Investment Summary

Graycliff Partners and GarMark Partners Invest In Talk More Wireless

On December 21, 2021, private equity firm Graycliff Partners and mezzanine finance firm GarMark Partners invested in retailer Talk More Wireless

Investment Highlights
  • This is Graycliff Partners’ 3rd and GarMark Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Graycliff Partners’ 56th and GarMark Partners’ 30th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Graycliff Partners’ 1st and GarMark Partners’ 2nd transaction in Florida.

Investment Summary
Date 2021-12-21
Target Talk More Wireless
Sector Retail
Investor(s) Graycliff Partners
GarMark Partners
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Talk More Wireless

St Petersburg, Florida, United States
Talk More Wireless is a Metro by T-Mobile retailer with over 100 owned stores in 7 states. Talk More markets and sells a full suite of handheld devices and accessories utilizing an Ever-Present Management system to successfully manage its growing store portfolio. Talk More Wireless was founded in 2002 and is based in St Petersburg, Florida.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

Graycliff Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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 61 of 72
Sector (Retail) 3 of 3
Type (Growth Capital) 13 of 19
State (Florida) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 56 of 67
Year (2021) 10 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-11-04 BDV Solutions

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

BDV Solutions is a tech-enabled, turnkey provider of employment-based immigration services to foreign nationals and employers whose solutions help resolve labor shortages in industries. BDV Solutions was founded in 2013 and is based in Greenville, South Carolina.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-03-01 LTI

Baldwin Park, California, United States

LTI is a developer, manufacturer, and sells specialty discharge lamps to industrial and theatrical OEM customers and distribution partners worldwide. LTI's xenon and mercury xenon lamps provide very high intensity, pinpoint sources of light for specific user applications, including cinema and video projection, exhibition and architectural lighting, and medical and industrial applications. LTI was founded in 1999 and is based in Baldwin Park, California.

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Investor

GarMark Partners

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 1.1B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

GarMark Partners is a private investment firm that makes debt and equity investments in a wide range of companies. The Firm invests in businesses at various stages of development to facilitate acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations, turnarounds or growth. Garmark typically invests between $5 and $30 million with an EBITDA $3 and $25 million. The firm prefers to invest in the sectors of manufacturing/industrial products, distribution, business services, consumer brands, food/nutrition products, transportation, healthcare, retail, and restaurants. GarMark Partners was formed in 1997 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 32 of 34
Sector (Retail) 2 of 2
Type (Growth Capital) 8 of 8
State (Florida) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 30 of 32
Year (2021) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-04-28 REMEDI8

Lenexa, Kansas, United States

REMEDI8 operates two divisions compliance services, which provides essential inspection and repair of fire and smoke doors, dampers, barriers, and complementary services to hospitals and other healthcare facilities and new build services, which provides planning, budgeting, consulting, and installation of thermal and moisture protection with a focus on data centers, education and commercial facilities. REMEDI8 was founded in 2008 and is based in Lenexa, Kansas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-01-21 Dutchland Plastics

Oostburg, Wisconsin, United States

Dutchland Plastics is a provider of custom rotational molding services and related secondary operations to a wide range of customers across a diverse cross section of markets including, but not limited to, recreational equipment, industrial equipment, and lawn and garden. Dutchland Plastics was founded in 1967 and is based in Oostburg, Wisconsin.

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