Growth Capital • Building Materials

Graycliff Partners and Argosy Private Equity Invest In Fairway Architectural Railing Solutions

On August 7, 2014, private equity firms Graycliff Partners and Argosy Private Equity invested in building materials company Fairway Architectural Railing Solutions

Investment Context
  • This is Graycliff Partners’ 1st and Argosy Private Equity’s 5th transaction in the Building Materials sector.
  • This is Graycliff Partners’ 19th and Argosy Private Equity’s 51st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Graycliff Partners’ 2nd and Argosy Private Equity’s 13th transaction in Pennsylvania.
Investment Fate
  • Fairway Architectural Railing Solutions was sold to a strategic buyer in 2021.

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Investment Summary

Date August 7, 2014
Target Fairway Architectural Railing Solutions
Sector Building Materials
Investor(s) Graycliff Partners
Argosy Private Equity
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target Company

Fairway Architectural Railing Solutions

Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, United States
Fairway Architectural Railing Solutions is a manufacturer of vinyl, aluminum and composite railing systems and distributor of ancillary building products. The company offers durable vinyl railing systems and lightweight aluminum and composite rail products and accessories primarily for residential decks. Fairway Architectural Railing Solutions was founded in 1997 and is based in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania.
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Investors Overview 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 Context for Investor #
Overall 24 of 79
Sector: Building Materials 1 of 6
Type: Growth Capital 4 of 22
State: Pennsylvania 2 of 6
Country: United States 19 of 74
Year: 2014 4 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-19 E&E IT Consulting Services

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

E&E IT Consulting Services is an IT consulting and staffing firm that provides consultants and staff augmentation for a full range of services including systems infrastructure, development and support of web applications and helps desk support. The Company hires and manages part-time consultants to work on short and long-term assignments for clients in the private and public sectors. E&E IT Consulting Services was founded in 2002 and is based in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-22 Mark Andy

Chesterfield, Missouri, United States

Mark Andy is a manufacturer of flexographic and digital printing equipment and accessories. Mark Andy was founded in 1946 and is based in Chesterfield, Missouri.

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Investor

Argosy Private Equity

Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1990
PE ASSETS 575M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Argosy Private Equity is the private equity arm of Argosy Capital, an asset management firm. Argosy Private Equity provides both debt and equity capital to lower middle-market companies located throughout the US. Argosy focuses on growth companies with experienced management teams and revenues between $15 and $100 million and EBITDA of $3 to $9 million. Argosy looks to invest $5 - $20 million per transaction. Specific areas of interest include manufacturing, business services, franchising and Value added distributions. The Firm will consider a variety of transaction types, including MBO’s, recapitalizations, growth equity and acquisitions. Argosy was formed in 1990 and is based in Wayne, Pennsylvania.


Deal Context for Investor #
Overall 51 of 88
Sector: Building Materials 5 of 7
Type: Growth Capital 8 of 15
State: Pennsylvania 13 of 16
Country: United States 51 of 88
Year: 2014 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-01 CBT Technology

Randolph, Massachusetts, United States

CBT Technology is a provider of front panel and enclosure solutions using sheet metal and extruded aluminum for ruggedized and commercial applications in the communications, enterprise & networking, defense, and medical markets. CBT Technology was founded in 1945 and is based in Randolph, Massachusetts.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-14 Ranger Aerospace

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Ranger Aerospace is a components overhaul and retrofit company serving commercial airline fleets specializing in aerospace operations and aviation services. Ranger Aerospace was founded in 1997 and is based in Greenville, South Carolina.

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