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ABRY Partners.....................................................10
Lineage Capital ......................................................38
Audax Group ....................................................11
McCarthy Capital....................................................39
BB&T Capital Markets......................................12
Mergermarket (Silver Sponsor) ............................40
BDO (Presenting Sponsor)..............................13
Mergers & Acquisitions (Media Partner)..............41
Bunker Hill Capital ...........................................15
Merrill DataSite (Presenting Sponsor)..................42
Burns & Levinson LLP (Gold Sponsor)...........16
MHT MidSpan .........................................................44
Buyouts Insider (Media Partner) .....................18
Mirus Capital Advisors...........................................45
CFGI (Silver Sponsor) ......................................19
NewStar Financial, Inc. (Platinum Sponsor).........46
C.W. Downer & Co. ..........................................21
Nixon Peabody (Gold Sponsor)............................48
Capstone Partners LLC ....................................22
PitchBook (Data Partner) .......................................50
Castanea Partners ............................................23
Raymond James .....................................................52
Duane Morris (Silver Sponsor) .......................24
Riverside Partners...................................................53
Gemini Investors ..............................................25
Shields & Company, Inc. .......................................54
General Catalyst Partners................................26
Signal Hill ................................................................55
Goodwin Procter LLP (Presenting Sponsor)..27
Summit Partners .....................................................56
Grant Thornton (Platinum Sponsor)...............28
Sverica Capital Management ...............................57
H.I.G. Capital.....................................................30
Tatum (Gold Sponsor)............................................58
Harris Williams & Co. .......................................31
The Capital Solutions Group.................................59
Heritage ............................................................32
TM Capital Corp. ....................................................60
iLEVEL (Silver Sponsor)....................................33
Watermill Group.....................................................61
Intralinks, Inc. (Platinum Sponsor) ..................35
WestView Capital Partners ....................................62
Kaufman & Company.......................................37
Robert Half Executive Search................................63
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ABRY Partners
Audax Group
ABRY Partners is a private equity firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm seeks to invest in
companies operating in the media, communications, business and information services sectors that are
later stage, profitable growth companies. It provides capital for leveraged transactions, private equity,
mezzanine and preferred equity placements.
Audax Group is a private equity firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm focuses on investing in
companies operating in the infrastructure, energy, consumer goods, information technology, financial
services, manufacturing and healthcare sectors.
General Firm Statistics
General Firm Statistics
Investor type:
Year founded:
Assets under management:
Total private equity investments:
Active private equity investments:
Investor type:
Year founded:
Assets under management:
Total private equity investments:
Active private equity investments:
PE/Buyout
1989
$9.1 billion
318
57
Recently Closed Investments
Recently Closed Investments
Company Name
SIPX
Deal Type
Buyout/LBO (Add-on)
Deal Date
Apr-2015
Springbrook
SoftRight
Driver's Choice
Bronkie Agency
Buyout/LBO (Add-on)
Buyout/LBO (Add-on)
Buyout/LBO (Add-on)
Buyout/LBO (Add-on)
Apr-2015
Apr-2015
Mar-2015
Mar-2015
Most Recent Closed Fund
Name
ABRY Senior Equity IV
Vintage
2012
Type
Buyout
All Investments by Industry
Information
Technology
29%
PE/Buyout
1999
$6 billion
344
78
Business
Products and
Services (B2B)
28%
Contact
111 Huntington Avenue
29th Floor
Boston, MA 02199
United States
+1 (617) 859-2959
Primary Contact:
Tyler Wick
Principal
twick@abry.com
Company Name
Unipex Solutions Canada
Deal Type
Buyout/LBO (Add-on)
Deal Date
Apr-2015
Medical Measurement Systems
Sonitec-Vortisand Technologies
AllOver Media
Consolidated Lift
Buyout/LBO (Add-on)
Buyout/LBO (Add-on)
Buyout/LBO (MBO)
Buyout/LBO (Add-on)
Apr-2015
Apr-2015
Mar-2015
Mar-2015
Most Recent Closed Fund
Name
Audax Private Equity Fund IV
Financial
Services
16%
10
Energy
1%
Consumer
Products and
Services (B2C)
21%
Type
Buyout
All Investments by Industry
Materials and
Information Resources
Technology
7%
12%
Healthcare
18%
Healthcare
5%
Vintage
2013
Financial
Services Energy
1%
2%
Contact
101 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02199
United States
+1 (617) 859-1583
Primary Contact:
Jay Jester
Managing Director
jcjester@audaxgroup.com
+1 (617) 859-1509
Business
Products and
Services (B2B)
43%
Consumer
Products and
Services (B2C)
17%
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BB&T Capital Markets
BB&T Capital Markets offers an integrated platform of investment banking, research, sales & trading and
corporate banking. The firm offers expertise within eight distinct industry verticals in the U.S.: aerospace,
defense & government services; automotive aftermarket; commercial & industrial; financial services;
food & agribusiness; logistics & transportation services; real estate and retail & consumer.
