Growth Capital • Retail

Gordon Brothers Finance Co. and Harvey & Company Invest In Grafton-Fraser

On June 27, 2007, lender Gordon Brothers Finance Co. and merchant bank Harvey & Company invested in retailer Grafton-Fraser

Investment Context
  • This is Gordon Brothers Finance Co.’s 8th and Harvey & Company’s 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Gordon Brothers Finance Co.’s 4th and Harvey & Company’s 2nd transaction in Canada.
  • This is Gordon Brothers Finance Co.’s 3rd and Harvey & Company’s 2nd transaction in Ontario.

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Investment Summary

Date June 27, 2007
Target Grafton-Fraser
Sector Retail
Investor(s) Gordon Brothers Finance Co.
Harvey & Company
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target Company

Grafton-Fraser

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Grafton-Fraser, Inc. is a specialty retailer of menswear, tailored clothing, and big and tall men’s apparel, operating 170 stores throughout Canada. Grafton-Fraser was founded in 1853 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.
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Investors Overview 2

Investor

Gordon Brothers Finance Co.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Category Lender
Founded 1903
PE ASSETS 500M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

GB Merchant Partners (GB) is the private investment arm of the Gordon Brothers Group. GB looks to make traditional private equity investments as well as provide structured loans and acquire secondary debt instruments. Within private equity, GB seeks investments in all segments of the consumer products and services sectors, including retail, distribution, wholesale, licensing and manufacturing. Target companies 'usually have meaningful brand equity, or a product or service that is capable of creating a leading and defensible market position'. Prospective transactions include management buyouts, growth capital financings, as well as restructurings or turnarounds. GB is based in Boston with an additional office in New York City.


Deal Context for Investor #
Overall 11 of 23
Sector: Retail 8 of 12
Type: Growth Capital 1 of 1
State: Ontario 3 of 3
Country: Canada 4 of 6
Year: 2007 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-10-12 Red Apple Stores

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Red Apple Stores operates 140 extreme value stores throughout Canada (excluding Quebec) which serve middle-income consumers in rural secondary and tertiary markets and select urban markets. Red Apple Stores is based in Mississauga, Ontario.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-08-23 Spencer s

Egg Harbor City, New Jersey, United States

Spencer's is a lifestyle retail company that operates two unique, national brands Spencer’s and Spirit Halloween throughout the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and online. Spencer's was founded in 1947 and is based in Egg Harbor City, New Jersey.

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DESCRIPTION

Harvey & Company is a principal investment and advisory group. The Firm works with companies and private equity firms on acquisition searches as well as makes investments of its own. Harvey & Company was established in 1998 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.


Deal Context for Investor #
Overall 14 of 72
Sector: Retail 1 of 6
Type: Growth Capital 3 of 13
State: Ontario 2 of 4
Country: Canada 2 of 4
Year: 2007 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-09-18 Axygen BioScience

Union City, California, United States

Axygen Inc is a manufacturer and distributor of high quality life sciences plastic consumables, liquid handling products and bench-top laboratory equipment.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-04-15 Viant Medical

Foxborough, Massachusetts, United States

Viant Medical is a contract manufacturing organization, specializing in medical device components. The Company offers a broad range of capabilities that support the global medical device original equipment manufacturers’ production of devices for diagnostic, orthopedic, surgical and other applications. Viant was founded in 2007 and is based in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

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