This sponsor

Independent sponsorVerified sponsor· US
Observed deals
8
Principals
3
Latest deal
Jan 2022
As of · the mandate; 6 observations on record

The sponsor's name, 4 additional capital, identity and service provider links, 18 additional deals and portfolio companies, 1 event

Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.

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Who they are
3 people named
What they buy (claimed)
No size stated on the firm's own site.
As the firm states it, not checked against its deals.
What they have done
8 observed deals · latest Jan 2022
7 platforms, 1 add-on
Manufacturing, Consumer services, Healthcare services
targets of 30 to 193 plan participants (DFX estimate from 3 deals)
Portfolio
None on record yet.
Who finances them
Lenders: GMB Mezzanine, Fifth Third Bank, Ironwood Mezzanine Capital
Equity partners: a partner, PNC Equity Partners
Who to call
a named professional
Reveal a line
Latest: Deal, Jan 2022
Key people
3 people · 0 with a confirmed email · 0 with a direct phone

ranked by who matters most in a conversation with this firm

  • Managing Partner

    Managing Partner, the firm's investment decision-maker

  • Managing Partner

    Managing Partner, the firm's investment decision-maker

  • Director, Business Development

    Director, Business Development, works on origination, the first call on a new opportunity

Why this kind
  • for: states it is an independent sponsor (website or mandate text)
  • for: 8 announced transactions as buyer
What they claim, and what they have done
Observed
  • 6 platform or control deals, Oct 17, 2005 to Jan 13, 2022
  • 1 add-ons bought by its portfolio companies
  • 1 recapitalizations, 0 minority stakes
  • Platform targets by state: GA 1, PA 1, ME 1, IL 1, NJ 1, NY 1
Claimed on its own website

No buy criteria were read from its website.

What the filings and deals add up to
Independent sponsor stated
true
Facta public announcement or the firm's own page calls it an independent sponsor· 90%· DFX's own graph
Sectors transacted
Industrial manufacturing (3); Consumer services (2); Healthcare services (1)
Factvertical of the acquired targets· 85%· DFX's own graph
How do we know

Verified sponsor. Evidence identifies a firm: a publisher named it as the buyer in an announced transaction, a law firm or capital partner page names it as an independent sponsor, or its own site says so.

Nothing on this page comes from a website claim unless it is labelled as such with the URL.

Who has financed them
Observed once
Financing, deal by deal
DateCompanyFinanced byRoleAmountSource
Jan 13, 2022AM-GPP Holdings, LLC d/b/a Global Power Products
Manufacturing, GA
a capital providerco sponsorNot disclosedstatic1.squarespace.com
Jan 3, 2017Rita's Franchise Company, LLC
PA
a capital providerco sponsorNot disclosedprnewswire.com
Jan 10, 2013JSI Store Fixtures Incorporated
Manufacturing, ME
a capital providerco sponsorNot disclosedstatic1.squarespace.com
Service provider relationships

2 more facts and signals are on record for this page. They name the firms involved and open with Independent Sponsor Intelligence.

Legal (1)
Accounting and QoE (1)
  • BDO1 observed engagement
    Financial due diligence. Most recent deal, Jan 3, 2017 BDO USA
Tax (1)
  • BDO1 observed engagement
    Tax advisor. Most recent deal, Jan 3, 2017 BDO USA
Who finances deals like theirs
The most recent deal of theirs we could classify by sector closed Jan 13, 2022, outside the two-year window this list reads.

Read from the sectors this firm has actually bought in: manufacturing (3), consumer services (2), healthcare services (1).

What have they done
Platform and control deals (3)
  1. Jan 13, 2022Platform acquisitionconfidence 90%
    this sponsor acquired AM-GPP Holdings, LLC d/b/a Global Power Products (Lawrenceville, GA)
    a capital provider · Co sponsor
    Deal page · DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) static1.squarespace.com
  2. Jan 3, 2017Platform acquisitionconfidence 92%
    this sponsor acquired Rita's Franchise Company, LLC (Trevose, PA)
    a capital provider · Co sponsor
    Deal team: 1 firm · DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) prnewswire.com
  3. Jan 10, 2013Platform acquisitionconfidence 90%
    this sponsor acquired JSI Store Fixtures Incorporated (Milo, ME)
    a capital provider · Co sponsorPrestwick Partners · Sellside advisor
    Deal team: 1 firm · DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) static1.squarespace.com
No vehicles linked.
  1. Jan 13, 2022Acquisition announced
    DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) static1.squarespace.com
  2. Jan 3, 2017Acquisition announced
    DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) prnewswire.com
  3. Jan 10, 2013Acquisition announced
    DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) static1.squarespace.com
  4. Jun 1, 2010Acquisition announced
    DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) static1.squarespace.com
  5. Dec 3, 2008Acquisition announced
    DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) static1.squarespace.com
What appears to be their current activity

No vehicle filed in the last 12 months.

Principals, from the firm's own site
  • a named professionalManaging Partner
  • UnnamedManaging Partner
  • a named professionalDirector, Business Development
Who to call
the organisation, the role and the published line, with the filing or website that published it; revealed to signed-in accounts

Also named here, with no published line of their own (reach them through the firm): a named professional (Director, Business Development), (Managing Partner), a named professional (Managing Partner).

Who to call is the organisation, the person's role and the line they published themselves: a business phone, office address, website or profile link from Form ADV, Form 13F or their own website, with that source named on every value. The counts above are what a reveal returns; a personal email is rarely published, so most reveals are the firm's line. Never data bought from a provider, never anything personal. Reveals by plan

Portfolio companies (8)
Evidence
FactValueClassSource
Entity kindIndependent sponsor firmInferenceDFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) no URL
Entity kindIndependent sponsor firmInferenceDFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) no URL
Independent sponsor statedtrueFactDFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) peprofessional.com
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