General Firm Statistics
Service Provider type:
Total transactions:
Investment Bank
254
Recently Closed Transactions
Investor/Company Serviced
Capitala Investment Advisors
Capitala Investment Advisors
Axalta Coating Systems
Axalta Coating Systems
Service
Lead Manager or Arranger
Underwriter
Advisor
Underwriter
Deal Date
Apr-2015
Apr-2015
Apr-2015
Apr-2015
AFC Industries
Advisor
Apr-2015
Contact
101 Arch Street
Suite 1520
Boston, MA 02110
United States
+1 (617) 316-1330
Primary Contact:
Joe Sparacino
Vice President
jsparacino@bbandtcm.com
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Bunker Hill Capital
Bunker Hill Capital is a private equity firm which seeks to make control investments in lower middle
market companies within the industrial products, business services, specialty retail, and consumer
products sectors.
General Firm Statistics
Investor type:
Year founded:
Assets under management:
Total private equity investments:
Active private equity investments:
PE/Buyout
2003
$325 million
10
6
Contact
Recently Closed Investments
Company Name
Alhambra and Riverside
Athletic Clubs
Hubbardton Forge
Deal Type
Buyout/LBO (Add-on)
Deal Date
May-2014
Buyout/LBO
Nov-2013
Dyno
Buyout/LBO
May-2013
Most Recent Closed Fund
Name
Bunker Hill Capital II
Vintage
2010
Type
Buyout
All Investments by Industry
Materials and
Resources
6%
Information
Technology
12%
Financial
Services
6%
260 Franklin Street
Suite 1860
Boston, MA 02110
United States
+1 (617) 720-4030
Primary Contact:
Robert Dreier
Director, Business Development &
Principal
rob.dreier@bunkerhillcapital.com
Business
Products and
Services (B2B)
23%
Consumer
Products and
Services (B2C)
53%
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15
16
17
18
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C.W. Downer & Co.
C.W. Downer & Co. is a boutique, independent, global investment banking firm that offers financial
advisory services to middle market companies. The firm provides consulting services on various
transactions including cross-border acquisitions, divestitures, mergers, strategic market analysis, and
strategic alliances. It caters to business services, consumer, food & specialty ingredients, healthcare,
industrial, material handling, and technology, media & interactive services companies.
General Firm Statistics
Service Provider type:
Year founded:
Total transactions:
Investment Bank
1975
81
Recently Closed Transactions
Investor/Company Serviced
Forte Industrial Equipment Systems
Bruce Foods
Manor Concepts
Service
Advisor
Advisor
Advisor
Deal Date
Apr-2015
Apr-2015
Feb-2015
Landshire
Lydall
Advisor
Advisor
Jan-2015
Jan-2015
Contact
75 State Street
Suite 1210
Boston, MA 02109
United States
+1 (617) 482-6200
Primary Contact:
Paul Colone
Managing Director & Partner
pcolone@cwdowner.com
+1 (617) 482-6200
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Capstone Partners LLC
Castanea Partners
Capstone Partners LLC is an investment banking firm dedicated to serving the corporate finance needs of
middle market business owners, investors and creditors. The firm provides corporate sale & divestiture,
merger & acquisition, private placement, corporate restructuring, valuation and financial advisory
services. In addition, the firm compiles industry research reports for actively covered sectors. Capstone
maintains various industry specialties including business services, consumer products, education &
training, government services, health & medical, manufacturing & industrial and technology & telecom.
The firm also has a merchant banking capability to actively co-invest in transactions. Capstone is a
member firm of International Mergers & Acquisitions Partners, Inc. (‘IMAP’). Headquartered in Boston,
Capstone has offices in Chicago, London, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Orange County, San Diego, Silicon
Valley and Tampa.
General Firm Statistics
Service Provider type:
Total transactions:
Investment Bank
35+
Service
Advisor
Advisor
Advisor
Advisor
Advisor
General Firm Statistics
Investor type:
Year founded:
Assets under management:
Total private equity investments:
Active private equity investments:
No. of investment professionals:
PE/Buyout
2001
$1.2 billion
23
10
15
Contact
Recently Closed Investments
Recently Closed Transactions
Investor/Company Serviced
Master Cutlery, Inc.
