M&A Deal Summary

Clearview Capital Acquires Vertikal Brands

On August 31, 2017, private equity firm Clearview Capital acquired business services company Vertikal Brands

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Clearview Capital’s 3rd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Clearview Capital’s 27th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Clearview Capital’s 2nd transaction in Missouri.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-08-31
Target Vertikal Brands
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Clearview Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Vertikal Brands

Columbia, Missouri, United States
Vertikal Brands is an innovative platform that specializes in strategic growth strategies with business investments in the “Outdoor Lifestyle” category. Vertikal Brands partners with business owners and management teams to develop and grow the best brands in the space! This strategy combined with a dedicated equity partner allows us the flexibility that customizable transactions deserve. Vertikal Brands is based in Columbia, Missouri.

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Buyer

Clearview Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 645M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Clearview Capital LLC is a private equity firm that targets investments in North American companies with operating profits between $4 and $20 million. Sectors of interest include general manufacturing, plastics, food processing, furniture, education, healthcare, outsourcing, distribution, oil field services, consumer products, and industrial. The Firm prefers majority investment situations in transaction types that include corporate divestitures, management buyouts, and ownership transfers of closely-held companies. Clearview Capital was formed in 1999 and has offices in Connecticut, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 28 of 43
Sector (Business Services) 3 of 7
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 18 of 21
State (Missouri) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 27 of 42
Year (2017) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-19 QC Supply

Schuyler, Nebraska, United States

QC Supply is a specialty distributor and solutions provider to swine and poultry markets, as well as to other production and companion animal businesses and professionals. The company offers a broad selection of brand name and proprietary products and “one stop shopping” across three business segments: consumables (items such as rubber gloves and specialty lightbulbs), equipment (systems, such as feeding and climate control, and corresponding replacement parts) and turnkey solutions (design and management of new and retrofit barn construction and the purchase and installation of related equipment). QC Supply was founded in 1982 and is based in Schuyler, Nebraska.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-10-04 St. Croix Hospice

Oakdale, Minnesota, United States

St. Croix Hospice is a provider of hospice services. The Company delivers both hospice and a broader network of concurrent comfort and support services that are tailored to patients' and their family's individual needs and circumstances. St. Croix Hospice was founded in 2008 and based in Oakdale, Minnesota.

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