Investment Summary

Centerfield Capital Partners and Summit Park Invest In RuffleButts

On January 1, 2020, mezzanine finance firm Centerfield Capital Partners and private equity firm Summit Park invested in apparel/textiles company RuffleButts

Investment Highlights
  • This is Centerfield Capital Partners’ 2nd and Summit Park’s 1st transaction in the Apparel/Textiles sector.
  • This is Centerfield Capital Partners’ 63rd and Summit Park’s 15th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Centerfield Capital Partners’ 4th and Summit Park’s 2nd transaction in Texas.

Investment Summary

Date 2020-01-01
Target RuffleButts
Sector Apparel/Textiles
Investor(s) Centerfield Capital Partners
Summit Park
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

RuffleButts

Flower Mound, Texas, United States
RuffleButts is a designer and e-tailer of branded children’s apparel, swimwear, and accessories for boys and girls. RuffleButts was founded in 2007 and is based in Flower Mound, Texas.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

Centerfield Capital Partners

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 1.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Centerfield Capital Partners is a private investment firm that provides subordinated debt and equity capital to mid-market companies. Prospective transactions include acquisition financings, management buyouts, shareholder liquidity needs, recapitalizations, corporate divestitures, ESOP financings, and sponsored/unsponsored transactions. Centerfield generally invests in companies with sales of $15 to $100 million and EBITDA of $3 to $15 million. Target sectors include manufacturing, business services, healthcare services, and transportation/distribution. Centerfield will not invest in early stage businesses, turnaround situations, retail, real estate, and finance companies. Centerfield Capital Partners was founded in 2001 and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 63 of 100
Sector: Apparel/Textiles M&A 2 of 2
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 5 of 7
State: Texas M&A 4 of 7
Country: United States M&A 63 of 100
Year: 2020 M&A 4 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-01 EMPI

Anaheim, California, United States

EMPI is a manufacturer and distributor of branded automotive aftermarket parts for vintage Volkswagen vehicles, modern Volkswagen vehicles, and other vehicle brands. EMPI is based in Anaheim, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-09 Flat River Group

Belding, Michigan, United States

Flat River Group is a value-added distributor of niche and mainstream consumer products as well as a full-service provider of warehousing and fulfillment services to a variety of eCommerce retailers throughout the United States and Canada. Flat River Group's capabilities include delivering orders to its eCommerce retailer customers' warehouses and also dropshipping products direct to the end consumer. Flat River Group was founded in 2011 and is based in Belding, Michigan.

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Investor

Summit Park

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 245M USD
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Summit Park Partners is a private investment firm that acquires lower middle-market companies. Summit Park looks for profitable, established businesses in consumer services, business services, value-added distribution, and light manufacturing. The Firm targets businesses with revenues of $20 to $150 million and EBITDA between $4 and $15 million. Prospective transaction types include recapitalizations, management buyouts, family successions, corporate divestitures, and industry consolidations. Summit's geographic preference is within the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic US. Summit Park was formed in 2005 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 25
Sector: Apparel/Textiles M&A 1 of 1
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Texas M&A 2 of 4
Country: United States M&A 15 of 24
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-06-20 Aspirent

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Aspirent provides strategic consulting, cloud development, and project execution services related to data and analytics for blue-chip clients in the Atlanta market. Aspirent was founded in 2012 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-02-03 Elliott Aviation

Moline, Illinois, United States

Elliott Aviation is a provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul (“MRO”), fixed based operations services, and aircraft sales and brokerage services to the business aviation industry. Elliott Aviation was founded in 1936 and is based in Moline, Illinois.

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