Wachs Water Services
Escrow.com
TR Manufacturing
Park Bench Group Counseling
Castanea Partners is a middle-market consumer focused private equity firm founded by operating
executives and private equity professionals. The firm partners with promising small to middle market
companies in branded consumer products and services. Castanea typically invests between $15M$75M of equity in business where they have investing and operating expertise. Castanea has over $1B
under management and is currently investing from a $600 million fourth fund.
Deal Date
Apr-2015
Apr-2015
Apr-2015
Jan-2015
Dec-2014
Contact
176 Federal Street
Third Floor
Boston, MA 02110
United States
+1 (617) 619-3300
Primary Contacts:
John Ferrara
Founder & President
jferrara@capstonellc.com
+1 (617) 619-3300
Company Name
Thymes
Thorley Industries
Essentia Water
Deal Type
PE Growth Expansion
PE Growth/Expansion
PE Growth/Expansion
Deal Date
Dec-2014
Sep-2014
Sep-2014
Aurora Brands
Drybar
Drybar
PE Growth/Expansion
PE Growth/Expansion
PE Growth/Expansion
Sep-2014
Jun-2014
Jan-2012
Most Recent Closed Fund
Name
Castanea Partners Fund IV
Type
Buyout
All Investments by Industry
Three Newton Executive Park
Suite 304
Newton, MA 02462
United States
+1 (617) 630-2420
Primary Contact:
Marion Schouten
Director, Business Development
mschouten@castaneapartners.com
+1 (617) 630-2420
Consumer
Services
17%
Todd McMahon
Managing Director
tmcmahon@capstonellc.com
+1 (617) 619-3334
Consumer
Products
83%
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Gemini Investors
Gemini Investors is a Massachusetts based private equity firm that provides capital and strategic resources
to established lower middle market businesses. The firm invests in rapidly growing and established
companies throughout the United States in a wide range of industries such as technology, business
services, consumer services, healthcare, education, manufacturing and distribution. Gemini was founded
in 1993 and is headquartered in Wellesley, Massachusetts.
General Firm Statistics
Investor type:
Year founded:
Assets under management:
Total private equity investments:
Active private equity investments:
PE/Buyout, Growth/Expansion
1993
$500 million
115
45
Recently Closed Investments
Company Name
Quality Powder Coating
Deal Type
Buyout/LBO
Deal Date
Apr-2014
TGaS Advisors
PI Worldwide
Vermont's Original
Well-Foam
Buyout/LBO
PE Growth/Expansion
Buyout/LBO
PE Growth/Expansion
Nov-2014
Nov-2014
Oct-2014
Sep-2014
Most Recent Closed Fund
Name
Type
Gemini Fund V
PE Growth-Expansion
Contact
20 William Street
Suite 250
Wellesley, MA 02481
United States
+1 (781) 237-7001
Primary Contact:
Jimmy Rich
Managing Director
jrich@gemini-investors.com
+1 (781) 237-7001
All Investments by Industry
Consumer
Products &
Services
21%
Manufacturing
& Distribution
21%
Healthcare
7%
Technology
21%
Business
Services
30%
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General Catalyst Partners
General Catalyst Partners is a national venture capital firm with offices in Cambridge, MA, Palo Alto, CA
and New York, NY. The firm makes investments in innovative, high-growth companies with leading
entrepreneurs, talented technical founders and visionaries. General Catalyst seeks to identify and help build
companies that will develop breakthrough technologies, establish disruptive business models and transform
industries. Through both its early stage investment strategy and its XIR program, the firm seeks to make
investments within the information technology sector specializing in consumer and enterprise focused
businesses.
General Firm Statistics
Investor type:
Year founded:
Assets under management:
Total investments:
Active investments:
Venture Capital
2000
Approximately $3 billion
251
155
Contact
Recently Closed Investments
Company Name
Deal Type
(Initial Investment)
Campus Job
Oscar Insurance
ZenPayroll
Early Stage VC (Series A)
Early Stage VC (Series A)
Early Stage VC (Series A)
Illumio
Warby Parker
VisaNow
Early Stage VC (Series B)
Early Stage VC (Series B)
Growth Stage VC (Series A-1)
Most Recent
Investment
Date
Apr-2015
Apr-2015
Mar-2015
Jan-2015
Apr-2015
Sept-2014
Most Recent Closed Fund
Name
General Catalyst Group VII, L.P.
26
Vintage
2013
Type
Venture Capital
20 University Road, 4th Floor
Suite 450
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States
+1 (617) 234-7000
Primary Contact:
Clay Cole, Principal
ccole@generalcatalyst.com
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H.I.G. Capital
Harris Williams & Co.
