Stake Purchase • Manufacturing

Rock Island Capital Invests In Esmark

On January 1, 2009, private equity firm Rock Island Capital invested in manufacturer Esmark

Investment Context
  • This is Rock Island Capital’s 1st transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Rock Island Capital’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Rock Island Capital’s 1st transaction in Pennsylvania.

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Investment Summary

Date January 1, 2009
Target Esmark
Sector Manufacturing
Investor(s) Rock Island Capital
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target Company

Esmark

Sewickley, Pennsylvania, United States
Esmark's business is primarily comprised of steel service centers that process and distribute flat-rolled and bar products for the light manufacturing and durable goods industries. Esmark also has ancillary business units that include transportation, human resources management and energy operations. Esmark is based in Sewickley, Pennsylvania.
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Investor Overview 1

Investor

Rock Island Capital

Oak Brook, Illinois, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 550M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Rock Island Capital is a private equity firm that provides equity and mezzanine capital to middle-market manufacturing, distribution or service companies located in the US. Rock Island typically invests to support management buyouts, generational changes of ownership, growth and expansion, and recapitalization. Prospective companies generally have sales valued up to $250 million. The Firm will consider both majority or minority positions. Rock Island Capital has offices in Oak Brook, Illinois and Kansas City, Missouri.


Deal Context for Investor #
Overall 4 of 26
Sector: Manufacturing 1 of 5
Type: Stake Purchase 1 of 1
State: Pennsylvania 1 of 3
Country: United States 4 of 26
Year: 2009 1 of 1
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