Investment Interest

We look for opportunities to acquire independent or family-owned companies and corporate divisions or subsidiaries. We will consider difficult situations, and turnarounds, as well as strong-performing companies. We have the resources to initiate, close, and integrate acquisitions, and we have experience with both private and public financings. We operate quickly and discreetly, and favor special, unusual, or challenging situations.

• Geographic Area
  Headquartered in North America or Europe
  
• Target Enterprise Value
  $50 million to $500 million, or larger under special circumstances
  
• Target Equity Investment Size
  Up to $50 million, or larger under special circumstances
  
• Investment Position
  Actual or effective control positions
  
• Strategic Fits with Our Portfolio
  Industrial manufacturing of Commercial Appliances such as Commercial Laundry Equipment, value-added Commercial Laundry Distribution and Logistics, Route Laundry and On-Premise Laundry Operations, Information Services and Software related to the Vended Laundry business such as Electronic Audit Systems, and card based Vending Systems. We will also consider other industries suitable as new platforms.
• Instances of Industries of Low Interest
  High-technology, Retail, Cyclical and Commodity businesses.
• Transaction Types
  
  • Management Buyouts
  • Leveraged Buyouts
  • Recapitalizations (public and private)
  • Growth Capital

Highlights of current portfolio

QualClean
QualCleanŞ develops and designs Laundromats and other Vended Laundry platforms on behalf of its clients who are usually Laundromat Proprietors.

Wholesale Commercial Laundry Equipment Distribution, North America
Wholesale is a major U.S. distributor of commercial laundry equipment for some of the largest manufacturers around the globe.