H.I.G. is a global private equity investment firm with more than $17 billion of equity capital under
management.* Based in Miami, and with offices in New York, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, and Atlanta
in the U.S., as well as international affiliate offices in London, Hamburg, Madrid, Milan, Paris and Rio de Janeiro,
H.I.G. specializes in providing capital to small and medium-sized companies with attractive growth
potential. H.I.G. invests in management-led buyouts and recapitalizations of profitable and well managed
manufacturing or service businesses. H.I.G. also has experience with financial restructurings and operational
turnarounds. The firm's current portfolio includes more than 80 companies with combined sales in excess of $30
billion.
Harris Williams & Co. is a middle market investment bank focused on the advisory needs of clients
worldwide. The firm provides sell-side and acquisition advisory, restructuring advisory, board advisory,
private placements and capital markets advisory services. Member FINRA/SIPC.
* Based on total capital commitments to funds managed by H.I.G. Capital and its affiliates.
Investor type:
Year founded:
Assets under management:
Total private equity investments:
Active private equity investments:
PE/Buyout
1993
$17 billion
317
127
Building Products & Materials
Business Services
Consumer
Deal Type
Debt Conversion
Buyout/LBO
Buyout/LBO (Add-on)
Buyout/LBO (Add-on)
PE Growth/Expansion
Name
H.I.G. Middle Market LBO Fund II
Deal Date
Apr-2015
Apr-2015
Mar-2015
Mar-2015
Mar-2015
Type
Buyout
All Investments by Industry
Healthcare
7%
Financial
Services
4%
30
Energy
3%
Contact
Two International Place
24th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
United States
+1 (617) 482-7105
Energy & Power
Most Recent Closed Fund
Materials and
Resources
10%
Investment Bank
1991
230
Industry Groups
Aerospace, Defense & Government Services
Recently Closed Investments
Information
Technology
12%
Service Provider type:
Year founded:
No. of investment professionals:
Industry Groups
General Firm Statistics
Company Name
Ibérica de Droguería y Perfumería
Fagelviksgruppen
Monal Group
Rolland Enterprises
Fox River Fiber
General Firm Statistics
Business
Products and
Services (B2B)
43%
Contact
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Industrials
Specialty Distribution
500
1450Boylston
Brickell Street
Avenue
20th
31st Floor
Boston,
MA33131
02116
Miami, FL
United
United States
States
+1 (617) 262-8455
+1 (305) 379-2322
Technology, Media & Telecom
Transportation & Logistics
Primary Contact:
Jay Hernandez
Director
jhernandez@harriswilliams.com
+1 (617) 482-7501
Primary Contact:
Valerio Forte
Vice President, Business
Development
vforte@higcapital.com
+1 (305) 379-2322
Consumer
Products and
Services
(B2C)
21%
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New Heritage Capital
New Heritage Capital (Heritage) is a lower middle-market private equity firm focused on investing in
family- and founder-owned businesses. Heritage offers founders unique equity structures, including its
Private IPO ®, that give founders significant liquidity while maintaining voting control.
General Firm Statistics
Investor type:
Year founded:
Assets under management:
Total private equity investments:
Active private equity investments:
PE/Buyout
2006
$245 million
9
3
Contact
Recently Closed Investments
Company Name
EPTAM Plastics
Deal Type
Buyout/LBO
Deal Date
May-2014
ProTransport-1
Cal-Ore Life Flight
D&D Tool & Supply
Reach Medical Holdings
Buyout/LBO
Buyout/LBO (Add-on)
Buyout/LBO (Add-on)
PE Growth/Expansion
Aug-2012
Dec-2011
Jan-2011
Nov-2009
Most Recent Closed Fund
Name
New Heritage Capital Fund
Type
Buyout
All Investments by Industry
Information
Technology
10%
800 Boylston Street
Suite 1535
Boston, MA 02199
United States
+1 (617) 439-0688
Primary Contact:
Mike O’Brien
Vice President
mobrien@newheritagecapital.com
+1 (617) 439-0688
Business
Products and
Services (B2B)
50%
Healthcare
40%
32
33
34
35
Kaufman & Company
Kaufman & Company is a boutique investment bank focused on providing M&A advisory and private
placement services to middle market and emerging growth companies. M&A assignments are most often
sell-side, and private placements include raising equity from venture capital and private equity firms as
well as arranging debt with a variety of lenders, including banks and other non-bank lenders, insurance
companies, mezzanine funds, and many types of specialty finance companies. Clients range in enterprise
value from $10 million – $250 million and represent a wide variety of industries, including
manufacturing, business services, broadcast & media, food processing, and technology and
communications.
