company of Artemis Capital PartnersDesigns and builds both standard and custom honing technology for a diverse and growing base of global customers across the industrial, aerospace, defense, and metal working industries.Sold to Hardinge, Inc., a portfolio company of Privet Fund Management, LLC (Atlanta, GA)
Palladian Health, LLCLeading technology-enabled provider of outsourced musculoskeletal care and pain management services.Sold to eviCore healthcare, LLC (Blufton, SC)
Paul W. Essig, Inc. Provides full service residential plumbing and HVAC servicesSold to P1 Service Group, a portfolio company of River Sea Network and Edgewater Funds (Chicago, IL)
PECo Process EquipmentSpecializes in precise, verified machining, grinding and fabricating of large metal products.Sold to Lincoln Electric (Cleveland, OH)
PJAX Freight SystemProvides less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services.Sold to Vitran (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
PreEmptive Solutions LLCProvides application protection solutions to make apps and applications more resistant to data and ip theft, hacking and tampering. Sold to Idera, Inc. (Houston, TX)
Progressive FurnitureManufactures, imports, and markets moderately-priced household wood furniture.Sold to Sauder Woodworking (Archbold, OH)
R.W. Sidley, Inc.Leading building products manufacturer for the North American energy and infrastructure markets.Sold to CXT Inc. (Spokane, WA) a subsidiary of LBFoster (Pittsburgh, PA)
Radiant Plumbing Services, Inc. Offers premier home plumbing and HVAC service to the greater Austin area. Sold to Riverside Company (New York, NY)
Rainbow Rentals Rents and sells home electronics, furniture, appliances, and computers to the general public.Sold to Rent-A-Center (Plano, TX)
RB&W Manufactures and markets cold-forming technology and produces cold-formed parts.Sold to Park-Ohio (Cleveland, OH)
Regional DiagnosticsOperates outpatient diagnostic imaging center chains in the United States.Sold to Trivest Partners (Coral Gables, FL)
RebmannProvides plumbing, heating, and air conditioning services.Sold to Northwinds Services Group, a portfolio company of TruArc Partners (New York, NY)
ReynoldsSupplies products and services to the water and wastewater industries.Sold to Layne Christiansen (Kansas City, KS)
Roden ElectricalDistributes electrical products.Sold to Kendall Electric (Portage, MI)
Rossborough Supply Company Manufactures magnesium and aluminum automotive parts.Sold to Monomoy Capital Partners (New York, NY)
Royal ApplianceManufactures and markets handheld and upright floor cleaners and replacement parts.Sold to Techtronic Industries (Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong)
Royal Appliance Provides in-home anti-telemarketing services.Sold to VTech Holdings (Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong)
Scott FetzerManufactures vacuum cleaners and home cleaning accessories.Sold to Right Lane Industries (Chicago, IL)
Service Professor, Inc. Provides residential plumbing, electrical, heating, cooling, drains, sewer, and duct-cleaning services to West and Southwest Michigan.Sold to Calera Capital (San Francisco, CA)
Shareholder of TandemLifeManufactures the world’s first FDA-cleared and CE-marked short-term extracorporeal circulatory support platform. Sold to LivaNova, PLC (London, England)
Signature InnsOwns and operates hotels.Sold to Jameson Inns (Nashville, TN)
SMR Holdings, LLCProvides an array of software-driven solutions, including data destruction, decommissioning, redeployment, remarketing and recycling.Sold to New Capital Partners (Birmingham, AL)
Solar Flex Rack
A solar products and services company.Sold to Hanwha Solutions
Spartan Stores Distributes products to convenience stores.Sold to H.T. Hackney (Knoxville, TN)
Specialty Air Technologies, Inc. Blends and packages “high-end” pure gases and mixtures for several growing niche markets in North America, Latin America, and Asia.Sold to Tech Air (Danbury, CT)
Stylin’ ConceptsDistributes and sells truck accessories, SUV accessories, and performance parts to consumers. Sold to Riverside Company (Cleveland, OH)
Sudbury Provides storage and processing services for the oil and chemical industries.Sold to KMCO (Crosby, TX)
Superior Specialty Gas Services, Inc. Distributes specialty gas mixtures for the North American hydrocarbon market.Sold to Airgas USA (Radnor, PA)
The Freedonia Group, Inc.Leading technology-enabled provider of branded market research to the global marketplace.Sold to MarketResearch.com (Rockville, MD)
TomlinsonManufactures and provides equipment and components for the global food and beverage sectorSold to Crown Brands, LLC, a portfolio company of Centre Lane Partners (Lincolnshire, IL)
TPC Metals, Inc. Operates as a metal service center and provides tin mill, light gauge cold rolled, galvanized, and aluminum products.Sold to Lakeside Metals (Willowbrook, IL)
Tyden GroupProvides cargo security and product identification traceability solutions.Sold to Crimson Investment (Palo Alto, CA)
VanDeMark Chemical, Inc. Produces specialty, intermediate, and catalyst chemicals utilizing phosgenation chemistry.Sold to Uni-World Capital (New York, NY) and Brightwood Capital (New York, NY)
Verne & Ellsworth Hann, Inc.Provides heating, cooling and plumbing servicesSold to Heartland Home Services, Inc, (Grand Rapids, MI) a portfolio company of The Jordan Company (New York, NY).
Waterlink Provides products, equipment, systems, and services related to activated carbon and its uses for water and air purification, solvent recovery, odor control, and chemical processing. Sold to Calgon Carbon (Pittsburgh, PA) in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding
YonanasConsumer brand kitchen appliance that enables consumers to enjoy the taste and feel of soft serve ice cream using only 100% real fruit without fat, dairy, or added sugar.Sold to The Legacy Companies (Weston, FL)
ZengineProvides e-business software and services.Sold to MCSi (Dayton, OH)
Zephyr Solutions, Inc.Provides logistics and supply chain management of industrial gases serving retail and industrial customers throughout North America.Sold to Aterian Investment Partners (New York, NY)

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