Nicolet Capital Partners, Fairmont Capital and Windjammer Capital Investors Acquire Shari’s Management

Nicolet Capital Partners LLC is a private equity firm that invests in established companies headquartered in the US. Nicolet focuses on companies with distinct and sustainable market positions, revenues between $30 - $300 and EBITDA greater than $7 million. The Firm provides both debt and equity capital. Nicolet will consider minority and majority positions and looks to invest $15 to $50 million per transaction. Specific areas of interest include manufacturing, distribution, business services and consumer products. The Firm will consider a variety of transaction types, including buyouts, growth capital financings, and recapitalizations. Nicolet Capital Partners LLC is formed 2005 and is based in Evanston, Illinois.

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Fairmont Capital is a private equity firm that seeks investments in middle-market consumer related businesses. Fairmont targets companies with at least $10 million in annual revenue. Prospective transactions are typically valued between $5 and $300 million. Fairmont will consider investment situations that include leveraged acquisitions and management buyouts, going private restructurings, co-investments with other private equity firms, and recapitalizations. Industry sectors of interest include manufacturing, retail, restaurant chains, distribution, and service. Fairmont will not invest in high technology, financial services, real estate, and start-ups. Fairmont Capital is based in Brea, California.

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Windjammer Capital Investors is a private investment firm that invests control equity, minority equity, and/or subordinated debt in growing middle-market businesses. The Firm seeks to invest between $50 and $200 million of equity or subordinated debt in companies that generate at least $8 million of EBITDA. Windjammer focuses on North American-based opportunities and prefers companies with scalable business models, differentiated products/services, and that operate in defensible markets. Broad sectors of interest include manufacturing, business services and value-added distribution. Windjammer does not invest in high technology, real estate, and financial services companies. Windjammer Capital Investors was formed in 1990 and has offices in Waltham, Massachusetts and Newport Beach, California.

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