Investment Summary

Gridiron Capital Invests In Leaf Home Solutions

On May 1, 2017, private equity firm Gridiron Capital invested in building materials company Leaf Home Solutions

Investment Highlights
  • This is Gridiron Capital’s 2nd transaction in the Building Materials sector.
  • This is Gridiron Capital’s 21st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Gridiron Capital’s 2nd transaction in Ohio.

Investment Summary
Date 2017-05-01
Target Leaf Home Solutions
Sector Building Materials
Investor(s) Gridiron Capital
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Leaf Home Solutions

Hudson, Ohio, United States
Leaf Home Solutions is a provider of branded home solutions. Leaf Home Solutions products enhance the safety, enjoyment, and comfort of homeowners and their families and protect the condition and enhance the appearance and value of their homes. Leaf Home Solutions is based in Hudson, Ohio.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Gridiron Capital

New Canaan, Connecticut, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 764M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Gridiron Capital is a private equity firm focused on acquiring mid-sized North American manufacturing, service and specialty consumer companies. Gridiron looks to commit companies with EBITDA up to $60 million. The Firm prefers controlling interests when considering transactions. Situations of interest include companies operating in sectors undergoing change, closely held companies owned by founding family or management for ownership transition, and corporate divestitures of orphaned or non-strategic business units. Gridiron Capital was formed in 2004 and is based in New Canaan, Connecticut.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 21 of 39
Sector (Building Materials) 2 of 3
Type (Growth Capital) 1 of 7
State (Ohio) 2 of 6
Country (United States) 21 of 39
Year (2017) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-31 Performance Health and Wellness

Akron, Ohio, United States

Performance Health and Wellness, Inc. is a manufacturer and marketer of rehabilitation and wellness products including topical analgesics, resistance bands and tubing, exercise balls, hand exercisers, and stability trainers.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-30 Rough Country

Dyersburg, Tennessee, United States

Rough Country is a designer and manufacturer of specialty-engineered, metal-formed exhaust hardware components for automobiles and light trucks. Rough Country was founded in 1939 and is based in Dyersburg, Tennessee.

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