Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SPB) has acquired Omega Sea, LLC (“Omega”), a Painesville, Ohio-based specialty manufacturer of premium fish food products primarily sold under the Omega One brand. Spectrum acquired Omega from an investment group led by Austin Capital Partners. EdgePoint served as the exclusive financial advisor to Austin Capital Partners and Omega Sea, LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 1998, Omega is a specialty manufacturer and distributor of premium fish foods and consumable goods for the home and commercial aquarium markets. Omega enjoys a highly identifiable brand differentiated by its story, ingredients, and benefits. The Company is best known for its Omega One brand and a proprietary manufacturing process using fresh seafood ingredients.
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. headquartered in Middleton, WI, is a leading global branded consumer products company. Spectrum’s global pet care business includes industry leading consumer and commercial aquatics brands and product lines, including Tetra aquarium nutrition, Instant Ocean sea salt, Marineland aquarium products.
Austin Capital Partners is a private investment management company headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio that creates value through investments in lower middle market companies, principally in the Midwest, on behalf of a network of private investors.
EdgePoint is a leading investment banking firm focused on providing middle market business owners with merger and acquisition advisory services.
ASP Global, a portfolio company of Incline Equity Partners acquired Shumsky Therapeutic Pillows, LLC (“Shumsky”), a Dayton, Ohio-based distributor of custom branded, soft-good products to hospitals that aid in pre-surgery education and post-surgery patient comfort. EdgePoint served as the exclusive financial advisor to Shumsky. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 1984, Shumsky (www.therapeuticpillows.com) maintains direct relationships with approximately 1,000 of the most prestigious hospitals and medical product distributors in the U.S. Over the course of its 35-year history, Shumsky established itself as the most recognized brand within the therapeutic pillow market to hospitals, distributors, and surgical patients all over the U.S.
ASP Global, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is a value-added distributor of healthcare products. ASP Global was acquired by Incline Equity Partners in January 2020.
Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Incline Equity Partners is a national private investment firm that provides capital to middle-market companies with proven management teams and high growth potential.
EdgePoint is a leading investment banking firm focused on providing middle market business owners with merger and acquisition advisory services.
Our client say…
Michael Emoff
Owner
Shumsky Therapeutic Pillows, LLC
“EdgePoint proved a strategic choice for us, with their healthcare focus and great reputation we were able to find the perfect solution to carry our brand into the next decades. The EdgePoint team fit so well that we consider them part of “our team;” they cared about the things we cared about and guided us through all challenges of our first transaction. We highly recommend the EdgePoint team and plan to include them should we have future transactions”
Kenway Consulting (Kenway) has partnered with private equity firm Svoboda Capital Partners (SCP) on a recapitalization of the company. EdgePoint served as the exclusive financial advisor to Kenway on the transaction. Financial details were not disclosed.
Founded by Brian King in 2004 and based in Chicago, IL, Kenway is a management and technology consulting firm serving middle market and enterprise clients across a range of industries. Kenway strives to provide all clients with unmatched quality and service, and specializes in the areas of Technology Solution Delivery, Enterprise Program Leadership, and Information Insight.
SCP is a Chicago-based private equity firm with over $400 million of capital under management. Founded in 1998, SCP invests in and partners with management teams to help build businesses in targeted niches industries including value-added distribution, business services, and consumer products.
EdgePoint is a leading investment banking firm focused on providing middle market businesses with merger and acquisition advisory services.
Our client say…
Brian King
President & CEO
Kenway Consulting
“Working with EdgePoint was an incredibly positive experience. They flattened the learning curve with their experience and wisdom. They inserted themselves where possible to take work off my plate. And they handled my emotions with the right combination of patience, tough love and empathy. I wholeheartedly endorse their services to business owners considering their exit options.”
Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. (NYSE: SPH) has acquired East Bay Propane, a privately held Oakland, California-based distributor of liquid propane gas. EdgePoint served as the exclusive financial advisor to East Bay Propane on the transaction. The terms of the sale were not disclosed.
Since its founding in 1987, East Bay Propane has been providing safe, reliable and affordable propane delivery services to commercial and industrial customers throughout the Bay Area of California. Over the company’s 30 years in business, East Bay Propane earned a reputation for being one of the region’s most trusted providers of liquid propane gas and related services.
Headquartered in Whippany, New Jersey, Suburban Propane Partners is a nationwide distributor of propane, heating oil, and refined fuels, as well as a marketer of natural gas and electricity. Suburban Propane maintains business in 41 states, providing prompt, reliable service to 1.1 million residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural customers through 668 locations.
EdgePoint is an award-winning investment banking firm, recognized for providing sophisticated merger and acquisition advisory services to middle-market clients.
International Chemical Corporation, Inc. (“ICC” or the “Company”) was acquired by DuBois Chemicals, Inc. (“DuBois”), a portfolio company of Altas Partners. EdgePoint served as the exclusive financial advisor to ICC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Headquartered in Melbourne, FL, ICC is a formulator of proprietary specialty lubricants and cleaning products for the food and beverage industry. ICC develops and markets innovative products for packagers and bottlers that create efficiencies in plant operations that drive reduced operating costs and increased production.
