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Recent News
McColl Partners Closes Building Materials Transaction
McColl Partners, LLC is pleased to announce the sale of Silver State Materials, LLC (“Silver State”), a portfolio company of Audax Group, to California Portland Cement Company (“CPCC”), a subsidiary of Taiheiyo Cement Corporation. The McColl Partners team was led by Eric Andreozzi, Brad Winer, and Leslie Ann Brooks. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Contract Foodservice Transactions
McColl Partners, LLC served as financial advisor to TrustHouse Services Group, Inc. ("TrustHouse") in its acquisition of Aladdin Food Management Services, LLC along with its wholly owned subsidiary, AmeriServe Food Service Management ("Aladdin") and Fitz, Vogt & Associates ("Fitz Vogt"). Michael J. Bailey and Gryphon Investors have partnered to establish TrustHouse as a platform for establishing America's leading contract foodservice provider. TrustHouse will be based in Charlotte and its major focus will be to serve clients in the healthcare and education markets. The McColl Partners team was comprised of David Vorhoff, Jamie Lewin, and Chip Johnson. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Announces Growth Initiatives and Promotions
McColl Partners, LLC has completed six engagements in 2008, including four closed M&A transactions worth approximately $400 million and two strategic advisory assignments. The firm focuses its efforts across four industry groups, including Business & Financial Services, Consumer & Retail, Healthcare, and Industrials & Building Products. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Private Label Frozen Vegetable Processing Transaction
McColl Partners, LLC served as financial advisor to National Frozen Foods Corporation ("National Frozen Foods" or the "Company") in its sale to Endeavour Capital. The McColl Partners team was comprised of Lorin DeMordaunt, John Deering, Brian Rosenthal, and Jae Yi. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Foodservice Distribution Transaction
McColl Partners, LLC announced today that it has advised Thomas & Howard Company, Inc. ("Thomas & Howard" or the "Company") in its divestiture of the Company's foodservice operations in Newberry, South Carolina to Merchants Foodservice ("Merchants"). As a result of the transaction, Merchants will expand its foodservice operations into the South Carolina region. Phil Colaco led the execution of the transaction and was supported by Chris Malach. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Financial Institutions Transaction
McColl Partners, LLC announced today that it has advised Carolina National Corporation ("Carolina National") in its sale to First National Bancshares, Inc. ("First National"). As part of the transaction, First National will merge Carolina National's banking subsidiary, Carolina National Bank & Trust Company, into First National's banking subsidiary, First National Bank of the South. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Postsecondary Education Transaction
McColl Partners, LLC served as exclusive financial advisor to Bryant & Stratton College, Inc. ("Bryant & Stratton" or the "College" in its management recapitalization with Parthenon Capital ("Parthenon"), which was completed on February 1, 2008. The recapitalization will enable the management team of Bryant & Stratton to partner with Parthenon and execute on the College's strategic plan. Dave Vorhoff, Phil Colaco, and Matt Preece handled the transaction for McColl Partners. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Building Products Transaction
McColl Partners announced that it has advised Hardaway Concrete Company, Inc. (“Hardaway” or the “Company”) in its sale to Aggregate Industries Ltd., a member of the Holcim Group. The sale of Hardaway marks McColl Partners’ sixth transaction in the ready mixed concrete industry. Eric Andreozzi, Brad Winer, Colby Schwartz, Denis Ackah-Yensu, and Leslie Ann Brooks executed the transaction for McColl Partners. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Business Services Transaction
McColl Partners, LLC announced that it has advised PORTA-JON of the Piedmont, Inc. ("PORTA-JON") in its recapitalization by Prometheus Partners ("Prometheus"). As part of the transaction, Prometheus will combine the operations of PORTA-JON and Spanky's Portable Services, Inc. ("Spanky's"), an existing portfolio company of Prometheus, to create Portable Facilities Holdings, Inc. ("Portable Facilities"). To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Specialty Manufacturing and Distribution Transaction
McColl Partners, LLC served as financial advisor to the James A. Turner, Jr. Revocable Trust and other preferred shareholders of National Welders Supply Company, Inc. in the exchange of their shares for common stock of Airgas, Inc. (NYSE:ARG). To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Financial Services Transaction
McColl Partners, LLC served as exclusive financial advisor to Safe-Guard Products International, Inc. in its sale to H.I.G. Capital, LLC. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Building Materials Transaction
McColl Partners, LLC announced that it advised Coastal Concrete, Inc. in its $177 million sale to Park Avenue Equity Partners, a New York-based private equity firm. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Specialty Retail Transaction
