Investment Summary

Serata Capital Partners, Ironwood Capital and Landon Capital Partners Invest In Page Publishing Consortium

On January 11, 2022, private equity firm Serata Capital Partners, growth capital firm Ironwood Capital and family office Landon Capital Partners invested in publishing company Page Publishing Consortium

Investment Highlights
  • This is Serata Capital Partners’ 1st, Ironwood Capital’s 1st and Landon Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Serata Capital Partners’ 2nd, Ironwood Capital’s 79th and Landon Capital Partners’ 11th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Serata Capital Partners’ 1st, Ironwood Capital’s 5th and Landon Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Pennsylvania.

Investment Summary

Date 2022-01-11
Target Page Publishing Consortium
Sector Publishing
Investor(s) Serata Capital Partners
Ironwood Capital
Landon Capital Partners
Deal Type Growth Capital
Advisor(s) McGuireWoods
Latham & Watkins
Locke Lord
Taft Stettinius & Hollister (Legal)

Target

Page Publishing Consortium

Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania, United States
Page Publishing Consortium is a group of more than ten brands that provide solutions to transform authors' books from a simple manuscript to a fully-produced and published e-book, print, and audiobook set of works available across all major platforms such as Amazon, Apple, and Barnes & Noble. Page concentrates its business on providing excellent turnkey service to over 10,000 authors per year, rather than relying on the success of a few titles as with more traditional publishing houses. Page Publishing Consortium was founded in 2012 and is based in Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania.

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Investor(S) 3

DESCRIPTION

Serata Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on partnering and investing in B2B services and consumer products companies. The Firm targets profitable, lower middle-market businesses with $6 to $25 million of EBITDA. Serata Capital Partners was formed in 2020 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector: Publishing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Pennsylvania M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 3
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 1
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-04-20 Fusion92

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Fusion92 is an independent marketing innovation agency that focuses on helping growth-stage and Fortune 500 companies across a number of industries including financial, CPG, telecommunications and automotive. Fusion92 was founded in 1999 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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2025-10-02 EventLink

Sterling Heights, Michigan, United States

EventLink is a provider of experiential marketing services and has built a reputation for creating and executing some of the most logistically challenging marketing events in North America. EventLink was founded in 2009 and is based in Sterling Heights, Michigan.

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Investor

Ironwood Capital

Avon, Connecticut, United States

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Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1986
PE ASSETS 1.0B USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ironwood Capital is a private investment firm that makes equity and subordinated debt investments in lower middle-market companies. Investment proceeds are generally used to support leveraged buyouts, growth financings, and recapitalizations. Investments typically range from $10 to $40 million in companies generating $20 to $250 million in annual sales. Target sectors include healthcare products/services, value-added manufacturing, business services, consumer products, specialty distribution, and education. Ironwood prefers opportunities East of the Mississippi, but will selectively consider investments in the Western US. The Firm's investment horizon is three to five years. Ironwood Capital was formed in 2002 and is based in Avon, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 79 of 97
Sector: Publishing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 21 of 31
State: Pennsylvania M&A 5 of 7
Country: United States M&A 79 of 97
Year: 2022 M&A 2 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-01-10 Standard Iron

Monticello, Minnesota, United States

Standard Iron is a a specialty metal fabrication company offering specialized machining, welding, painting, and other fabrication services across its five manufacturing facilities in the United States and Mexico. Standard Iron was founded in 1930 and is based in Monticello, Minnesota.

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2022-01-26 P3 Services

Auburn, Washington, United States

P3 Services is a provider of plumbing installation and maintenance and repair services to the multi-family, light commercial, and single-family end markets with operations in Austin, Charlotte, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Seattle. P3 Services was founded in 1985 and is based in Auburn, Washington.

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DESCRIPTION

Landon Capital Partners is a family office focused on acquiring healthcare services, niche manufacturing, business services, and food/beverage companies. Landon Capital seeks control situations and prefers US-based opportunities, although the Firm will opportunistically consider acquisitions in Europe. Target companies generally exhibit opportunities to create value, strong management, and predictable earnings. Landon Capital Partners was formed in 2015 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts, and has offices in New York and London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 13
Sector: Publishing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 3 of 4
State: Pennsylvania M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 11 of 12
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Shoreham-by-Sea, United Kingdom

Paladone is a seller of a broad assortment of licensed consumer products. Paladone’s products are sold all across the globe in all tiers of retailers including specialty retail, online, department, fashion and mass-market stores. Paladone was founded in 1994 and is based in Shoreham-by-Sea, United Kingdom.

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2022-02-15 iMemories

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

iMemories is focused on preserving and sharing a lifetime of memories by taking old home movies on 8mm, Super 8, and VHS, as well as photo prints, negatives, and slides, and digitizing them with pristine quality so they last for generations to come. Their innovative app allows customers to view and share memories on any device, organize them, and add to them over time. iMemories was formed in 2006 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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