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We provide our clients with a high level of customer service, personal attention and focus. Throughout our careers, our team of professionals has been involved in a myriad of corporate finance engagements representing over $2.0 billion in total transaction value.


Industrial/Commercial Products

Go-Coil - Growth Financing

Go-Coil - Growth Financing

Founded in August 2008, Go-Coil, LLC is an oil and gas industry services business headquartered in South Louisiana that specializes in deep, high pressure coil tubing work. 

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Walpar Inc. - Recapitalization

Walpar Inc. - Recapitalization

Based in Birmingham, Alabama, Walpar is a leading designer and fabricator of highway signage structures and other highly-engineered, large-scale fabricated metal structures.

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Guntersville Fabrication & Sprinkler Co. - Real Estate Disposition

Guntersville Fabrication & Sprinkler Co. - Real Estate Disposition

The former shareholders of Guntersville Fabrication & Sprinkler, a manufacturer of fire suppression systems, have sold their commercial real estate holdings as part of a sale leaseback transaction.

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Chandler May - Recapitalization

Chandler May - Recapitalization

The shareholders for Chandler/May, a manufacturer and assembler of high value-added products for the aerospace & defense industry, consummated a recapitalization with Arlington Capital Partners (Washington D.C.) to provide significant liquidity for the shareholders.

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Ward's Cabinetry - Sale Leaseback

Ward's Cabinetry - Sale Leaseback

Wards Cabinetry, LLC, a manufacturer of high-end cabinetry and millwork, has completed a sale leaseback of its corporate headquarters & primary manufacturing plant.

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Guntersville Fabrication and Sprinkler - Strategic Sale

Guntersville Fabrication and Sprinkler - Strategic Sale

The shareholders of Guntersville Fabrication & Sprinkler, a manufacturer of fire suppression systems, sold their operations to Ferguson Fire & Fabrication, one of the industry-leading fire protection solution providers who is consolidating operations across North America.

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American Firewear - Strategic Sale

American Firewear - Strategic Sale

American Firewear was acquired by Norcross Safety Products, premier manufacturer and marketer of head-to-toe protective equipment for the Fire Service, Utility, Industrial Safety and Agricultural markets, pursuant to Norcross' strategy to consolidate best of breed brands across the industry.

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American Rotor Corporation - Debt Financing (CAPCO)

American Rotor Corporation - Debt Financing (CAPCO)

American Rotor, which specializes in the repair of high value-added cylinders for manufacturing centers, raised capital to pursue targeted strategic growth initiatives.

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Plexus - Secondary Offering

Plexus - Secondary Offering

Plexus, an electronic manufacturing services provider with strong engineering content, completed a secondary equity offering to secure capital for growth initiatives, including targeted acquisitions.

Flextronics - Secondary Offering

Flextronics - Secondary Offering

Flextronics, a multinational provider of electronic manufacturing services, raised capital from the public equity markets to provide funding for facility/contract acquisitions.

DDi Corp. - Convertible Offering

DDi Corp. - Convertible Offering

DDi Corp., a printed circuit board engineering and manufacturing firm, issued convertible notes to restructure its balance sheet.

MSL - PIPE Funding

MSL - PIPE Funding

MSL, a provider of electronic manufacturing services, completed a PIPE offering to provide capital for growth initiatives.

Tarrant Hydraulic Services - Corporate Advisory

Tarrant Hydraulic Services - Corporate Advisory

Jemison Investment Co., the majority owner of Tarrant Hydraulic Services, engaged Founders to provide financial advisory services on its divestiture of the business to the existing management team.

TTM Technologies - Secondary Offering

TTM Technologies - Secondary Offering

TTM Technologies, a printed circuit board manufacturer focused on quick-turn business, raised capital to fund growth initiatives and to provide liquidity for private equity investors.

Carr Cabinet Doors - Sale Leaseback

Carr Cabinet Doors - Sale Leaseback

Carr Cabinet Doors, Inc., a manufacturer of cabinetry components and other millwork, has completed a sale leaseback of its manufacturing facilities.

TTM Technologies - Initial Public Offering (IPO)

TTM Technologies - Initial Public Offering (IPO)

TTM Technologies, a printed circuit board manufacturer focused on quick-turn business, completed its initial public offering to raise capital for growth and provide liquidity for private equity investors.

Dumas Manufacturing - Strategic Sale

Dumas Manufacturing - Strategic Sale

Harbert Management Co. divested its portfolio company, Dumas Manufacturing, a manufacturer of specialty furniture.

Sign Faces, LLC - Recapitalization

Sign Faces, LLC - Recapitalization

Sign Faces, LLC, a wholesale fabricator of signage for industrial customers, was recapitalized by a group of private investors.