Investment Summary

Skyline Global Partners, Arborview Capital, DNS Capital, XPV Water Partners and Advantage Capital Partners Invest In Soli Organic

On August 28, 2015, private equity firm Skyline Global Partners, growth capital firm Arborview Capital, family office DNS Capital, growth capital firm XPV Water Partners and growth capital firm Advantage Capital Partners invested in agriculture company Soli Organic

Investment Highlights
  • This is Skyline Global Partners’ 1st, Arborview Capital’s 2nd, DNS Capital’s 1st, XPV Water Partners’ 1st and Advantage Capital Partners’ 5th transaction in the Agriculture sector.
  • This is Skyline Global Partners’ 3rd, Arborview Capital’s 6th, DNS Capital’s 2nd, XPV Water Partners’ 3rd and Advantage Capital Partners’ 179th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Skyline Global Partners’ 1st, Arborview Capital’s 1st, DNS Capital’s 1st, XPV Water Partners’ 1st and Advantage Capital Partners’ 2nd transaction in Virginia.

Investment Summary
Date 2015-08-28
Target Soli Organic
Sector Agriculture
Investor(s) Skyline Global Partners
Arborview Capital
DNS Capital
XPV Water Partners
Advantage Capital Partners
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Soli Organic

Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States
Soli Organic provides fresh cut and living farmed herbs to the customers who supply the kitchens and tables of the American family. Soli Organic was founded in 1989 and is based in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

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Investor(S) 5

Investor

Skyline Global Partners

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2010
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Skyline Global Partners LLC is a private equity firm focused on buyouts and growth capital investments in mid-sized companies with $10 to $100 million in revenue. The Firm looks to invest $10 to $100 million and prefers companies with recurring revenue, low capital expenditures, and diversified customer bases. Sectors of interest include healthcare, manufacturing, business services, software, consumer products, agriculture, food, and beverages. Skyline Global Partners was formed in 2010 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 12
Sector (Agriculture) 1 of 3
Type (Growth Capital) 1 of 5
State (Virginia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 11
Year (2015) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-07-16 DCRX Infusion

Pompano Beach, Florida, United States

DCRX Infusion is a provider of nutritional therapy to patients with end-stage renal disease. DCRX Infusion was established in 2004 and is based in Pompano Beach, Florida.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-10-01 National Enzyme

Forsyth, Missouri, United States

National Enzyme Co. is a contract manufacturer of vitamins and supplements and offers its customers end-to-end product management, including ingredients, formulation development, creative packaging, and label design, production and packaging, and laboratory testing. National Enzyme was established in 1932 and is based in Forsyth, Missouri.

Buy -
Investor

Arborview Capital

Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2008
Size Small
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Arborview Capital is a specialist investor in established, rapidly growing energy efficiency and clean energy businesses in North America. Arborview focuses on companies that provide improve energy efficiency (LED lighting, building controls, power plant efficiency), resource efficiency (emissions control, environmental services, water treatment), or renewable energy. Target companies are typically at or near profitability with $5 to $30 million in revenue. Arborview was formed in 2008 and is based in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 13
Sector (Agriculture) 2 of 2
Type (Growth Capital) 3 of 4
State (Virginia) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 6 of 13
Year (2015) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-09-19 Vital Farms

Austin, Texas, United States

Vital Farms is a manufacturer and marketer of poultry products. Vital Farms products include Pasture-raised butter, Pasture-raised eggs in dozens, half-dozens and restaurant flats. Vital Farms was founded in 2007 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-11-25 Rachio

Denver, Colorado, United States

Rachio is an operator of software and hardware company providing intelligent sprinkler controller that makes running sprinklers easy and convenient. Rachio was founded in 2012 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

Buy -
Investor

DNS Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Family Office
Founded 2015
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

DNS Capital is the investment group for Gigi Pritzker, Michael Pucker and their family. The Firm looks to invest $25 to $100 million in US based companies generating $10 to $50 million of EBITDA. Sectors of interest include industrials, business services, consumer, and real estate. DNS will consider both control or minority positions. DNS is based in Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 9
Sector (Agriculture) 1 of 1
Type (Growth Capital) 1 of 2
State (Virginia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 9
Year (2015) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-08-26 TMS International

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

TMS International is a provider of outsourced steel services, including raw materials procurement, scrap management, raw materials optimization, slag processing, metal recovery and surface conditioning services to integrated steel mills, mini-mills, and foundries. TMS International was founded in 1926 and is based in Glassport, Pennsylvania.

Buy $1.0B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-16 Industrial Magnetics

Boyne City, Michigan, United States

Industrial Magnetics is a provider of highly engineered solutions for magnetic separation and material handling, particle processing, and process automation applications. Industrial Magnetics was founded in 1961 and is based in Boyne City, Michigan.

Buy -
Investor

XPV Water Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2006
PE ASSETS 400M CAD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

XPV Water Partners is a specialist investor in businesses connected to and involved in water. The Firm looks to partner with and work alongside entrepreneurs and will consider opportunities throughout North America. XPV Water Partners dates back to 2006 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 11
Sector (Agriculture) 1 of 1
Type (Growth Capital) 2 of 8
State (Virginia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 9
Year (2015) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-08 Natural Systems Utilities

Hillsborough, New Jersey, United States

Natural Systems Utilities designs, builds, operates, and owns water treatment, water reuse, and organics waste to energy systems throughout North America. NSU partners with municipal, industrial, commercial and community customers throughout North America in delivering custom distributed infrastructure solutions for water treatment and reuse and for organic waste repurposing. Natural Systems Utilities is based in Hillsborough, New Jersey.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-01 SmartCover Systems

Escondido, California, United States

SmartCover Systems engages in remote monitoring of sewer collection systems to help predict, detect and prevent sewer spills. Their remote devices can be quickly installed without confined space entry requirements for utility staff and can also be used to optimize collection system cleaning programs, detect I&I and monitor combined sewer overflows. SmartCover Systems is based in Escondido, California.

Buy -
Investor

Advantage Capital Partners

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1992
PE ASSETS 2.6B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Advantage Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on providing growth capital to a variety of companies. The Firm's geographic coverage includes Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Texas, Wisconsin and Washington DC. Advantage looks to initially commit $0.5 to $2 million per investment and can provide mezzanine debt in addition to equity capital. Areas of interest include communications, information technology, life science, and energy. Advantage Capital was formed in 1992 and is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 180 of 272
Sector (Agriculture) 5 of 7
Type (Growth Capital) 36 of 77
State (Virginia) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 179 of 270
Year (2015) 12 of 16
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-15 Cultiva

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Cultiva is focused on providing safe, natural, and innovative crop protection solutions for the world’s agricultural markets. Cultiva products based on SureSeal technology increase grower's ability to obtain higher yields on their crops and market higher quality fruit and vegetables. Cultiva was founded in 2011 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-09-29 ACT Aerospace

Gunnison, Utah, United States

ACT Aerospace is a manufacturer of specialized composite design, analysis and production for the military and commercial aerospace industries. ACT Aerospace was founded in 2004 and is based in Gunnison, Utah.

Buy -
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