McColl Partners, LLC served as exclusive financial advisor to D.N.K. Management, Inc. and affiliates, a leading group of specialty retailers, in a management recapitalization with Golden Gate Capital. The combined companies will operate as APOGEE Retail, LLC. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Consumer Products Transaction
McColl Partners, LLC served as exclusive financial advisor to Crownline Boats, Inc., a leading manufacturer of recreational boats, in a recapitalization with Pouschine Cook Capital Management, LLC. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Building Products Transaction
McColl Partners, LLC served as exclusive financial advisor to Dellacasa, LLC, a leading designer, contractor, and supplier of custom, upscale, European style kitchen and bath cabinetry to luxury condominium high-rises across the United States and internationally. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Gaming Technology Transaction
McColl Partners, LLC served as exclusive financial advisor to Johnson Management, LLC and management of NOVA Gaming, LLC, a leading developer and manufacturer of casino gaming systems, in its sale to Angelo, Gordon & Co. and BJR Capital Corp. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Business Services Transaction
McColl Partners, LLC served as financial advisor to infoUSA, Inc. (NASDAQ:IUSA) (“infoUSA”) in its acquisition of Opinion Research Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCI) (“Opinion Research”) for approximately $134 million. Opinion Research is a recognized leader in providing market research services to government and corporate clients in North America, Europe, and Asia. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Specialty Pharmacy Transaction
McColl Partners, LLC served as exclusive financial advisor to Diversified Pharmacy Group, Cox Nuclear Pharmacies, and Coastal Pharmacy Services, Inc. in their sale to Parthenon Capital. The merged companies will operate as Triad Isotopes, Inc. ("Triad") and will constitute one of the largest independent nuclear pharmacy companies in the United States. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Consumer Products Transaction
McColl Partners, LLC served as exclusive financial advisor to the founders of Neways International, a leading multilevel marketing company, in its sale to private equity group Golden Gate Capital. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Transportation Transaction
McColl Partners, LLC served as exclusive financial advisor to Metro Cars, Inc. and the Yellow Cab Companies of Florida (the “Metro Group”), a leading provider of luxury sedan, taxicab, and paratransit transportation services, in its senior debt financing with a bank syndicate led by the Bank of Montreal. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Building Materials Transaction
McColl Partners, LLC recently served as exclusive financial advisor to B.E.T.-ER Mix, Inc. (“BMI”), a leading manufacturer and distributor of ready mixed concrete and concrete block products in the Tampa, Florida market, in its sale to Merit Capital Partners (“Merit”), a middle‑market investment firm. Eric Andreozzi, Brad Winer, Colby Schwartz, Jessica Somers, and Anne Zimmerman executed the transaction for McColl Partners.To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Capital Raise Transaction
McColl Partners, LLC acted as exclusive financial advisor to Solstice Homes, LLC in its recent capital raise. Fortress Investment Group provided Solstice Homes, LLC financing of
$10.0 million. To read more click here.
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Drive & Tenacity in Pursuit of Middle-Market Transactions
"What have I got to lose?" David Vorhoff thought that spring day in 2001 as he dialed the internal Bank of America number for his big boss, Hugh McColl, Jr. He wanted to talk about starting an investment bank, he told the executive who kept McColl's calendar ... Much to his surprise, he was invited to McColl's 58th floor lair less than ten minutes later. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Defense Transaction
McColl Partners, LLC acted as exclusive financial advisor to Protective Products International Corp. (“Protective Products”), a leading manufacturer of soft armor products, in its sale to Ceramic Protection Corp. (“Ceramic Protection”). The acquisition of Protective Products provides Ceramic Protection with a broadened product portfolio, an increased geographic scope, and the opportunity for significant growth in the military and police armor markets. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Financial Institutions Transaction
McColl Partners, LLC acted as financial advisor to Integrity Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: IFCB) in its sale to FNB Corp. (NASDAQ: FNBN). Integrity is a $666 million bank holding company based in Hickory, North Carolina . . . The merger will create a $1.8 billion bank holding company with 41 community offices. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Historic Retail Transaction
McColl Partners, LLC served as financial advisor to Maple Leaf Heritage Investments (“MLHI”) in its Cdn$1.7 billion acquisition of Hudson’s Bay Company (“Hbc”), the largest department store retailer in Canada. McColl Partners also facilitated over Cdn$1.0 billion in bridge and permanent financing. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Consumer Products Transaction
McColl Partners, LLC served as exclusive financial advisor to ChemPro, Inc., a leading manufacturer of heavy-duty branded and private label household cleaning products, in its merger with Redox Brands, Inc., a portfolio company of Allied Capital Corp. To read more click here.
