The transactions listed below include certain transactions executed by the partners of Fidus prior to forming the firm.
Company | Business Description | Ownership/Client | Transaction | Purchaser |
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Advantage International Holdings, Inc. | One of the top two companies worldwide in athlete management, corporate sponsorship consulting, and event management and representation (primarily sports events) |
Private | Sellside | Interpublic Group |
ANC Sports Enterprises, LLC | Leading provider of integrated multimedia systems and a full range of marketing services to sports teams, leagues, venues, and corporate sponsors |
Private | Sellside | Palladium Equity Partners |
Ansco & Associates, Inc. | Provider of construction services, principally setting and anchoring telephone poles and laying underground cable, to telephone companies |
Private | Sellside | Dycom Industries, Inc. |
APEX Analytix (A) | Leading provider of audit, recovery, and compliance technology and services to global Fortune 100 companies |
Private | Sellside | Noro-Moseley Partners |
APEX Analytix (B) | Leading provider of audit, recovery, and compliance technology and services to global Fortune 100 companies |
Incline Equity Partners | Sellside | Carousel Capital |
Arcade, Inc. | Manufacturer of scent and tactile sampling products (primarily to the fragrance/cosmetics industry) based on micro-encapsulation technology |
Liberty Capital Partners | Sellside | DLJ Merchant Banking |
Caldwell & Gregory, Inc. (A) | Leading provider/operator of laundry rooms for colleges and universities |
Private | Sellside | PNC Equity Partners |
Caldwell & Gregory, Inc. (B) | Leading provider/operator of laundry rooms for colleges and universities |
Incline Equity Partners | Sellside | Carousel Capital |
Calumet Coach Company | Manufacturer of specialized mobile coaches for medical diagnostic imaging equipment and other medical uses |
Bain Capital | Sellside | Merrill Lynch Interfunding |
Carolina Beer and Beverage, LLC | Leading beverage contract packager |
Private | Sellside | SunTX Capital |
Carolina Door Controls, Inc. | Provider of installation, repair and maintenance field services |
Private | Sellside | DORMA GmbH |
Cotter Group | Sports marketing firm servicing the motor sports industry |
Private | Sellside | SFX Entertainment |
Coverall (A) | Leading international franchisor of commercial janitorial businesses |
Ares Capital Corporation | Second lien debt and equity | |
Coverall (B) | Leading international franchisor of commercial janitorial businesses |
Ares Capital Corporation | Sellside | Centre Lane Partners, LLC |
Datanet Services, Inc. | Provider of communication convergence solutions services |
Private | Sellside | Xcelecom |
DecisionQuest | Outsource provider of litigation support and other services for law firms |
Bowne & Co. | Buyside | |
Earth Color Group, Inc. | Full-service commercial printer |
Development Capital | Sellside | Monitor Clipper Partners |
EarthColor, Inc. (A) | Full-service commercial printer |
Monitor Clipper Partners | Sellside | Allied Capital Corp. |
EarthColor, Inc. (B) | Full-service commercial printer |
Management | Financing | |
Etak Systems, Inc. | Leading national provider of scheduled maintenance and installation activities for the wireless communication infrastructure |
Azalea Capital | Sellside | Mosaic Capital Partners |
Federated Lithographers-Printers Holding Company | Printer of books and maps |
Nautic Partners | Sellside | Quebecor American / Quebecor, Inc. |
Geo-Con Holdings, LLC | Leading specialty environmental and geotechnical construction services firm |
3 Rivers Capital | Sellside | Geo-Solutions |
Grand Slam Sports | Sports marketing firm |
Private | Sellside | SFX Entertainment |
Griffith Energy, Inc. | One of the largest marketers and distributors of propane, heating oil and power fuels in New York State |
PNC Equity Partners | Sellside | Superior Plus Corp. |
Harper Love Adhesives Corporation | Leading manufacturer and supplier of adhesive additives for the corrugated packaging industry |
Private | Sellside | Graycliff Partners |
Hi-Tech Testing Service, Inc. | A leading non-destructive testing and inspection company with a significant presence in oil and gas exploration (especially in emerging shale regions) and industrial markets |
Pine Tree Equity Partners | Sellside | Professional Service Industries, Inc. |
Hill Associates | Leading provider of claims management software and services to the behavioral healthcare market |
Private | Sellside | AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions |
InsideOut Sports Entertainment | Leading independent producer of proprietary tennis and other sporting and entertainment events |
Private | Advisory | Horizon Media, Inc. |