DuBois, headquartered in Sharonville, OH, is a leading provider of specialty chemicals solutions and services to more than 15,000 customers globally in the aerospace, auto wash and detailing, manufacturing, transportation, and water treatment end-markets. Headquartered in Toronto, ON, Canada, Altas Partners is an investment firm with a long-term orientation focused on acquiring significant interests in high-quality businesses in partnership with outstanding management teams.
EdgePoint is a leading investment banking firm focused on providing middle market business owners with merger and acquisition advisory services.
DriveKore, Inc. (“DriveKore” or the “Company”) was acquired by Colony Hardware Corporation (“Colony Hardware”), a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity. EdgePoint Capital (“EdgePoint”) served as the exclusive financial advisor to DriveKore. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Headquartered in Mechanicsburg, PA, DriveKore is a regional independent stocking distributor of power tools and construction supplies. The Company offers professional construction firms and specialty contractors throughout Pennsylvania and Maryland a suite of stocked supplies and a consultative, customer-centric service model.
Colony Hardware, headquartered in Orange, CT, is a leading route-based specialty distributor of equipment, jobsite safety products, and consumable constructions tools / supplies to contractors serving the commercial, mixed-use, institutional, industrial, and public infrastructure markets. Headquartered in Boston, MA, Audax Private Equity is a private equity firm that invests in U.S. middle-market companies.
EdgePoint is a leading investment banking firm focused on providing middle market business owners with merger and acquisition advisory services.
Our clients say…
Kevin Craig
President and Owner
DriveKore
“EdgePoint did an outstanding job representing the ownership group of DriveKore. They designed and executed a process that resulted in the ideal strategic partner. I truly appreciate the level of commitment displayed by EdgePoint, who guided us through this important transition with professionalism, thoughtful advice and a keen understanding of our industry.”
SL Group, LLC acquired Broughton Pharmaceuticals, LLC (“Broughton”), a Savannah, Georgia-based wholesale distributor of pharmaceutical and surgical consumables. EdgePoint served as the exclusive financial advisor to Broughton. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 2002, Broughton Pharmaceuticals, LLC (http://www.broughtonpharm.com) is a leading secondary and tertiary wholesale distributor of pharmaceutical and surgical consumables for acute and emergency patient care. Broughton specializes in drugs or consumables that are facing shortages, have extreme time sensitive needs, or are specialty/rare pharmaceutical products.
Headquartered in New York, New York, SL Group is a national private investment firm that provides capital to middle-market companies with proven management teams and high growth potential.
EdgePoint is a leading investment banking firm focused on providing middle market business owners with merger and acquisition advisory services.
Gastroenterology of Greater Orlando (“GOGO”) has formed a management services organization (“MSO”) and sold a significant minority stake to an undisclosed private equity group. EdgePoint Capital (“EdgePoint”) led the negotiations of the sale and served as the exclusive sell-side advisor to GOGO. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 2006 in Orlando, Florida by Dr. Vishal Gupta, GOGO provides specialized diagnosis and treatment services for a variety of gastrointestinal, liver, and biliary tract diseases. With four facilities in Greater Florida and a team of highly credentialed doctors and nurses, the Company takes pride in providing high quality care to its patients. The MSO will serve as the platform for acquiring other gastroenterology practices. The private equity group also has investments in other specialties and is led by an experienced team with deep healthcare experience as care providers, operators, and investors.
EdgePoint is a leading investment banking firm focused on providing middle market business owners with merger and acquisition advisory services.
Lazer Spot, Inc. acquired Mesko Spotting Service, Inc. and ShuttleX Transportation LLC, Pennsylvania-based providers of spotting and local shuttle services to distribution centers and manufacturing plants. EdgePoint served as the exclusive financial advisor to Mesko Spotting Service, Inc. and ShuttleX Transportation LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Mesko Spotting Service, Inc. and ShuttleX Transportation LLC (http://www.meskospotting.com) are service-oriented companies specializing in trailer spotting and yard management to several of the largest manufacturing, 3PL providers, and retail products companies in the world. By offering a la carte spotting services alongside complete turn-key yard management systems, the Companies help customers increase productivity, lower operational costs, and improve safety and security throughout the logistics process.
Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, Lazer Spot, Inc. (http://www.lazerspot.com) is a leading provider of yard management in North America, working for leading manufacturers and retailers across nearly 400 sites in the USA and Canada.
EdgePoint is a leading investment banking firm focused on providing middle market business owners with merger and acquisition advisory services.
NextGen Succession Partners acquired Holland Supply Company (“Holland”), a Lewis Center, Ohio based value-added distributor and supplier of natural gas products primarily to gas utilities and commercial & industrial customers. EdgePoint served as the exclusive financial advisor to Holland. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 1972, Holland Supply Company is a leading stocking distributor of mission critical components used to ensure safe, accurate and reliable transportation and delivery of natural gas. The Company’s product offering includes gas regulators, meters, instruments, valves and other related products used by gas utilities, midstream companies and industrial customers. Holland’s value-added services include design and fabrication for gas service settings, testing & calibration and repair & rebuild services.
NextGen Succession Partners was founded in Houston, Texas with the purpose of acquiring a single high-quality business, which NextGen’s partners could operate and grow over a long-term investment horizon.
EdgePoint is a leading investment banking firm focused on providing middle market business owners with merger and acquisition advisory services.
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