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CLEVELAND, May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ ScaleCo Management, LLC, a Cleveland-based private investment firm, is pleased to announce its investment in and partnership with Innoplast, Inc., a vehicle and facility protection company, and Thermoprene, Inc., a customized manufacturer and supplier of plastic, rubber, aluminum, and other extrusions (collectively, Innoplast ). This is ScaleCo s 21
st platform investment leveraging its thesis of engaging ambitious entrepreneurs to ignite growth and transform plateaued businesses. ScaleCo and Innoplast management have developed an investment thesis to grow Innoplast organically and make strategic investments in the traffic safety industry.
Operating for more than 15 years, Innoplast has developed a strong business model focused on bollard covers and other safety products. With the ScaleCo partnership, Innoplast will consolidate operations from three smaller facilities to one that is sufficiently sized
DENTCO Acquired by Powerhouse
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Charter Capital Partners, a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based investment bank, today announced that its client, DENTCO, a leading provider of outsourced exterior services management, has been acquired by Powerhouse, a provider of national construction services, facility maintenance, and rollouts. Powerhouse is owned by Lincolnshire Management, a middle-market focused North American private equity firm. Charter Capital Partners principals served as exclusive M&A advisor to DENTCO.
Founded in 1977, DENTCO s services include landscape management, snow and ice removal, parking lot maintenance, power sweeping, and dark store maintenance. The company utilizes a network of contractor partners across all 50 states and services over 8,000 active sites.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Â Charter Capital Partners, a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based investment bank, today announced that its client, Optical Phusion, Inc. (OPI), an industry leader in self-service kiosks, enterprise mobility, and wireless technology solutions, has been acquired by Sole Source Capital LLC, an industrial-focused private equity firm. Sole Source simultaneously acquired Peak-Ryzex and merged the companies, both premier providers of automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) and factory automation solutions. Charter Capital Partners principals served as exclusive M&A advisor to OPI.
Established in 2004, OPI is a founder-owned AIDC hardware equipment and software solutions company primarily serving the grocery and retail end markets. OPI specializes in helping customers manage the entire lifecycle of interactive kiosks, personal shopping solutions, RFID, mobility, and wireless technology projects. The company is headquartered in Littleton
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A locally based private equity fund invested in its fifth portfolio company.
Charter Growth Capital Fund (CGCF), a fund managed by the principals of Grand Rapids-based Charter Capital Partners, said last week that it invested in Premier Engineered Products (PEP).
CGCF provided mezzanine debt in support of the recapitalization. Birmingham-based Colfax Creek is the lead investor in the transaction. Colfax Creek with Mike Ryan PEP president and CEO formed PEP in January 2019 to recapitalize Appalachian Cast Products (ACP) and integrate Premier Die Casting’s production into its facility in Abingdon, Virginia.
CGCF invests up to $5 million of mezzanine debt and/or equity capital into lower middle-market companies. The fund supports companies that are seeking funding for growth, succession or recapitalization. While the fund typically focuses on Great Lakes-based companies, the team’s existing relationship with Colfax Creek led to its investment in
Charter Growth Capital Fund Invests in Premier Engineered Products
Colfax Creek-led recapitalization represents Charter Growth Capital Fund s fifth portfolio company
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Charter Growth Capital Fund (CGCF) today announced its investment in Premier Engineered Products (PEP). CGCF provided mezzanine debt in support of the recapitalization. Birmingham, Michigan-based Colfax Creek is the lead investor in the transaction. Colfax Creek with Mike Ryan formed Premier Engineered Products in January 2019 to recapitalize Appalachian Cast Products (ACP) and integrate Premier Die Casting s production into its facility in Abingdon, Virginia.
Managed by principals of Charter Capital Partners, CGCF invests up to $5 million of mezzanine debt and/or equity capital into lower middle-market companies. The fund supports companies that are seeking funding for growth, succession or recapitalization. W