Graham Partners Acquires E-Tech

Graham Partners is a private equity that targets middle market industrial and manufacturing companies. The Firm seeks to invest in businesses based in the US and also consider investments in Canada and Western Europe. Graham Partners focuses on strong growth potential companies with high return on invested capital, led by experienced management teams in revenues between $30 - $500 million and EBITDA between $10 million and $50 million. The firm typically invests between $10 million and $100 million in equity and the balance via debt and can invest higher than $100 million through co-investments. Broad areas of interest include building products, water management, medical products, consumer products, packaged food & beverage, packaging, aerospace/defense, agriculture, capital equipment, energy related products, home and outdoor, sports and leisure, and transportation services. Prospective transaction types include MBOs, recapitalization and growth capital financing. Graham Partners is an affiliate of The Graham Group was formed in 1988 and is based in Newton Square, Pennsylvania.

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Falfurrias Capital Partners is a private equity firm that invests in lower and middle-market companies located in the Eastern US. Falfurrias focuses on companies with experienced management teams, differentiated product features, diverse customers, revenues in excess of $10 million, and EBITDA of $5 million to $40 million. The Firm looks to invest at least $25 million per transaction. Specific areas of interest include financial services, consumer products, health care, building products, manufacturing, business services, education, training, infrastructure, and information services. The Firm will consider a variety of transaction types, including buyouts, growth capital financings, recapitalization, and corporate divestitures. Falfurrias Capital Partners was formed in 2006 and based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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