Stake Purchase Transactions in Wisconsin

Pace Equity is a provider of funding for commercial property-assessed clean energy (C-PACE) projects offering private capital to fund components of a commercial building’s construction budget that have measurable water, energy, or renewable resource savings. Pace Equity is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Aquarian Holdings
Company
Diversified
New York, New York
www.aquarianlp.com
Advisor: DLA Piper

Fredman Bag specializes in custom flexible packaging serving a diversified customer base and end-markets, including food & beverage, healthcare/medical, agriculture, industrial, and retail. Fredman Bag was founded in 1889 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Summit Plastics
Company
Manufacturing
Summit, Mississippi
www.summitplastics.com
Advisor: Jones Walker

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions is a pure-play water business that designs, procures, manufactures, and markets a sustainable product portfolio of solutions to improve health, human safety, and the environment. The Zurn product portfolio includes professional-grade water control and safety, water distribution and drainage, finish plumbing, hygienic, environmental and site works products for public and private spaces. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions was founded in 2006 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Cabinetworks Group
Company
Building Materials
Livonia, Michigan
www.cabinetworksgroup.com

Millennium is a value-added distributor and service provider to the broadband infrastructure and related industries. Millennium provides products and solutions to over 2,500 customers comprised of networks, contractors, DOTs, municipalities, and utilities. In addition to industry-leading products, Millennium offers an extensive suite of services and capabilities to support the unique needs of each customer throughout every step of their network infrastructure project execution. Millennium was founded in 2004 and is based in Delavan, Wisconsin.

Carlson Private Capital Partners
Investor
Family Office
Minnetonka, Minnesota
www.carlsonprivatecapital.com
Advisor: Winston & Strawn

Broadview Group
Investor
Private Equity Firm
St. Louis, Missouri
www.broadviewgroup.com

Mirus Bio is a developer of biomimetic, cell-adaptive lipid-polymer nanocomplexes (LPNCs) for nucleic acid delivery. Mirus Bio's expertise in nucleic acid delivery gives life scientists the most advanced tools for gene expression, biotherapeutic protein production, virus manufacturing, and genome editing. Mirus Bio was founded in 1995 and is based in Madison, Wisconsin.

Gamma Biosciences
Company
Life Science
Menlo Park, California
www.gammabiosciences.com

Pacur is a supplier of extruded PETG sheet used principally to provide rigid, high-performance packaging for medical devices. The Company also produces sheet for certain specialty graphics, pharmaceutical packaging, and food packaging applications. Pacur was founded in 1979 and is based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Gryphon Investors
Investor
Private Equity Firm
San Francisco, California
www.gryphon-inv.com
Advisors: Kirkland & Ellis , William Blair

Press Premium Alcohol Seltzer produces hard seltzers in flavours such as blackberry hibiscus and lime lemongrass. Press Premium Alcohol Seltzer was established in 2015 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Constellation Brands
Company
Beverages
Victor, New York
www.cbrands.com

School Specialty is a provider of online educational products and services to the Pre-K- 12th grade market in the U.S. and Canada. The company designs, manufactures and distributes a broad assortment of furniture & equipment, educational technology, general and specialty classroom supplies, facility supplies, safety and security products, and core and supplemental curriculum for science, math and English language arts. School Specialty was founded in 1959 and is based in Greenville, Wisconsin.

Mill Road Capital
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Greenwich, Connecticut
www.millroadcapital.com

Composite Panel Systems is disrupting the construction industry with a clean, engineered solution for replacement of vertically installed concrete walls that combines strength, integrated stud cavities for mechanicals, insulation, top plate and vapor barrier in a single step. From fabrication to installation, CPS foundation walls are easy to install, code compliant, and energy efficient. Composite Panel Systems is based in Eagle River, Wisconsin.

Hendricks Holding
Investor
Family Office
Beloit, Wisconsin
www.hendricksholding.com

Tribute Technology provides website design and development, online obituary applications, case management software, extensive funeral payment technology including credit card processing, ACH payments, crowdfunding, financing, and life insurance assignments, floral eCommerce solutions, digital marketing services, and personalization software for keepsakes, funeral stationery, and video. Tribute Technology is based in Middleton, Wisconsin.

PSG
Investor
Growth Capital Firm
Boston, Massachusetts
www.psgequity.com

Vista Equity Partners
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Austin, Texas
www.vistaequitypartners.com

Culver’s guests have been treated to cooked-to-order food made with farm-fresh ingredients, served with a smile. The ever-expanding franchise system now numbers more than 600 family-owned and operated restaurants in 24 states. The restaurants’ nationally-recognized customer service is based on small-town, Midwestern values, genuine friendliness and an unwavering commitment to quality. Signature items include the award-winning ButterBurger, made from fresh, never frozen, beef, and Fresh Frozen Custard, including the famous Flavor of the Day program. Culver's was founded in 1984 and is based in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin.

Roark Capital Group
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Atlanta, Georgia
www.roarkcapital.com

Gorilly Goods is a manufacturer, marketer, and supplier of raw and organic snacks. Gorilly Goods was founded in 2012 and is based in Jackson, Wisconsin.

Nature's Path Foods
Company
Food
Richmond, British Columbia
www.naturespath.com

Sony Creative Software, Inc. is a provider of video and audio editing software products.

MAGIX
Company
Software
Berlin, Germany
www.magix.com

Sony
Company
Electronics
Tokyo, Japan
www.sony.com

Crealta is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on innovative therapeutics designed to improve patient outcomes. The company, which has two marketed medicines KRYSTEXXA and MIGERGOT, was formed to acquire, develop and market specialty medicines with a focus on select physician specialties.

GTCR
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Chicago, Illinois
www.gtcr.com

Triton Trailers is a manufacturer of aluminum and steel trailers for recreational vehicles and utility uses including trailers for the snowmobile, ATV, utility, cargo, motorcycle, car hauler, personal watercraft, and pontoon markets. Triton Trailers was founded in 1975 and is based in Hartford, Wisconsin.

Jacsten
Investor
Family Office
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
www.jacsten.com

Johnson Controls-Saft Advanced Power Solutions LLC manufactures and distributes lithium-ion batteries for hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles (PHEVs) and electric vehicles (EVs).

Johnson Controls
Company
Diversified
Cork, Ireland
www.johnsoncontrols.com