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Confidential Retained Search Assignment S#993
Position: Investor Chief Financial Officer
Client: Old established Pennsylvania sweet goods manufacturer
Brief Company Background:
Our private equity client acquired this profitable, growth oriented multi plant portfolio company recently which produces a broad line of fresh & frozen sweet goods. This company is well established & highly reputable. Its products are distributed nationally primarily to retail supermarkets and food service distributors as well as co-packed for other manufacturers. Company growth will come through the combination of continued organic growth as well as completing a number of complementary acquisitions. The company’s incumbent CEO has made an equity co-investment alongside the private equity firm majority ownership and several other members of company management.
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Confidential Retained Search Assignment S#992
Position: GM (equity investment opportunity)
Client: Distributor of liquid dairy, organic yogurt and other locally sourced provisions, Portsmouth, NH-based
Brief Company Background:
—$1M distributor of liquid dairy, organic yogurt and other locally sourced provisions
—Artesian, small batch crafted, locally produced milk
—Dairy supplier has exceptional reputation for quality
—Only supplier of glass milk in NH seacoast
—Offer premium environmentally-friendly alternative to grocery brands
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Confidential Retained Search Assignment S#990
Position: CEO (equity investment opportunity plus stock options)
Client: Leading Supplier of Specialty Apparel, Southern US City Location
Brief Company Background:
Portfolio Company is a leading supplier of quality specialty apparel including spiritwear, campus apparel and licensed collegiate apparel. The company’s products are sold principally to decorators (i.e., screen printers and embroiderers) and promotional products distributors, as well as to retail outlets and resorts throughout the U.S. This company is majority owned by a private equity firm.
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Confidential Retained Search Assignment S#991
Position: COO (equity opportunity)
Client: Old Established Pennsylvania Sweet Goods Manufacturer
Brief Company Background:
Our East coast private equity client acquired this profitable, growth oriented $60M+ 2-plant portfolio company last year which produces a broad line of fresh and frozen sweet goods. Its products are distributed nationally primarily to retail supermarkets and food service distributors as well as co-packed for other manufacturers. Company growth will come through the combination of continued organic growth as well as completing a number of complementary acquisitions. The company’s incumbent CEO has made an equity co-investment alongside the private equity firm majority ownership and several other members of company management.
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Confidential Retained Search Assignment S#972
Position: CEO
Client: Leading Midwest Health Care Products Specialty Distributor
Brief Company Background:
Private equity-owned portfolio company with a long history of profitability is a leading specialty distributor of a broad line of health care products. Company’s products are sold to approximately 2,000 customers which include national home health care dealers. Company had been family owned and operated until its sale to a private equity firm several years ago. Since the initial investment, private equity ownership completed a strategic add-on CA acquisition of company’s largest supplier, primarily a sourcing operation focused on Asian manufacturers.
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Confidential Retained Search Assignment S#969
Position: Controller
Client: Significant Greater Detroit, MI based provider of new, remanufactured, and surplus components, parts, and repairs of all major fluid power manufacturers’ product lines
Brief Company Background:
Well established company also ships to 20+ countries worldwide and was recently acquired by a highly successful experienced northeast private equity firm. Sales are between $20M–$30M and this growth oriented company has been highly profitable for all of its existence. It currently employs over 120 corporate, engineering, and manufacturing professionals at its facilities. This business has been acquired as a platform business to consolidate and build a $100M plus Hydraulics after market brand serving every corner of US and the globe over time. Other acquisitions have already been identified and are in discussions.
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Confidential Retained Search Assignment S#984
Position: President and CEO
Client: Boston Based Multi-state Answering Service Company
Brief Company Background:
Our investor client’s portfolio company operates a network of telephone answering services that provide 24 hour messaging for medical offices and practices and other businesses that require an answering service. The company provides its customers with high quality messaging services and live answering 24/7 or whenever needed. The company has locations along the East Coast and in Texas, and uses the most advanced shared telephone switches and systems across its network to provide timely service while optimizing agent capacity. Customers are predominantly medical professionals and also include property management, oil service and delivery, funeral homes and other businesses that require 24/7 answering and messaging services.
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Confidential Retained Search Assignment S#982
Position: President and CEO
Client: Architectural Building Products Manufacturer, Texas
Brief Company Background:
Client company is a leading value-added specialty metals manufacturer/distributor servicing many long time customers in aerospace & defense, automotive and electronics industries east of the Mississippi. Company provides high level of customer service, and fast lead times resulting in a loyal following and the potential for impressive financial performance.
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Confidential Retained Search Assignment S#981
Position: President and CEO
Client: New England Value Added Manufacturer/Distributor
Brief Company Background:
With the backing of a prominent private equity firm and other investors, the client company has been able to grow organically through increased emphasis on sales. Profitability over this period, however, has consistently trailed expectations. With the steep fall-off in overall demand from the economic recession starting in Q4 2008, our client company finds itself with too much overhead, too much inventory and too much debt supporting its infrastructure. A new President and CEO is required to review and act quickly to get this company back on the right track.
