Investment Summary

Penn Venture Partners and NewSpring Capital Exit Thermacore

On December 16, 2014, mezzanine finance firms Pine Street Capital Partners and Bay Capital Investment Partners invested in manufacturer Thermacore from Penn Venture Partners and NewSpring Capital

Investment Highlights
  • This is Pine Street Capital Partners’ 2nd and Bay Capital Investment Partners’ 1st transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Pine Street Capital Partners’ 22nd and Bay Capital Investment Partners’ 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Pine Street Capital Partners’ 1st and Bay Capital Investment Partners’ 1st transaction in Pennsylvania.
Investment Fate
  • Thermacore was sold to a strategic buyer in 2016.

Investment Summary

Date 2014-12-16
Target Thermacore
Sector Manufacturing
Investor(s) Pine Street Capital Partners
Bay Capital Investment Partners
Sellers(s) Penn Venture Partners
NewSpring Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Thermacore

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Thermacore, Inc. is specializes in the design, development and manufacturing of high performance thermal management systems and components for the computer, military, aerospace, energy conversion, medical, and telecommunications markets.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

Pine Street Capital Partners

Albany, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 425M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Pine Street Capital Partners provides mezzanine capital to small and medium-sized private and public companies. PSCP will consider investments from $3 to $15 million in companies generating at least $10 million of sales. Target sectors include manufacturing, business services, consumer products, healthcare and media. PSCP prefers investments in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the US, but will consider opportunities nationwide. Investment funds are typically used to support strategic acquisitions, growth, management and employee buyouts, and leveraged recapitalization. PSCP will not invest in the real estate, biotech and oil & gas industries. Pine Street Capital Partners was formed in 2004 and is based in Albany, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 49
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 2 of 7
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 3 of 6
State: Pennsylvania M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 22 of 49
Year: 2014 M&A 5 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-12-09 Rite-Air

Bellmawr, New Jersey, United States

Rite-Air is a full-service HVAC/R contractor that specializes in commercial air conditioning, heating, and refrigeration services. Rite-Air Mechanical provides energy-efficient services for the installation, maintenance, and repair of a wide range of heating, cooling, ventilation, and refrigeration systems. Rite-Air was founded in 2008 and is based in Bellmawr, New Jersey.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-12-22 SST Conveyor Components

Loveland, Ohio, United States

SST Conveyor Components is a designer and manufacturer of specialized conveyor components serving the material handling, distribution, and conveyor systems integration markets. SST Conveyor produces high-quality straight, tapered, grooved, and custom rollers, bearing assemblies, and pulleys tailored to meet the unique requirements of each customer. SST Conveyor Components was founded in 1957 and is based in Loveland, Ohio.

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DESCRIPTION

Bay Capital Investment Partners is a private investment group that provides senior debt, subordinated debt, mezzanine capital and equity capital to facilitate acquisitions, management buyouts and recapitalizations and to provide growth capital. The Firm is sector agnostic however generally prefers companies in the Eastern US. Bay Capital Investment Partners was established in 2007 and is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 7
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 2 of 2
State: Pennsylvania M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 5 of 7
Year: 2014 M&A 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-12-09 Rite-Air

Bellmawr, New Jersey, United States

Rite-Air is a full-service HVAC/R contractor that specializes in commercial air conditioning, heating, and refrigeration services. Rite-Air Mechanical provides energy-efficient services for the installation, maintenance, and repair of a wide range of heating, cooling, ventilation, and refrigeration systems. Rite-Air was founded in 2008 and is based in Bellmawr, New Jersey.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-04-20 Certica Solutions

Wakefield, Massachusetts, United States

Certica Solutions, Inc. provides an education technology platform, content and data solutions that enable K-12 educators and administrators to improve instructional and organizational performance. Certica partners with a diverse network of education technology companies, publishers and assessment providers; and delivers solutions directly to over 500 school districts, charter schools and educational service agencies. Certica Solutions was founded in 2000 and is based in Wakefield, Massachusetts.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Penn Venture Partners

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Category Venture Capital Firm
Founded 2003
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Penn Venture Partners is a private investment firm that seeks growth capital investments in small companies located in central Pennsylvania. Penn looks to invest between $500,000 and $2 million in established companies that are at or near profitability and that have a net worth no greater than $6 million. The Firm's investment horizon is two to five years. Penn Venture will consider investments in a broad range of industries ranging from manufacturing to technology. Penn Venture Partners is based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Pennsylvania M&A 3 of 3
Country: United States M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-08-29 eTravCo

State College, Pennsylvania, United States

eTravCo, Inc. is an e-commerce company that links travel suppliers to consumers using the power of the internet and one of the largest consortia of travel agencies in North America. eTravCo was founded in 2001 and is based in State College, Pennsylvania.

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SELLER

NewSpring Capital

Radnor, Pennsylvania, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 3.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

NewSpring Capital is a private investment firm focused on growth companies in the Mid-Atlantic US. The Firm can provide both growth equity and junior capital to prospective companies. NewSpring's target investment size for both mezzanine and equity financing is $2 to $5 million, although for new ventures, the Firm can commit up to $10 million. Sectors of interest include specialty manufacturing, technology, business services, information technology, life science, healthcare services, and medical devices. NewSpring Capital was formed in 1999 and is based in Radnor, Pennsylvania with an additional office in Short Hills, New Jersey.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 25 of 92
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 2 of 7
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 4 of 21
State: Pennsylvania M&A 13 of 25
Country: United States M&A 24 of 91
Year: 2014 M&A 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-12-04 SpeedConnect

Frankenmuth, Michigan, United States

SpeedConnect, Inc. is a privately-held Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) provider. Today, SpeedConnect is one of the nation’s largest rural wireless broadband Internet providers which serves over 20,000 residential and commercial wireless broadband Internet customers in Arizona, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-12-17 Star2Star

Sarasota, Florida, United States

Star2Star is a privately-held provider of full-spectrum, internally developed, cloud-native communications services delivered via a high availability, multi-tenant platform. Star2Star targets the value market segments in business communications, including mid-market and enterprise size customers, through solutions that enable digital transformation. Star2Star’s offerings include a comprehensive suite of voice, contact center, collaboration, integration, video meetings, Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS), and Desktop as Service solutions that work on any device from PC’s to desk phones to mobile softphones, all accessible from anywhere. Star2Star was founded in 2006 and is based in Sarasota, Florida.

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