Vesta Acquires ExtruMed

Vesta, Inc. is a manufacturer and supplier of disposable silicone medical products and precision thermoplastic extrusion tubing. Major products include catheters, wound and body drains, surgical tubing, instrument seals and valves and other surgical device components.

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Wedbush Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on recapitalizations, growth investments in, and management buyouts of lower middle-market companies generating sales of $10 to $50 million. Sectors of interest include consumer products and services, business and financial services, and niche manufacturing. Wedbush prefers to make initial equity investments of $2 to $10 million in companies valued between $5 and $50 million. The Firm prefers opportunities in the Western US. Wedbush Capital Partners is affiliated with investment bank Wedbush Securities. The Firm is based in Los Angeles, California.

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Inverness Graham Investments is the private equity arm of The Graham Group. The Firm looks to make controlling investments in lower mid-market companies throughout the US. Inverness targets capital-efficient businesses with strong/sustainable cash flow, differentiated products, and operating in growing markets. The Firm seeks to commit $20 to $80 million in companies valued up to $75 million. Sectors of interest include aerospace/defense, biotech/pharmaceuticals, building materials, business services, consumer services, packaging, industrial equipment/components, electronic equipment, food/beverages, medical devices/supplies, energy & power products/services, specialty chemicals, and technology hardware. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, growth capital financings, recapitalizations, consolidations, and divestitures. Inverness Graham Investments was formed in 2003 and is based in Philadelphia. The Firm has an additional office in Los Angeles.

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