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Confidential Retained Search Assignment S#979
Position: Executive Vice President Finance
Client: Massachusetts based profitable, growing and expanding commercial bakery
Brief Company Background:
This private equity owned commercial bakery ($20M in sales) produces a variety of branded and private label sweet dessert products on a 24 hr., 7 day a week basis. The Company is a leading provider of fresh and frozen éclairs and also manufactures specialty cookies, including Madeleine butter cakes and black and white cookies, various roll cakes, and other products. Company focuses predominantly on the retail supermarket, club store, and convenience store marketplaces. The Company maintains an approx. 35k sq. ft., wet micro sensitive production facility, which has performed in the Superior AIB category for a long time with consistent, excellent ratings over 900. The Company has purchased the rights to a building across the street from its existing facility and just completed a multi- million dollar 20k sq. ft. expansion in that building which gives the company a third manufacturing line with the latest food manufacturing technology. This same building has an additional 24k sq ft. available as well as add-on expansion potential affording the company the ability to further enlarge there for either freezer space or manufacturing as the company continues to grow. Company employs approx. 120 employees, a mix of full-time and temporary personnel. This commercial bakery ($20M in sales) is located close to intersection of Rte 90 Mass Pike and CT I-84 and is also commutable from Providence RI, Hartford, CT, Worcester, MA and portions of MA Rte 128.
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Confidential Retained Search Assignment S#975
Position: Investor Chief Financial Officer
Client: Massachusetts based Service Industry Machinery Designer & Manufacturer
Brief Company Background:
Our MA based portfolio company client, recently acquired by a highly successful experienced northeast private equity firm, is a leading designer and manufacturer of service industry machinery for commercial & industrial use in 90 countries worldwide. Sales are between $50M-$60M and this growth oriented company is profitable and has been for most of its existence. Our client’s equipment encompasses a broad array of models each expressly designed to perform in a variety of challenging environments with speed, precision, efficiency, and reliability. This company is preparing to unveil two major new products in January 2009. It currently employs over 350 corporate, engineering, and manufacturing professionals at its facilities.
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Confidential Retained Search Assignment S#974
Position: Investor Chief Financial Officer
Client: Greater Philadelphia, PA Based Niche Environmental Services Business
Brief Company Background:
Institutional private equity-backed leader in niche environmental services industry is seeking strong President to guide strategy development, lead execution of growth plan, and mentor management team in successful entrepreneurially-managed business. The company has a fundamentally strong core market position, excellent reputation for service, quality and technical expertise, and a very broad range of opportunities for growth. In this fragmented industry, growth will be achieved both organically and through acquisition and expansion to a number of new significant regional markets. Current revenues are $22M-$26M and the company is highly profitable.
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Confidential Retained Search Assignment S#971
Position: President and CEO
(Equity Investment opportunity plus Stock Options)
Client: Pressure sensitive label converter based in Southeastern USA
Brief Company Background:
The Company is confidentially replacing their incumbent. It is a label converter offering high end pressure sensitive labels as well as “Smart Label” (RFID) applications. FY 2007 revenue is expected to be $20 million respectively in FY 2007 and $26.5 million in FY 2008. The Company’s customer base is comprised primarily of consumer goods companies, including many representing the household chemical, agricultural chemical, and food & beverage end markets. The Company’s high quality levels, quick turnaround, and capability to handle complex graphics, structures and service needs have enabled it to maintain margins well above industry average. The Company offers its customers both digital and traditional printing technologies as well as redundant manufacturing capabilities through its two owned facilities. The Company employs approximately 100 people.
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Confidential Retained Search Assignment S#966
Position: PRESIDENT & CEO
(Equity Investment opportunity plus Stock Options)
Client: New England contract manufacturer of high precision nitrided metal and alloy parts
Brief Company History:
Small profitable growing portfolio company owned by prominent private investment firm, contract manufactures mid-sized precision parts such as fasteners, rotor studs, bushings, valve components, and packing rings, made from alloys and coated metals for large proprietary OEM capital equipment sold by its Fortune 50 commercial customer (50%) and does similar manufacturing for other relationship customers & also produces MIL SPEC parts for the US Navy (10%). Our client company’s market includes parts for new equipment as well as replacement parts. Our client is a high margin, recurring revenue, moderate growth business.
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Confidential Retained Search Assignment S#968
Position: PRESIDENT & CEO
(Equity Investment Required)
Client: NH-based privately held $24MM specialty polymerization and compounding portfolio company. (aka client company)
Brief Company History:
Client Company is a leading manufacturer and distributor of specialty resins used in a variety of extrusion (90%) and molding (10%) applications. Client Company’s wide range of standard and specialty products include plasticized grades, reinforced resins, and unique copolymers and alloys. Resins are sold in bulk form to customers who use the resin to produce finished products. Client Company has the technical expertise and manufacturing versatility to create polymers with virtually any properties required. Client Company owns a 200,000-square-foot facility that includes polymerization, extrusion, compounding, research and development, administrative and sales offices, warehouse and shipping. Its site has annual polymer capacity of 30 million pounds. In Feb., 2004 the principals of a private equity firm, and a group of the company managers acquired Client Company from 2 European firms that had operated the company as a 50-50 joint venture. This company is now a private corporation, is financially sound and well positioned for substantial growth in sales and earnings.
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Confidential Retained Search Assignment S#964
Equity Position: VP FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
Client: Profitable, Growing Private Label Baked Goods Producer.
Location: MA Greater Rte 495 Area.
Brief Company History:
Our Private Equity client’s portfolio company has been in business for 20+ years producing sweet cake products on a private label basis for major brands and directly to supermarkets. This company is a long run, low cost manufacturer enjoying long standing, strong account relationships. It is entering a very exciting period of growth and expansion. Before being acquired by our client in 2004, this was a family owned business. It is a good profit generator doing $11M-$12M in sales and $1.25M-$1.5M EBITDA. Plant capacity is in the $20M-$25M range.
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Confidential Retained Search Assignment S#965
Position: INVESTOR CEO & PRESIDENT
Client: Leading Building Products Company, Eastern MA
Brief Company History:
Our client, a leading Building Products Company, Eastern MA , is a privately held established company whose market niche is interior building products including millwork & trim sold directly to residential builders, remodelers and finish carpenters. The company developed a reputation for top notch service and quality products.
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