Investment Summary

Serata Capital Partners and Ironwood Capital Invest In Page Publishing Consortium

On January 11, 2022, private equity firm Serata Capital Partners and growth capital firm Ironwood Capital invested in publishing company Page Publishing Consortium

Investment Highlights
  • This is Serata Capital Partners’ 1st and Ironwood Capital’s 1st transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Serata Capital Partners’ 2nd and Ironwood Capital’s 77th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Serata Capital Partners’ 1st and Ironwood Capital’s 5th transaction in Pennsylvania.

Investment Summary
Date 2022-01-11
Target Page Publishing Consortium
Sector Publishing
Investor(s) Serata Capital Partners
Ironwood Capital
Deal Type Growth Capital
Advisor(s) McGuireWoods LLP
Latham & Watkins
Locke Lord
Taft Stettinius & Hollister (Legal)

Target

Page Publishing Consortium

Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania, United States
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Page Publishing Consortium is a group of more than ten brands that provide solutions to transform authors' books from a simple manuscript to a fully-produced and published e-book, print, and audiobook set of works available across all major platforms such as Amazon, Apple, and Barnes & Noble. Page concentrates its business on providing excellent turnkey service to over 10,000 authors per year, rather than relying on the success of a few titles as with more traditional publishing houses. Page Publishing Consortium was founded in 2012 and is based in Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

Serata Capital Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2020
Size Small
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Serata Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on partnering and investing in B2B services and consumer products companies. The Firm targets profitable, lower middle-market businesses with $6 to $25 million of EBITDA. Serata Capital Partners was formed in 2020 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 1
Type (Growth Capital) 1 of 1
State (Pennsylvania) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2022) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-04-20 Fusion92

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Fusion92 is an independent marketing innovation agency that focuses on helping growth-stage and Fortune 500 companies across a number of industries including financial, CPG, telecommunications and automotive. Fusion92 was founded in 1999 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Investor

Ironwood Capital

Avon, Connecticut, United States

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Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1986
PE ASSETS 1.0B USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ironwood Capital is a private investment firm that makes equity and subordinated debt investments in lower middle-market companies. Investment proceeds are generally used to support leveraged buyouts, growth financings, and recapitalizations. Investments typically range from $5 to $20 million in companies generating $20 to $200 million in annual sales. Target sectors include healthcare products/services, value-added manufacturing, business services, consumer products, specialty distribution, and education. Ironwood prefers opportunities East of the Mississippi, but will selectively consider investments in the Western US. The Firm's investment horizon is three to five years. Ironwood Capital was formed in 2002 and is based in Avon, Connecticut.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 77 of 88
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 1
Type (Growth Capital) 19 of 26
State (Pennsylvania) 5 of 6
Country (United States) 77 of 88
Year (2022) 1 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-12-07 TRM

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

TRM is a manufacturer of proprietary and custom injection molding products serving the industrial lead battery, automotive, and consumer markets. TRM was founded in 1977 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-01-26 P3 Services

Auburn, Washington, United States

P3 Services is a provider of plumbing installation and maintenance and repair services to the multi-family, light commercial, and single-family end markets with operations in Austin, Charlotte, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Seattle. P3 Services was founded in 1985 and is based in Auburn, Washington.

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