Buyout Transactions in Vermont

Tread is a designer and manufacturer of bulk handling and processing equipment for the explosives industry. Tread was founded in 1957 and is based in Roanoke, Vermont.

Southpointe Ventures
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Atlanta, Georgia
www.southpointeventures.com

Journey Health & Lifestyle creates innovative products and services to help seniors with daily mobility, comfort, sleep, and safety so they have more freedom to enjoy every moment of life’s journey. Its products include the Zoomer, Zinger, the Perfect Sleep Chair, the So Lite line of ultralightweight mobility products, the Journey Air Elite, and the UPBed. Journey Health & Lifestyle was founded in 2021 and is based in South Chesterfield, Vermont.

Peloton Equity
Investor
Growth Capital Firm
Greenwich, Connecticut
www.pelotonequity.com

FoodScience is a formulator, manufacturer, and marketer of high-quality nutritional supplements for humans and pets. FoodScience was founded in 1973 and is based in Williston, Vermont.

Wind Point Partners
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Chicago, Illinois
www.wppartners.com
Advisor: Kirkland & Ellis

Bee’s Wrap is a designer and manufacturer of reusable, all-natural food wraps made from organic cotton and beeswax, a compelling alternative to single-use plastic wrap. Bee's Wrap was founded in 2012 and is based in Middlebury, Vermont.

Champlain Capital
Investor
Private Equity Firm
San Francisco, California
www.champlaincapital.com

Omega Optical designs and manufactures precision optical filters and coatings enabling mission-critical optical applications for global OEM customers in a wide range of industries, including life sciences, environmental monitoring, aerospace, defense, semiconductor, and more. From prototyping to production, Omega has the breadth of capabilities, technical experience, and ISO 9001:2015 quality management to consistently deliver the light you need. Omega Optical was founded in 1969 and is based in Brattleboro, Vermont.

Artemis Capital Partners
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Boston, Massachusetts
www.artemislp.com

The Tech Group is a managed service provider specializing in network security. The Company’s managed services include monitoring a client’s network, providing network inventory documentation, as well as providing remote and/or on-site technical support. The Tech Group is based in South Burlington, Vermont.

Oval Partners
Investor
Family Office
Palo Alto, California
www.ovalpartners.com

G.S. Precision is a manufacturer of complex, high precision components and specialty hardware used in a variety of mission-critical aerospace and defense applications. The Company utilizes state of the art, proprietary manufacturing processes, and technologies to deliver components with a high degree of complexity and the extremely tight tolerances required for aerospace engines and defense systems. The Company manufactures a diverse set of components, used in both new production and the aftermarket, in materials ranging from high-temperature nickel alloys and titanium to stainless steel and aluminum. G.S. Precision was founded in 1958 and is based in Brattleboro, Vermont.

AE Industrial Partners
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Boca Raton, Florida
www.aeroequity.com
Advisors: Kirkland & Ellis , PwC Corporate Finance

Prolytix is a provider of research reagents, customized blood collection tubes, and protein biochemistry services including assay development, validation, and GMP release and stability testing. Prolytix provides contract research and development services such as custom protein purification, protein modification, assay development, GMP stability, and release testing, and offers over 150 high-quality blood coagulation products including proteins, antibodies, inhibitors and substrates, deficient plasmas, custom IVD/POC reagents, and custom blood/specimen collection tubes. Prolytix was founded in 1987 and is based in Essex Junction, Vermont.

Edgewater Capital Partners
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Cleveland, Ohio
www.edgewatercapital.com

Revision Military develops and delivers purpose-built eye protection for military and tactical users worldwide. Revision Military was founded in 2001 and is based in Essex Junction, Vermont.

ASGARD Partners & Co.
Investor
Private Equity Firm
New York, New York
www.asgardpartners.com

Merit Capital Partners
Investor
Mezzanine Finance Firm
Chicago, Illinois
www.meritcapital.com

Sugarman of Vermont is a supplier of branded and private label pure maple syrup, maple blends and related products to the food service and hospitality industries. SOV sources raw maple syrup from producers in the U.S. and Canada, and then blends, pasteurizes and bottles the syrup into a wide range of size configurations. Sugarman of Vermont is based in Hardwick, Vermont.

Taglich Private Equity
Investor
Private Equity Firm
New York, New York
www.taglichpe.com

Superior Technical Ceramics offers unique technical ceramic solutions to a wide range of industries, including aerospace, defense, analytical instrumentation, energy, oil and gas, semiconductor, and more. Superior Technical Ceramics was founded in 1898 and is based in St. Albans, Vermont.

Artemis Capital Partners
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Boston, Massachusetts
www.artemislp.com

Mightycause is a provider of an online service for charities and has grown into the only fully-integrated cloud-services platform that empowers individuals, non-profit organisations, giving event hosts, and teams of people working together to fundraise for the causes they care most about. Mightycause was founded in 2006 and is based in Alexandria, Vermont.

Legatum
Investor
Asset Manager
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
www.legatum.com

Bag Balm is a manufacturer of branded over-the-counter moisturizing salve commonly used to treat dry and chapped skin. Bag Balm was founded in 1899 and is based in Lyndonville, Vermont.

Timepiece Capital
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Phoenix, Arizona
timepiececapital.com

Gemini Investors
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Wellesley, Massachusetts
www.gemini-investors.com

Accordant Energy is a fuel technology company offering an innovative, renewable fuel ReEngineered Feedstock to enable cleaner power generation. The company's ReEF is developed and manufactured by the company’s proprietary technology for specific applications including gasification and combustion. The process accepts post recycling materials, which are then further processed in an Advanced Product Manufacturing (“APM”) plant to produce the specified ReEF product incorporating carefully controlled air-emission control sorbents. Accordant Energy was formed in 2011 and is based in Rutland, Vermont.

Pegasus Capital Advisors
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Stamford, Connecticut
www.pcalp.com

Dynapower is a designer and manufacturer of custom, high power AC and DC power supplies, energy management systems and power transformers for the mining, metal finishing, electrochemical, military and energy management end markets. Dynapower was established in 1963 and is headquartered in South Burlington, Vermont.

Pfingsten Partners
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Chicago, Illinois
www.pfingsten.com

IBA Molecular is a global developer, manufacturer and distributor of radiopharmaceutical products and supporting services used in molecular imaging. IBA Molecular has engineered a strong and unique product portfolio and pipeline of diagnostic and therapeutic tracers aimed at advancing the development of the global movement towards personalized medicine and making molecular imaging/therapy a major discipline in healthcare. The company also provides educational, technical and marketing support to medical specialists worldwide to help better respond to patient needs.

SK Capital Partners
Investor
Private Equity Firm
New York, New York
www.skcapitalpartners.com
Advisors: Morgan Lewis , Rothschild Global Advisory

IBA
Company
Medical Products
Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium
www.iba-worldwide.com