General Firm Statistics
Service Provider type:
Year founded:
Investment Bank
1978
Contact
101 Federal Street
No 1310
Boston, MA 02110
United States
+1 (617) 426-0444
Primary Contact:
Seth Kaufman
Managing Director
sethkaufman@kcollc.com
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Lineage Capital
McCarthy Capital
Lineage Capital is a Boston, Massachusetts based private investment firm with an exclusive focus on
owner managed and family controlled businesses. The firm prefers to invest in the consumer durables,
retail, healthcare, logistics and manufacturing sectors.
McCarthy Capital is a private equity firm focused exclusively on lower middle market companies. The
firm is based out of Omaha, NE with a Boston, MA office as well and manages approximately $900
million of investment capital. The company typically invests $10 million to $50 million of equity in a
mix of growth equity investments, recapitalizations and management buyouts.
General Firm Statistics
Investor type:
Year founded:
Assets under management:
Total private equity investments:
Active private equity investments:
General Firm Statistics
PE/Buyout
2003
$164 million
21
5
Contact
Recently Closed Investments
Company Name
Advantage Interlock
Deal Type
Buyout/LBO (Add-on)
Deal Date
Sep-2013
Driver Advisors
Guardian Interlock
ARN Industries
Evergreen Ignition Interlock
Buyout/LBO (Add-on)
Buyout/LBO (Add-on)
PE Growth/Expansion
Buyout/LBO (Add-on)
Jun-2013
Dec-2012
Dec-2012
Dec-2012
Most Recent Closed Fund
Name
Lineage Capital
Vintage
2005
Type
Buyout
All Investments by Industry
Healthcare
4%
Energy
4%
Consumer
Products and
Services (B2C)
31%
38
399 Boylston Street
Suite 450
Boston, MA 02116
United States
+1 (617) 778-0660
Primary Contact:
Erik Dykema
Principal
erik@lineagecap.com
+1 (617) 778-0665
Investor type:
Year founded:
Assets under management:
Total private equity investments:
Active private equity investments:
PE/Buyout
1986
$900 million
40
17
Recently Closed Investments
Company Name
Signal 88 Security
Deal Type
Recap
Deal Date
Jan - 2015
HHA eXchange
DSCI
TriMech
Recap
Recap
Recap
Apr - 2014
Mar- 2014
Feb - 2014
Most Recent Closed Fund
Name
McCarthy Capital V
Type
PE Growth - Expansion
All Investments by Industry
Information
Technology
7%
Business
Products and
Services (B2B)
54%
Information
Technology
18%
Business
Products and
Services (B2B)
29%
Contact
20 William Street
Suite 160
Wellesley, MA 02481
+1 (617) 330-9700
Primary Contact:
Phil Dudley
Vice President
pdudley@mccarthycapital.com
+1 (617) 330-9702
Healthcare
6%
Financial
Services
18%
Consumer
Products and
Services (B2C)
29%
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40
41
42
43
MHT MidSpan
Mirus Capital Advisors
MHT MidSpan is a middle-market investment bank focused on representing industry leaders in growth
markets. MHT MidSpan has offices in Dallas, San Francisco, and Boston. The firm assists clients with
seller advisory, acquisition advisory, corporate finance and strategic advisory assignments. It caters to the
technology, business and information services, education, consumer/retail, healthcare, energy services and
industrial growth sectors.
Mirus Capital Advisors is a boutique investment banking firm that offers financial advisory services to
middle market corporations in the technology, manufacturing, consumer, healthcare and professional
service industries. The firm offers recapitalization, mergers and acquisitions advisory, private equity
raising, corporate finance advisory, valuation services to entrepreneurs, corporations and professional
financial investors. Founded in 1987, Mirus Capital Advisors is headquartered in Burlington,
Massachusetts.