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2005 Year In Review
Dear Friends,
McColl Partners would like to thank you for your continued support in making 2005 another record year for the Firm. Highlighting the Firm’s activities, McColl Partners has now successfully advised on over $1.7 billion of middle-market transactions, including numerous strategic mergers and acquisitions, private capital raises, cross-border transactions, and the initial advisory assignments of the recently launched Financial Institutions Group. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Building Materials Transaction
McColl Partners, LLC announced this week that it has advised Compañia de Cemento Argos S.A. (“Argos”) in its acquisition of Concrete Express, Inc. (“Conex”), which closed on September 30, 2005. Eric Andreozzi led McColl Partners’ execution of the transaction, which is the firm’s second in the ready mixed concrete industry in the last twelve months. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Building Materials Transaction
McColl Partners, LLC announced today that it has advised Southern Star Concrete, Inc. (“Southern Star”) in its $245 million sale to Cementos del Caribe S.A., a subsidiary of Compañia de Cemento Argos S.A. (“Argos”). . . . McColl Partners’ sale of Southern Star and its 2004 sale of Ready Mixed Concrete Company mark the two largest transactions involving independent ready mixed concrete companies in the United States. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Business Services Transaction
McColl Partners, LLC advised one of the largest independent optical disc replicators, Optical Experts Manufacturing, Inc. (“OEM”), in its sale to both existing and new equity sponsors. Harbert Management Corporation and Prism Capital jointly invested in preferred equity and subordinated debt, while LaSalle Business Credit provided an asset-based lending facility, as well as senior term debt. The selling shareholders included Frontier Capital, Ballast Point Venture Partners, and certain management. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners, LLC advised SCBT Financial Corp., one of South Carolina’s largest independent banks, on its acquisition of Murrells Inlet-based Sun Bancshares, Inc.
Sun Bancshares is a $100 million bank holding company located in the “Grand Strand” region of coastal South Carolina. The transaction provides SCBT access to one of the most dynamic and fast-growing markets in the Southeast. Earl E. (Jack) Jackson, Richard (Dick) Vader, and John Boulware led McColl Partners’ execution of this buyside transaction, and were supported by Colby Schwartz and Jessica Somers. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Private Placement Transaction
McColl Partners, LLC served as exclusive financial advisor to FPL Food LLC in its recent debt raise. CapitalSource Finance LLC provided the Company an asset-based lending facility as well as a senior term loan. John Deering and Robert Gray executed the transaction for McColl Partners. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Medical Component and Industrial Manufacturing Transaction
McColl Partners, LLC advised BURLE INDUSTRIES, INC. (“BURLE”), a leading manufacturer of electronic and other components for the medical, scientific, and industrial sectors, to Photonis Holding SAS (“Photonis”). BURLE is headquartered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and has additional plants in Massachusetts and Mexico. Photonis is headquartered in Brive, France, and is majority owned by AXA Private Equity. After the acquisition, Photonis will be the second-largest worldwide manufacturer in the field of photodetection with such products as photomultiplier tubes, image intensifier tubes, and micro channel plates with annual revenue over €130 million. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Industrial Safety and Supply Distribution Transaction
McColl Partners, LLC represented the majority shareholder in the sale of his controlling interest in Northern Safety Co., Inc. (“Northern Safety”). The transaction provides liquidity for the selling shareholder while providing management with institutional resources to better leverage Northern Safety’s impressive historical growth trajectory and market knowledge. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Laboratory and Life Science Equipment Transaction
McColl Partners, LLC advised Ridge Capital Partners, Merit Capital Partners, and Aegon Investment Management in their sale of SP Industries, Inc. to Riverlake Partners. The acquisition provides Riverlake an opportunity to enhance its investment portfolio with a diversified company in a rapidly growing worldwide sector. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Makes Presentation To The 2005 Banking Institute, School of Law, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, The Westin Hotel, Charlotte, NC, April 8, 2005
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McColl Partners Closes Financial Services Technology Transaction
McColl Partners, LLC advised one of the nation’s largest independent online providers of mortgages and home equity products, eSmartloan.com, in its $155 million sale to Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF), a Fortune 500 provider of credit card products, consumer lending and deposit products, and automobile and other motor vehicle financing services. Lorin DeMordaunt, Phil Colaco, and John Fennebresque led McColl Partners’ execution of this transaction and were supported by Colby Schwartz and Daniel Hanks. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Health Care Transaction
McColl Partners, LLC served as exclusive financial advisor to Zymed Laboratories, Inc. in its $60 million sale to Invitrogen Corporation (Nasdaq:IVGN), a leading, global life sciences company. Dave Vorhoff and John Fennebresque led McColl Partners’ efforts with regard to this transaction and were supported by David Sheffer and Jessica Somers. To read more click here.
