The Integris Partners team offers our clients extraordinary transaction experience. Throughout our careers we have worked on behalf of, as well as across the table from, a wide range of entities:
Many of our transactions have been cross-border involving European, Asian, and emerging markets companies, both as clients and as buyers.
Some statistics that suggest the depth of our bankers’ experience:
Integris Partners recently advised Magpul Industries Corp, the leading branded designer and manufacturer of accessories for the firearms industry, in a recapitalization transaction. Magpul, based in Erie, CO, is known for its high-performance, polymer-based products including magazines, stocks, sights, grips, slings, and many others, used by civilian enthusiasts, law enforcement, and militaries around the world. This transaction, the most recent of a number of consumer products engagements completed by Integris, was sponsored by Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. and Magpul's management, with debt financing provided by SunTrust Bank, Regions Bank, and Triangle Capital Corporation. (continued here)
Integris Partners recently advised Chata Biosystems, Inc. in the sale of its Solutions and Instruments Business to Boval Company, LP, a Cleburne, Texas based manufacturer of cell culture and diagnostic biological raw materials. Boval has acquired the Chata Biosystems name as part of the acquisition.
“Integris Partners was able to identify and generate interest from a buyer that would never have crossed our radar in the ordinary course of business, and was able to show how the combination of these two product sets would be able to complement each other and result in significant synergies and growth opportunities. We were previously unaware of Boval, and are confident that the Chata product lines will continue their dynamic grow under the new parent,” said Ted Ziemann, Chata Chairman and CEO. (continued here)
Integris Partners recently advised Mister Money Holdings, Inc. of Fort Collins, Colorado on a divesture of 15 stores, covering 3 states, to EZCORP, Inc. (EZPW), based in Austin, Texas.
“Integris Partners helped us to present our Company’s diverse market reach in a way that enabled us to attract the attention of EZCORP, and a number of other strategic buyers. Not only did Integris run a process that enabled us to find the right fit for the states we were divesting, but they helped structure the transaction in a way that allowed our shareholders to maximize their cash return, while meeting the needs of the buyer,” said Doug Will, CFO of Mister Money Holdings, Inc. (continued here)
Integris Partners recently advised Northern Colorado Paper, Inc. in its sale to Interline Brands, Inc. (NYSE: IBI). With headquarters in Greeley, Colorado, NCP is a leading distributor of janitorial, sanitation, and other paper supplies to the healthcare, education, food-service, manufacturing and service sectors along the Front Range from New Mexico to Wyoming. Interline Brands, headquartered in Jacksonville, FL is a leading national distributor and direct marketer of a range of products to the maintenance, repair and operations industry. This transaction is the most recent of a number of distribution industry engagements completed by Integris Partners. (continued here)
Integris Partners recently advised Accruit, LLC on the sale of its Like-Kind Exchange software technology platform “PEAK” to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) and simultaneous entry into a Joint Business Relationship with PwC for on-going development of the corporate high-volume exchange market served by PEAK and by PwC’s own technology platform in this area, e-LKE. Accruit is a leading provider of Qualified Intermediary (QI) services for like-kind exchanges, a type of transaction that enables owners of real or personal property to enjoy certain tax advantages under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code. PwC is a professional services firm providing audit and assurance, tax and advisory services. (continued here)
Integris Partners recently advised Custom Blending, Inc. of Fort Collins, CO on a recapitalization transaction which enabled its management team to acquire 100% ownership of the business. Funding for the transaction was provided by JPMorgan Chase. This recent assignment is another in a long history of food-related transactions undertaken by Integris.
“Integris Partners, led by Stephen van den Heever, helped us to present our company’s defensibility as well as its strong growth opportunities to a wide range of potential financing partners and delivered a tremendous outcome for us,” said Dan Berlin, co-owner of Custom Blending. (continued here)
Integris Partners recently advised Galesburg Order Buyers (dba GrainStore, Ltd.) on its sale to Gavilon Grain, LLC. GrainStore, based in Galesburg, Illinois, is a leading merchandiser of agricultural commodities (principally corn and soybeans) handling a significant proportion of the total production of these crops in Western Illinois and serving a wide range of customers in the food processing, ethanol, and export markets.
Gavilon is a global commodity management firm which is indirectly owned by Ospraie Special Opportunities Fund, General Atlantic, Soros Fund Management and Gavilon management. This sale is only the most recent in a long history of agribusiness transactions led by Integris Partners. (continued here)
Integris Partners recently advised J.D. Clark & Co., Inc. of Ogden, Utah on its sale to UMB Fund Services, Inc., a subsidiary of UMB Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: UMBF). This is the fourth transaction closed by Integris Partners in 2009.
“The Integris team brought the expertise necessary to work with a public-company buyer and helped us to achieve full value for our unique market position and experience in servicing the hedge fund industry,” said Jeff Clark, CEO of J.D. Clark & Co. “Integris focused not only on price and terms, but also on our team’s role in post-transaction operations and integration. By supporting me in my broader objectives for a sale, Integris helped to structure both the deal and the new entity in a manner that will maximize the benefits for all involved.” (continued here...)
Integris Partners recently advised Vision Graphics, Inc. on its acquisition of Keyline Graphics, Inc.
“Integris served as more than just my investment bank, they were true partners in this process. They developed a tight, focused list of potential targets and evaluated the possible synergies of each acquisition expeditiously,” said Mark Steputis, President of Vision Graphics. (continued here...)
Integris Partners recently advised APTECH Engineering Services, Inc. of Sunnyvale, CA on its sale to Intertek Group plc (LSE: ITRK). This is the second company sale in the infrastructure engineering sector on which we have advised in the last 12 months. (continued here...)
Integris Partners recently assisted Accruit, LLC, based in Lakewood, CO, in securing a growth capital investment led by Inter-Atlantic Group. (continued here...)
Integris Partners, Ltd. recently advised Actagro, LLC, headquartered at its plant in Biola, CA, on a highly successful control recapitalization led by RedCloud Capital, Inc, based in Denver, Colorado. (continued here...)
Integris Partners recently advised Mayo Welding Services, Inc. of Berthoud, CO on its sale to Hettinger Welding, LLC, a portfolio company of Clearview Capital, LLC. (continued here...)
