M&A Deal Summary

Guardian Capital Partners Acquires CrewBoss

On November 14, 2019, private equity firm Guardian Capital Partners acquired manufacturer CrewBoss from Gorge Holdings

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Guardian Capital Partners’ 3rd transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Guardian Capital Partners’ 14th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Guardian Capital Partners’ 2nd transaction in Oregon.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-11-14
Target CrewBoss
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Guardian Capital Partners
Sellers(s) Gorge Holdings
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) Daiwa Corporate Advisory Ltd. (DC Advisory) (Financial)
Hathaway Larson (Legal)

Target

CrewBoss

Eugene, Oregon, United States
CrewBoss is a designer and manufacturer of premier personal protective equipment including wildland firefighting clothing and station wear for the toughest men and women in the fire service. CrewBoss was founded in 1987 and is based in Eugene, Oregon.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Guardian Capital Partners

Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 200M USD
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Guardian Capital Partners is a smaller private equity firm focused on control investments in family-owned companies and corporate divestitures. Guardian looks for profitable businesses with a 'history of stability' and a 'strong instaleed customer base'. Prospective opportunities are located in the US and typically generate sales of $20 to $150 million. Target sectors include industrial, manufacturing, business services, consumer products, and healthcare/medical devices. Guardian Capital Partners was formed in 2007 and is based in Wayne, Pennsylvania.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 21
Sector (Manufacturing) 3 of 3
Type (Secondary Buyout) 4 of 6
State (Oregon) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 14 of 21
Year (2019) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-11-14 Western Shelter Systems

Eugene, Oregon, United States

Western Shelter Systems is a designer, manufacturer, and distributor of a complete line of turnkey shelter and custom mobile solutions for emergency responders, military and commercial customers. Western Shelter Systems was founded in 1988 and is based in Eugene, Oregon.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-09 Flat River Group

Belding, Michigan, United States

Flat River Group is a value-added distributor of niche and mainstream consumer products as well as a full-service provider of warehousing and fulfillment services to a variety of eCommerce retailers throughout the United States and Canada. Flat River Group's capabilities include delivering orders to its eCommerce retailer customers' warehouses and also dropshipping products direct to the end consumer. Flat River Group was founded in 2011 and is based in Belding, Michigan.

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Seller(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Gorge Holdings is a private equity firm that seeks to acquire lower middle-market companies in the Western US with revenues up to $25 million. The Firm has a special interest in profitable (minimum $1.5 million), stable companies where the owner is looking to transition out of the business. Broad sectors of interest include business services, light manufacturing, and distribution. Gorge Holdings is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Manufacturing) 2 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 2 of 2
State (Oregon) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2019) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-11-14 Western Shelter Systems

Eugene, Oregon, United States

Western Shelter Systems is a designer, manufacturer, and distributor of a complete line of turnkey shelter and custom mobile solutions for emergency responders, military and commercial customers. Western Shelter Systems was founded in 1988 and is based in Eugene, Oregon.

Sell -