Our Consumer, Specialty Retail and Direct Marketing Group has executed transactions in a variety of consumer product and service, retail and direct marketing segments, including:

• Household products
• Building products
• Specialty retail and direct marketing
• Leisure and entertainment

Sample Transactions

• The sale by Swander Pace Capital of its portfolio company, totes»Isotoner Corporation, a leading designer, distributor, and retailer of high-quality branded umbrellas, gloves, hats, scarves, rubber footwear, and slippers, to Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., L.L.C. a New York-based private equity firm.



• The sale by Century Park Capital Partners of its portfolio company Kids Line, LLC, a designer, manufacturer, and distributor of infant bedding products, to Russ Berrie and Company, Inc. (NYSE:RUS), a designer, developer, and distributor of innovative gift products to specialty and mass retailers.



• The sale of ESCORT Inc. a Designer, manufacturer, and marketer of high-end radar and laser detectors for automotive electronic aftermarket consumers, to American Capital Strategies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACAS)



• The sale by Linsalata Capital Partners of its portfolio company Potpourri Group, Inc., a multi-title direct marketer of consumer products serving the personal gift, home décor, casual apparel, jewelry, and craft markets, to American Capital Strategies, Ltd (NASDAQ:ACAS).



• The sale of Crown Bolt, Inc., a supplier of branded fasteners and related small hardware items including screws, nuts, bolts, anchors, hooks, chains, and steel and aluminum items under the brand names of Crown Bolt, Housemate-Hardware, and Ironman to the Do-It-Yourself home improvement retail channel, to The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD).



• The sale of Specialty Catalog Corp., a multi-channel direct marketer of women's wigs, hairpieces, and related products, to EdgeStone Capital Partners, Inc., a Toronto-based private equity fund.



• The sale of W.E. Lahr Company and its subsidiary Midwest Auto Parts Distributors, Inc., a leading warehouse distributor, local jobber, and retailer of automotive parts and accessories, to O'Reilly Automotive (Nasdaq:ORLY), a Missouri-based auto parts chain.



• The sale of Homax Products, Inc., portfolio company of Harbour Group, LLC and a leading supplier of branded, specialty-application products for the home maintenance and repair markets, to Olympus Partners.