Investment Summary

Crystal Capital Invests In Body Central

On February 1, 2014, Crystal Capital invested in retailer Body Central

Investment Highlights
  • This is Crystal Capital’s 4th transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Crystal Capital’s 24th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Crystal Capital’s 3rd transaction in Florida.

Investment Summary

Date 2014-02-01
Target Body Central
Sector Retail
Investor(s) Crystal Capital
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Body Central

Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Body Central Corp., a specialty retailer of apparel and accessories, offers distinctive merchandise to young women at exceptional values. Body Central operates over 170 stores across 23 states under the Body Shop and Body Central names, with a dominant presence in the Southeast and Texas markets.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Crystal Capital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2006
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Crystal Capital is an affiliate of Crystal Financial Corporation, Crystal Capital is a private investment firm that provides debt and equity capital to middle-market companies. Crystal Capital does not have an industry preference in evaluating opportunities, but looks to provide a minimum of $1 million in equity (co-investment) or $10 million in junior capital per transaction. Target companies typically generate sales of at least $150 million and EBITDA of $15 million. Crystal Capital was formed in 2006 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices in Los Angeles, California; Stamford, Connecticut; and Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 29 of 32
Sector (Retail) 4 of 4
Type (Stake Purchase) 2 of 2
State (Florida) 3 of 4
Country (United States) 24 of 27
Year (2014) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-19 Frontier Spinning

Sanford, North Carolina, United States

Frontier Spinning is a large U.S.-based producers of cotton and cotton/polyester blend yarns for the knitting and weaving industries and holds market-leading positions in open-end and air-jet spinning. Offering a diverse product line to fulfill the demands of customers worldwide, the yarn produced by Frontier Spinning is used in sportswear, undergarments, socks, sweaters, fleece, denim, and home furnishings.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-02-06 Silver Airways

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Silver Airways is a regional air carrier that operates over 125 scheduled flights per day under a principal code share and alliance agreement with Continental Airlines, United Airlines and Copa Airlines of Panama. Silver Airways is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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