General Firm Statistics
Service Provider type:
Year founded:
Total transactions:
General Firm Statistics
Investment Bank
2001
75
Service Provider type:
Year founded:
Total transactions:
Recently Closed Transactions
Investor/Company Serviced
Quik Pak
Anesthesia Consultants of Dallas
Green Earth Greens
Collins Street Bakery (Corsicana Farm)
McGraw Hill Financial (Construction Data Services
Unit)
Service
Advisor
Advisor
Advisor
Deal Date
Mar-2015
Jan-2015
Jan-2015
Advisor
Advisor
Dec-2014
Nov-2014
Contact
Recently Closed Transactions
Contact
One Boston Place
36th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
United States
+1 (617) 589-4300
Primary Contact:
Mark Young
Managing Director
myoung@mhtmidspan.com
+1 (617) 589-4301
44
Investment Bank
1987
300
Investor/Company Serviced
Magestic Systems
RedPath Integrated Pathology
Integra Companies
Service
Advisor
Advisor
Advisor
Deal Date
Dec-2014
Dec-2014
Nov-2014
Integware
National Fiber
Advisor
Advisor
Jun-2014
Jun-2014
200 Wheeler Road
4th Floor South
Burlington, MA 01803
United States
+1 (781) 418-5900
Primary Contact:
Peter Alternative
Managing Partner
alternative@merger.com
+1 (781) 418-5943
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46
47
48
49
50
51
Raymond James
Riverside Partners
Raymond James Investment Banking is based in Saint Petersburg, Florida. The firm provides a wide array
of services such as debt and equity capital-raising services through public and private offerings; merger
and acquisition advisory services including sales and divestitures, tender offers, leveraged buyouts,
takeover defenses, fairness opinions, and valuations; and corporate restructuring and reorganization
services. Raymond James Investment Banking is backed by a diversified financial services company
providing wealth management, capital markets, asset management and banking services to individuals,
corporations, institutions and municipalities. Raymond James & Associates, Inc. member New York
Stock Exchange/SIPC.
Riverside Partners is a private equity firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm invests in the
healthcare and technology sectors. It raises capital from a variety of institutional investors, including
endowments and foundations, family offices, pension funds and fund of funds. It specializes in buyouts,
recapitalization, growth equity, divestitures and strategic add-on acquisitions.
General Firm Statistics
Service Provider type:
Year founded:
Total transactions:
Investment Bank
1962
753
Contact
Recently Closed Transactions
Investor/Company Serviced
ProcessBarron
NorthStar Financial Group
WCI Communities
Service
Advisor
Advisor
Underwriter
Deal Date
May-2015
May-2015
Apr-2015
CapitalMark Bank & Trust
Guardian Security Holdings
Advisor
Advisor
Apr-2015
Apr-2015
880 Carillon Parkway
St. Petersburg, FL 33716
United States
+1 (800) 248-8863
Primary Contact:
David Clark
Managing Director & Head of
Financial Sponsors
david.clark@raymondjames.com
+1 (617) 624-7006
General Firm Statistics
Investor type:
Year founded:
Assets under management:
Total private equity investments:
Active private equity investments:
PE/Buyout
1989
$1.2 billion
68
21
Contact
Recently Closed Investments
Company Name
R&D Altanova
Deal Type
PE Growth/Expansion
Deal Date
Apr-2015
Agostini Associati
G4 Communications
Loftware
Allied Dental Practices
Buyout/LBO (Add-on)
Buyout/LBO (Add-on)
Buyout/LBO (Secondary)
PE Growth/Expansion
Nov-2014
Oct-2014
Jul-2014
Jul-2014
Most Recent Closed Fund
Name
Riverside Partners V
Type
Buyout
All Investments by Industry
Materials and
Resources
4%
Information
Technology
37%
699 Boylston Street, 14th Floor
Boston, MA 02116
United States
+1 (617) 351-2800
Primary Contact:
Jon Lemelman
General Partner & Director
jlemelman@riversidepartners.com
+1 (617) 351-2810
Business
Products and
Services (B2B)
17%
Energy
7%
Healthcare
35%
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Shields & Company
Signal Hill
Shields & Company is a middle-market investment bank that provides advisory services in the areas of
mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, capital raises, and other corporate finance advisory services. In
addition to the firm’s investment banking activities, they have a full-service, independent valuation
practice. The firm serves the business services, consumer and retail, distribution, healthcare, industrials,
and manufacturing industries. Shields & Company’s investment banking clients are typically
owner/operators or multi-generational, family-run businesses ranging in size from $20 million to $250
million of enterprise value while their valuation clients are family-owned, backed by institutional capital,
or publically traded and have no minimum size. Shields & Company, Inc. is a member of FINRA and
SIPC.
Signal Hill is an independent advisory boutique serving the M&A and private capital raising needs of
growth companies. Signal Hill's bankers provide domain expertise and commitment to clients in its
sectors: Internet & Digital Media, Internet Infrastructure, Services and Software. With more than 600
completed transactions and offices in Baltimore, Bangalore, Boston, Mumbai, Nashville, New York,
Reston and San Francisco, Signal Hill serves its clients by leveraging both strategic industry and financial
sponsor relationships.