Insource Performance Solutions, LLC | A rapidly growing outsourced contract services provider for labor-intensive light manufacturing and value-added distribution operations in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast |
Wakefield Group and Petra Capital Partners | Sellside | Colville Capital LLC and Prairie Capital |
International Fuel Systems | Remanufacturing and repair service provider |
Caterpillar Inc. | Divestiture | OhioCAT |
Johnson Controls - Megatech Engineering, Inc. | A full-service design, product engineering, and development company for automotive OEMs |
Johnson Controls, Inc. | Divestiture | MSX International, Inc. |
K2 Industrial Services, Inc. | Outsourced industrial services provider |
Capital Resource Partners | Sellside | The Halifax Group |
MACTEC, Inc. | Engineering firm providing services to major environmental and infrastructure projects throughout the U.S. |
CHB Capital Partners / Cherokee Investment Partners | Sellside | Nautic Partners / Wachovia Capital Partners |
Marina Medical Billing Service, Inc. (A) | Leading provider of healthcare revenue cycle management services |
Prospect Partners | Sellside | American Capital Strategies |
Marina Medical Billing Service, Inc. (B) | Leading provider of healthcare revenue cycle management services |
American Capital, Ltd. | Sellside | T-System, Inc. |
MJD Communications, Inc. | RLEC/CLEC |
Kelso & Company / Carousel Capital | Financing | |
North American Substation Services, LLC | The largest independent field services company servicing the high voltage substation industry in the United States. The Company specializes in providing assembly, repair and maintenance services on most all makes of transformers and breakers used in the T&D infrastructure |
Palm Beach Capital | Sellside | BBH Capital Partners |
Nth Degree, Inc. (A) | Leading provider of outsourced trade show and event services |
Frontenac Company | Sellside | Gen Cap America |
Nth Degree, Inc. (B) | Leading provider of outsourced trade show and event services |
Gen Cap America | Sellside | Gladstone Investment Corporation |
PEMCO America, Inc. | Leading nationwide professional employer organization (“PEO”) that focuses on providing human resource administrative outsourced solutions |
Palm Beach Capital | Sellside | Tenex Capital Management |
Pike Electric Corp | One of the largest providers of outsourced electric distribution and transmission services in the United States. The Company performs engineering, design, maintenance, upgrade and construction of electric distribution and transmission power lines |
NYSE: PEC | Buyside | |
Professional Service Industries, Inc. | The largest independent inspection and testing services firm serving the non-residential construction and property management markets |
Bain Capital | Sellside | Olympus Partners |
Source Technologies, Inc. | Market leader in secure MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition) desktop printing and interactive transaction management self-service solutions |
Private | Sellside | Liberty Partners and Riverside Partners |
TBA Global | Provider of turnkey group transportation and logistics services |
JHW Greentree | Recapitalization | |
The New Release | Largest operator of DVD rental kiosks located in grocery stores |
Private | Financing | |
Transolutions, Inc. | Medical transcription services and SaaS solutions company |
Private | Sellside | Accentus, Inc. |
Uniform Printing | Provider of form management services for insurance and other industries |
Private | Sellside | Orion Capital Partners |
Vestcom - Marketing and Business Communications Division | Leading provider of print and mail and one-to-one marketing communication services to the financial services, insurance, and travel, leisure and gaming industries |
Cornerstone Equity Investors / Vestcom International, Inc. | Divestiture | Bowne & Co., Inc. |
VMG Health | Leading provider of business valuation and advisory solutions to the healthcare industry |
Private | Sellside | Quad-C Management, Inc. |
Wedgewood Wedding & Banquet Center | Provider of outsourced management of banquet facilities primarily at golf courses |
Prospect Partners | Advisory | |
WorkLife Financial, Inc. | Leading provider of human resource outsourcing (“HRO”) and administrative solutions to small and medium-sized businesses |
Peninsula Capital Partners | Sellside | Palm Beach Capital |
Worldwide Express (A) | Largest master franchisor of UPS shipping services in the U.S. |
Private | Sellside / Subordinated debt and equity | Allied Capital |
Worldwide Express (B) | Largest master franchisor of UPS shipping services in the U.S. |
Management | Advisory | |
Worldwide Express (C) | Franchise-based provider of asset light logistics services to the small and medium-sized business market |
Management/ Fidus Investment Corporation/ Rotunda Capital | Sellside | Quad-C and Management |