Buyout Transactions in West Virginia

Valley Gardens is a provider of comprehensive landscape maintenance, landscape architecture, design, and installation services for commercial and high-end residential properties. Valley Gardens was founded in 1978 and is based in Charleston, West Virginia.

Whitewater Capital Partners
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Charleston, West Virginia
www.whitewatercapitalpartners.com
Advisor: Akerman

Radon Medical Imaging is an independent service organization that services, assembles, repairs, sells and distributes new and refurbished medical imaging equipment including, but not limited to: MRI, PET/CT, fluoroscopy, mammography, cardiac cath lab, urology, digital DR and CR, C-arm, general radiographic (X-Ray) and select PACS systems. Radon Medical Imaging was formed in 1999 and is based in Ona, West Virginia.

5th Century Partners
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Chicago, Illinois
www.5cpartners.com

Avante Capital Partners
Investor
Mezzanine Finance Firm
Los Angeles, California
www.avantecap.com

Sprouse Windows and Doors, a long-time family-owned business is a manufacturer of energy-efficient vinyl windows and doors. Sprouse has fabricated vinyl window systems designed by prominent companies and will continue to partner with companies focused on energy efficient window systems. Sprouse Windows and Doors was founded in 1972 and is based in New Martinsville, West Virginia.

Santiago Investment Group
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
www.santiagoinvestmentgroup.com

Northern Biogas is a waste-to-renewable natural gas company, specializing in the development, construction, and operation of renewable natural gas (“RNG”) facilities that represent sustainable, clean energy solutions for waste generated from dairies, landfills, and other facilities producing organic waste, including food waste. Northern Biogas is based in Morgantown, West Virginia.

H.I.G. Private Equity
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Miami, Florida
www.higprivateequity.com
Advisor: Sidley

Avolta is a developer of renewable natural gas projects. Avolta is based in Charleston, West Virginia.

ECP
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Summit, New Jersey
www.ecpgp.com

HG Energy focused on the acquisition and development of unconventional natural gas assets in the Appalachian basin. HG Energy is based in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

Quantum Energy Partners
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Houston, Texas
www.quantumep.com

Tier One Relocation is a logistics manager that specializes in household goods moves for military personnel. Tier One Relocation is an outsourced service provider to transportation companies and provides a range of mission-critical services, including order procurement, relocation management, customer service and back-office administration. The Company’s core value proposition is its ability to maximize customer revenue, capacity utilization and provide complete outsourcing of the rigorous department of defense administrative process. Tier One Relocation was founded in 2010 and is based in Weirton, West Virginia.

Southfield Capital
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Greenwich, Connecticut
www.southfieldcapital.com
Advisor: Finn Dixon & Herling

Eastern Vault is a manufacturer of concrete products, supplying the infrastructure and construction markets in North Carolina, West Virginia, and Virginia. Eastern Vault was founded in 1970 and is based in Princeton, West Virginia.

Cornerstone Capital Partners
Investor
Private Equity Firm
New York, New York
www.cornerstonecappartners.com

PNC Mezzanine Capital
Investor
Mezzanine Finance Firm
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
www.pnc.com/mezzanine/

Flat Rock is an oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) business with an operating working interest in approximately 20,000 acres in southeastern Ohio that are prospective for both the Utica and Marcellus shale formations. Flat Rock is based in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Tinicum Capital Partners
Investor
Private Equity Firm
New York, New York
www.tinicum.com

Gabe's operates 100+ stores under the Gabe's and Rugged Wearhouse banners across 11 states in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. The Company sells apparel, footwear, accessories, and home brands at up to 70% off department and specialty store prices. The Company was founded in 1961 by the Gabriel family and is headquartered in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Alvarez & Marsal Capital Partners
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Greenwich, Connecticut
www.a-mcapital.com/amcp/index.php

Inspection Oilfield Services is a provider of tubular management services with operations in every significant oil and gas producing region in the continental United States.

Patriot Capital
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Baltimore, Maryland
www.patriot-capital.com

Ninth Street Capital Partners
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Orange Village, Ohio
www.ninthstreetcapital.com

Swanson Industries provoides manufacturing, remanufacturing, repair, and distribution services of mining equipment, hydraulic cylinders, and related industrial equipment across the United States. Swanson Industries was founded in 1964 and headquartered in Morgantown, West Virginia.

AEA Investors
Investor
Private Equity Firm
New York, New York
www.aeainvestors.com
Advisor: Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson

Manulife Investment Management
Investor
Mezzanine Finance Firm
Boston, Massachusetts
www.hancockcapitalllc.com

Apple Valley Waste, Inc. is a solid waste company that offers collection, processing, disposal, and recycling services throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. Apple Valley services residential and commercial customers in West Virginia under certificates of necessity issued by the Public Service Commission of West Virginia and provides residential and commercial waste collection services in large metropolitan areas such as Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and Southern Pennsylvania.

Summer Street Capital Partners
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Orchard Park, New York
www.summerstreetcapital.com

W.H. Smith assembles and fabricates fluid handling equipment and load securing and material handling hardware, primarily sold for military applications. It's current line of products include, hose, manifold, valve, pump and nozzle assemblies used in fluid handling applications and shackles, chains, hooks, load binders and cargo-tie downs for load securing and material handling applications. W.H. Smith was founded in 1886 and is based in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

JWI Capital
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Twinsburg, Ohio
www.jwicapital.com

Northeast Natural Energy is a private oil and gas company focused on the acquisition and development of natural gas reserves within the Appalachian Basin. Northeast Natural Energy was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Charleston, West Virginia.

EIG Partners
Investor
Asset Manager
Washington, District of Columbia
www.eigpartners.com

Metalmark Capital
Investor
Private Equity Firm
New York, New York
www.metalmarkcapital.com

Revelation Energy is a coal mining company focused on surface mining. Revelation Energy was founded in 2009 and is based in Milton, West Virginia.

Lime Rock Partners
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Westport, Connecticut
www.lrpartners.com