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2004 Year In Review
Dear Friends,
I would like to thank you for your continued support in making 2004 another record year for McColl Partners. Highlighting the firm’s activities, McColl Partners has completed over $1 billion of middle-market transactions; participated in the ACG InterGrowth Conference; and added several members to the firm, including the founding of the new Financial Institutions Group. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Health Care Transaction
McColl Partners served as financial advisor to FlexBen Corporation, a leading provider of health care benefit administration services, in its sale to WageWorks, Inc., a portfolio company of VantagePoint Venture Partners. Dave Vorhoff, Phil Colaco, John Fennebresque, and Justin Cunningham executed the transaction for McColl Partners. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Health Care Transaction
McColl Partners recently provided Delphi Medical Systems Corporation, a subsidiary of Delphi Corporation (NYSE: DPH), with advisory services related to its $44 million acquisition of Peak Industries, a Colorado-based contract manufacturer of medical devices with estimated sales of $72 million in 2004. McColl Partners identified Peak as a prospective acquisition candidate and served as a financial advisor to Delphi. Dave Vorhoff and Brad Winer led McColl Partners’ efforts with regard to this transaction and were supported by Paul Choi and Justin Cunningham. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Building Materials Transaction
McColl Partners recently advised one of the nation’s largest independent producers of ready mixed concrete, Ready Mixed Concrete Company, in its $210 million sale to Audax Group, a leading middle-market investment firm with approximately $1 billion under management. Eric Andreozzi led McColl Partners’ execution of this transaction and was supported by Brad Winer, Kevin Griffin, and Scott Werry. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Financing for Office Machine Distributor
McColl Partners served as exclusive financial advisor to Carolina Wholesale Group in its recent $50 million senior debt raise. Wachovia Capital Finance provided the Company’s asset-based lending facility, and Wachovia Commercial Banking Group provided the senior term loan. John Deering and Scott Werry led McColl Partners’ execution of this transaction. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Business Services Deal
McColl Partners served as exclusive financial advisor to InteCap, Inc., a portfolio company of GTCR Golder Rauner, LLC, in its sale to Charles River Associates Incorporated, an international consulting firm that is listed on the NASDAQ exchange (ticker: CRAI). Dave Vorhoff, Jamie Lewin, Kevin Griffin, Lorin DeMordaunt, Derek Brown, and Scott Werry executed this transaction for McColl Partners. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Community Banking Deal
McColl Partners served as exclusive financial advisor to American Community Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq Small Cap: ACBA) in its acquisition of FNB Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq OTC Bulletin Board: FNBC), the holding company for First National Bank of the Carolinas based in Gaffney, South Carolina. Phil Colaco and Brad Winer led McColl Partners’ execution of this transaction and were supported by Colby Schwartz and Justin Cunningham. To read more click here.
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McColl Partners Closes Building Products Deal
McColl Partners, LLC recently advised the nation's third-largest insulation installer, Installed Building Products, LLC (“IBP”), on a recapitalization totaling over $100 million in new capital. Stonehenge Partners, Inc. and Primus Venture Partners, Inc. led the equity recapitalization while the debt recapitalization included Merrill Lynch Capital, Huntington National Bank, Fifth Third Bank, CapitalSource Finance, LLC, and Oaktree Capital Management, LLC. Eric Andreozzi and John Deering led McColl Partners’ execution of this transaction and were supported by John Fennebresque, Jr., Wes Bieligk, and David Sheffer. To read more click here.
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