Investment Summary

Graycliff Partners and NCK Capital Invest In AmpliSource

On September 17, 2018, private equity firms Graycliff Partners and NCK Capital invested in food company AmpliSource

Investment Highlights
  • This is Graycliff Partners’ 1st and NCK Capital’s 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Graycliff Partners’ 37th and NCK Capital’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Graycliff Partners’ 3rd and NCK Capital’s 1st transaction in Pennsylvania.

Investment Summary

Date 2018-09-17
Target AmpliSource
Sector Food
Investor(s) Graycliff Partners
NCK Capital
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

AmpliSource

Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, United States
AmpliSource offers comprehensive, sustainable, and cost-effective by-product management solutions to the food manufacturing industry. AmpliSource provides waste solutions for confectionaries and bakeries, processing waste products into high-energy animal feed supplements. AmpliSource was founded in 1986 and is based in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

Graycliff Partners

New York, New York, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1991
PE ASSETS 1.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Graycliff Partners is a private equity firm focused on private equity and mezzanine investments in middle-market companies throughout the US. The Firm's mezzanine practice does not have any sector preferences and looks to invest $10 to $50 million in profitable companies with at least $10 million in revenue. Funds are used to support buyouts, growth needs, divestitures, or consolidations. Graycliff's private equity group looks to acquire middle-market companies in the manufacturing, service, and distribution sectors. The Firm looks for businesses with $10 to $200 million of revenue. Graycliff Partners was established in 1991 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 42 of 72
Sector (Food) 1 of 2
Type (Growth Capital) 10 of 19
State (Pennsylvania) 3 of 5
Country (United States) 37 of 67
Year (2018) 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-06 Voice Comm

Pennsauken, New Jersey, United States

VoiceComm is a provider of supply chain management solutions for mobile device accessories to wireless retailers. VoiceComm is based in Pennsauken, New Jersey.

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2018-10-03 PebbleTec

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

PebbleTec is a designer and manufacturer of high-quality swimming pool finishes. The company sources premium stones of varying sizes and colors from across the globe (including New Zealand, Chile, and Mexico), and has perfected a proprietary application process to produce custom finishes that last decades. PebbleTec was formed in 1988 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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DESCRIPTION

NCK Capital is a private equity firm focused on investing in growth-oriented lower middle-market companies with $2 to $10 million of EBITDA. The Firm will consider opportunities across the US and focuses on divestitures, management buyouts, recapitalizations, and owner retirement/exit situations. Sectors of interest include business/industrial services, manufacturing, healthcare, education, distribution, and restaurants/food. NCK Capital was formed in 2011 and is based in Dallas, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 5
Sector (Food) 1 of 1
Type (Growth Capital) 1 of 2
State (Pennsylvania) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 2 of 5
Year (2018) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Arlington, Texas, United States

Ogle School is a provider of cosmetology and esthetics career education in Texas. It operates eight campuses with superior graduation and job placement outcomes; phenomenal, long-established brand equity; and an exemplary compliance record. Ogle School was founded in 1973 and is based in Arlington, Texas.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-24 Tricoci University of Beauty Culture

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Tricoci University of Beauty Culture is a provider of fresh and innovative cosmetology, esthetics and barbering education in the Midwest, providing students with advanced technical skills, ethics, professionalism and leadership values. Tricoci University of Beauty Culture is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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