Service Provider type:
Year founded:
Total transactions:
General Firm Statistics
Service Provider type:
Year founded:
Total transactions:
Investment Bank
1991
100+
Service
Advisor
Advisor
Advisor
Advisor
Advisor
Investment Bank
2002
600+
Contact
Recently Closed Transactions
Recently Closed Transactions
Investor/Company Serviced
Heatbath Corporation
Boston Pipe and Fittings
Northeast Battery
PI Worldwide
Planet Fitness
General Firm Statistics
Deal Date
Apr-2015
Apr-2015
Mar-2015
Nov-2014
Nov-2014
Contact
890 Winter Street
Suite 160
Waltham, MA 02451
United States
+1 (781) 890-7033
Primary Contact:
Investor/Company Serviced
Brierley+Partners
Forte Research Systems
Ocean
Service
Advisor
Advisor
Advisor
Deal Date
Apr-2015
Apr-2015
Apr-2015
GetSatisfaction
MetaVis Technologies
Advisor
Advisor
Apr-2015
Apr-2015
300 East Lombard Street
Suite 1700
Baltimore, MD 21202
United States
+1 (443) 478-2400
Primary Contact:
Bob Berstein
Managing Director
rberstein@signalhill.com
Chris Nicholas
Vice President
cnicholas@shieldsco.com
+1 (781) 890-7033
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Summit Partners
Sverica Capital Management LLC
Founded in 1984, Summit Partners has raised more than $16 billion in capital and provides equity and
fixed income for growth, recapitalizations, and management buyouts. The firm focuses on investing in
companies operating in the business services, consumer products and services, education, energy,
financial technology and services, healthcare, internet and new media, semiconductors and electronics,
industrial, and software sectors. The firm specializes in mezzanine debt, growth capital, recapitalizations,
possession financing, shareholder liquidity, management buyouts, bridge loans, acquisition financing and
spin-off transactions. Summit Partners maintains offices in Boston, Menlo Park and London; and the firm
invests in companies around the world.
Sverica Capital Management LLC (“Sverica”) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 with offices in
Boston and San Francisco. The firm invests in North American lower-middle-market companies with
EBITDA between $3 million and $15 million. Sverica focuses on companies which operate in business
services, IT services, healthcare services and industrial products.
General Firm Statistics
Investor type:
Year founded:
Assets under management:
Total private equity investments:
Active private equity investments:
Growth/Expansion
1984
$16 billion
440
107
Contact
Recently Closed Investments
Company Name
Westwing Home & Living
Deal Type
Later Stage VC
Deal Date
Apr-2015
DentalPro
Modernizing Medicine
Philz Coffee
Buyout/LBO
Later Stage VC (Series D)
Later Stage VC (Series B)
Apr-2015
Mar-2015
Mar-2015
Most Recent Closed Fund
Name
Summit Partners Credit Fund II
Type
Debt
All Investments by Industry
Materials and
Resources
1%
Business
Products and
Services (B2B)
22%
Primary Contact:
Gus Phelps
Vice President
gphelps@summitpartners.com
+1 (617) 598-4813
Investor type:
Year founded:
Assets under management:
Total private equity investments:
Active private equity investments:
Healthcare
16%
Financial
Services
9%
Energy
1%
PE/Buyout
2001
$448 million
41
22
Contact
Recently Closed Investments
Company Name
Advanced Healthcare Associates
Deal Type
Buyout/LBO (Add-on)
Deal Date
Feb-2015
FishNet Security
Buyout/LBO
(Secondary)
Feb-2015
Cintas (Document Scanning and Record
Management Division)
Buyout/LBO (Add-on)
Nov-2014
Resonetics
Buyout/LBO
(Secondary)
Oct-2014
Paradigm Medical Management
Buyout/LBO (Add-on)
Sep-2014
Most Recent Closed Fund
Name
Sverica International Fund III
Type
Buyout
800 Boylston Street
Suite 3325
Boston, MA 02199
United States
+1 (617) 695-0275
Primary Contact:
Gregg Osenkowski
Vice President
gregg@sverica.com
Current Fund Investments by Industry
High Value
Industrial
16%
Consumer
Products and
Services (B2C)
12%
Information
Technology
39%
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222 Berkeley Street
18th Floor
Boston, MA 02116
United States
+1 (617) 824-1000
General Firm Statistics
Business
Services
22%
Healthcare
20%
IT Services
42%
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The Capital Solutions Group
The Capital Solutions Group is a private advisory firm. The firm provides financial advisory services to
companies, private equity groups and lenders in the middle market. Their services include Debt and
Equity Private Placements, Financial Restructurings and selected Merger and Acquisitions assignments.
The firm has its headquarters in Boston and additional offices in Charleston and Chicago.
