Investment Summary

Enlightenment Capital and Rock Gate Partners Invest In OROS

On June 24, 2021, private equity firms Enlightenment Capital and Rock Gate Partners invested in apparel/textiles company OROS

Investment Highlights
  • This is Enlightenment Capital’s 1st and Rock Gate Partners’ 1st transaction in the Apparel/Textiles sector.
  • This is Enlightenment Capital’s 25th and Rock Gate Partners’ 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Enlightenment Capital’s 1st and Rock Gate Partners’ 1st transaction in Oregon.

Investment Summary
Date 2021-06-24
Target OROS
Sector Apparel/Textiles
Investor(s) Enlightenment Capital
Rock Gate Partners
Deal Type Venture

Target

OROS

Portland, Oregon, United States
OROS is an outerwear brand founded on the pursuit of building the best insulation technology on the planet. As comfortable in a research lab as they are on the side of a mountain, they leverage emerging NASA technology to develop advanced thermal materials and high-performance, low impact apparel that equips humans to experience our world unencumbered. OROS was founded in 2015 and is based in Portland, Oregon.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

Enlightenment Capital

Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States
Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2012
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Enlightenment Capital is a private investment firm that provides flexible capital solutions and strategic support to middle-market businesses in the Aerospace, Defense, Government & Technology (ADG&T) sector. The firm invests in equity (minority and control), senior debt, and mezzanine debt. Enlightenment Capital was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 25 of 33
Sector (Apparel/Textiles) 1 of 1
Type (Venture) 1 of 2
State (Oregon) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 25 of 33
Year (2021) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-22 Fenix Group

Chantilly, Virginia, United States

Fenix Group supplies equipment and services for handheld communication devices and broadband networks in support of the Department of Defense and the intelligence community. Fenix Group was founded in 2016 and is based in Chantilly, Virginia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-08-03 U.Group

Arlington, Virginia, United States

U.Group provides technology solutions to commercial and federal customers. U.Group ensures clients’ success by developing a deep understanding of their business through the combination of domain experts and top technologists to develop tailored solutions. U.Group is based in Arlington, Virginia.

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Investor

Rock Gate Partners

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor

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

Rock Gate Partners is a private equity firm that targets lower middle-market companies located throughout North America. RGP focuses on acquiring companies that design, engineer, manufacturing/source, market and distribute products in a wide range of commercial, consumer, value-added distribution, energy, industrial, healthcare, medical and transportation sectors. RGP typically invests between $3 and $50 million in companies with revenues of $10 to $125 million. The Firm prefers control positions but will consider select minority investments. Broad areas of interest include aerospace/defense, commercial and specialty vehicle, construction and Infrastructure material, consumer products and services, value-added distribution, electronic components, specialty natural, organic foods, specialty furniture, healthcare, health/fitness, hobby & craft, home improvement, general industrial, medical, laboratory and surgical devices, outsourcing services, renewable energy, safety and security, specialty packaging, recreation, athletic/leisure, and test/measurement. Prospective transaction types include leveraged buyouts, corporate divestitures, recapitalizations, industry consolidations, and later stage growth capital financings. Rock Gate Partners was formed in 2006 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 5
Sector (Apparel/Textiles) 1 of 1
Type (Venture) 1 of 1
State (Oregon) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 5 of 5
Year (2021) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-01 Permiter Security Partners

Brentwood, Tennessee, United States

Perimeter Security Partners is a designer, manufacturer, installer and maintenance provider of perimeter security solutions to internationally recognized corporations and governmental institutions. Permiter Security Partners was founded in 2014 and is based in Brentwood, Tennessee.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-12-05 US Auto Supply

Elgin, Illinois, United States

US Auto Supply is a B2B cataloger and direct marketer (i.e., outbound call center and e-commerce) company serving the automotive body and mechanical repair shop industries, and, to a lesser degree, the veterinary, construction and trucking industries. US Auto Supply was founded in 1946 and is based in Elgin, Illinois.

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