Recapitalization • Packaging

Goldner Hawn and C3 Capital Acquire Stouse

On December 8, 2015, private equity firm Goldner Hawn and mezzanine finance firm C3 Capital acquired packaging company Stouse

Acquisition Context
  • This is Goldner Hawn’s 1st and C3 Capital’s 2nd transaction in the Packaging sector.
  • This is Goldner Hawn’s 39th and C3 Capital’s 69th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Goldner Hawn’s 3rd and C3 Capital’s 9th transaction in Kansas.
Investment Fate
  • Stouse was sold to a strategic buyer in 2025.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date December 8, 2015
Target Stouse
Sector Packaging
Buyer(s) Goldner Hawn
C3 Capital
Deal Type Recapitalization

Target Company

Stouse

New Century, Kansas, United States
Stouse is a wholesale manufacturer of printed promotional products offering a complete line of high-quality decals, magnets, parking permits, roll labels, and a large variety of custom items made to fit many applications. Stouse was founded in 1977 and is based in New Century, Kansas.
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Buyers Overview 2

Buyer

Goldner Hawn

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 825M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Goldner Hawn is a private equity firm that targets middle market companies in the Midwest US. Goldner Hawn generally looks for businesses valued between $25 and $150 million and looks to invest between $10 to $30 million of equity capital per transaction. Sectors of interest include agribusiness, food, power generation, basic materials, medical products, consumer products, retail, restaurants, consumer services, business services, and industrials. Goldner Hawn prefers control investments, but in certain instances, the Firm will also consider minority positions. Goldner Hawn was formed in 1989 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 39 of 50
Sector: Packaging 1 of 2
Type: Recapitalization 4 of 7
State: Kansas 3 of 3
Country: United States 39 of 50
Year: 2015 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-11-09 Houlihan s Restaurants

Leawood, Kansas, United States

Houlihan's Restaurants is an operates and franchises a system of restaurants specializing in high-quality, moderately-priced food and alcoholic beverages. Houlihan's Restaurants was founded in 1972 and is based in Leawood, Kansas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-01 North America Central School Bus

Joliet, Illinois, United States

North America Central School Bus is a national provider of student transportation services. The Company provides home-to-school bus services during the academic year for public schools, school charter services, and non-school charter services. North America Central School Bus was founded in 2004 and is based in Joliet, Illinois.

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Buyer

C3 Capital

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 500M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

C3 Capital is a private investment firm that provides capital for later-stage growth, strategic acquisitions, ownership transitions, and recapitalizations. The Firm typically invests in the form of subordinated debt or preferred equity and can commit between $3 and $15 million in businesses with at least $2 million of EBITDA. Target sectors include chemicals, plastics, energy, business services, distribution, and high value-added manufacturing. C3 does not seek a controlling interest when pursuing investments. C3 will not invest in real estate, oil/gas exploration, or financial institutions. C3 Capital is based in Kansas City, Missouri.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 70 of 83
Sector: Packaging 2 of 2
Type: Recapitalization 15 of 17
State: Kansas 9 of 10
Country: United States 69 of 82
Year: 2015 9 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-01 Integrity Mold

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Integrity Mold Inc. is a supplier of custom injection molding and tooling services for customers with highly engineered plastic components. Integrity serves customers across diverse end markets, including the medical, consumer durables, transportation and construction industries who share high standards for excellence in product quality, precision engineering, production efficiency and on-time delivery.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-31 A5

Pleasanton, California, United States

A5 is an operator of SI and Digital Transformation company that guides businesses through their Digital Transformation journey with a focus on Campaign-to-Cash. A5 Corp. Specializing in the implementation and support of Configure-Price-Quote, Sales Force Automation, Sales Performance Management, Master Data Management, and Enterprise Resource Planning software systems. A5 was founded in 2010 and is based in Pleasanton, California.

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