General Firm Statistics
Service Provider type:
Year founded:
Total transactions:
Financing Advisory
2009
4
Contact
Recently Closed Transactions
Investor/Company Serviced
Service
Deal Date
Sager Creek Vegetable
Advisor
Jun-2014
Colford Capital
Advisor
Jul-2013
Public Power
Advisor
Nov-2012
Monitor Group
Advisor
Oct-2011
Two Oliver Street
Eighth Floor
Boston, MA 02109
United States
+1 (857) 284-7112
Primary Contact:
Tim Shoyer
Managing Partner
tshoyer@thecapitalsolutions.com
+1 (857) 284-7112
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TM Capital
The Watermill Group
TM Capital Corp. is a partner-owned investment banking firm based in New York, Boston and Atlanta,
which has completed over 250 transactions with a combined value in excess of $16 billion. Since 1989,
the firm has advised clients navigating a full range of transactions, including complex mergers,
acquisitions, debt and equity financings, minority and majority recapitalizations, restructurings, and
advisory services including takeover defense, fairness and solvency opinions and valuations. TM Capital
is a member firm of M&A International Inc.
The Watermill Group is a private equity firm which seeks to invest in manufacturing and value added
distribution companies. The firm was founded in 1978 and is based in Lexington, Massachusetts.
General Firm Statistics
Service Provider type:
Year founded:
Total transactions:
No. of investment professionals:
Industry preferences:
Investment Bank
1989
250+
30
Business Services,
Consumer/Retail, Healthcare,
Industrial, Tech / Tech-Enabled
Services
Recently Closed Transactions
Investor/Company Serviced
Mud Pie, LLC
Nomura Research Institute
Micromeritics Instrument Corporation
Service
Advisor
Advisor
Advisor
Deal Date
May-2015
Apr-2015
Mar-2015
K. R. Drenth Trucking, Inc.
C.B. Fleet Company, Inc.
Advisor
Advisor
Nov-2014
Oct-2014
General Firm Statistics
Investor type:
Year founded:
Assets under management:
Total private equity investments:
Active private equity investments:
PE/Buyout
1978
$200 million
20
8
Recently Closed Investments
Contact
201 Washington Street
32nd Floor
Boston, MA 02108
United States
+1 (617) 259-2200
Primary Contact:
Brad Adams
Managing Director
badams@tmcapital.com
Company Name
The Plastics Group
Deal Type
Buyout/LBO (Secondary)
Deal Date
Mar-2014
Protogenic
Tenere
Fine Tubes
Superior Tube Company
Buyout/LBO (Secondary)
Buyout/LBO (Secondary)
Buyout/LBO
Buyout/LBO
May-2013
Dec-2012
Sep-2012
Sep-2012
All Investments by Industry
Contact
One Cranberry Hill
750 Marrett Road, Suite 401
Lexington, MA 02421
United States
+1 (781) 891-6660
Primary Contact:
Materials and
Resources
25%
Sarah Bowen
Director of Marketing
sbowen@watermill.com
Consumer
Products and
Services (B2C)
4%
Business
Products and
Services (B2B)
71%
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WestView Capital Partners
WestView Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused exclusively on lower middle-market
companies. WestView partners with existing management teams to sponsor minority and majority
recapitalizations, growth, and consolidation transactions in a wide range of industries, including business
services, software, healthcare services, industrial/manufacturing, media/publishing and
logistics/distribution. WestView seeks to invest $10 million to $50 million of equity, focusing on
companies showing historically consistent growth, EBITDA between $3 million and $20 million and
sustainable competitive advantages and market position.
General Firm Statistics
Investor type:
Year founded:
Assets under management:
Total private equity investments:
Active private equity investments:
PE/Buyout
2004
$1 billion
50
14
Contact
Recently Closed Investments
Company Name
Vermed
Deal Type
Buyout/LBO (Add-on)
Deal Date
Mar-2015
Turnstone Solutions
LDiscovery
Mintz Group
Renew Data
Buyout/LBO (Add-on)
PE Growth/Expansion
Buyout/LBO
Buyout/LBO (Add-on)
Dec-2014
Dec-2014
Dec-2014
Nov-2014
Most Recent Closed Fund
Name
WestView Capital Partners III
Type
Buyout
All Investments by Industry
Materials and
Resources
2%
Information
Technology
36%
Healthcare
11%
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Business
Products and
Services (B2B)
32%
125 High Street
High Street Tower, 26th Floor
Boston, MA 02110
United States
+1 (617) 261-2050
Primary Contacts:
Jonathan Hunnicutt
General Partner
jeh@wvcapital.com
John Turner
General Partner
jht@wvcapital.com
Consumer
Products and
Services (B2C)
19%
63
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