Trusted by Leading Organizations
A selection of past clients that reflect the breadth of engagements led by our expert professionals.
Selected Consumer Products
TURTLE WAX, INC.
Chief Executive Officer – Major retail supplier of auto market car care products.
ROANOKE COMPANIES
Sell-side: Major supplier to Home Depot of kitchen and bathroom calk and adhesives
JARDEN CORPORATION
Buy-side: United States Playing Card Company
A publicly held Fortune 500 company specializing in niche consumer products (Ball, Bicycle, Diamond Matches, First Alert, Mr. Coffee, Sunbeam, Coleman) used in and around the home.
MTD PRODUCTS, INC.
Buy-side: Represented MTD in several engagements in purchasing manufacturers of various outdoor and power equipment Major manufacturer and supplier of outdoor power equipment (Cub Cadet, Cub Cadet Commercial, Troy-Bilt, White Outdoor, Yard-Man, Yard Machines, Bolens, Arnold) sold in "big box" retailers.
KRAFT FOODS
Sell-side: Back to Nature organic foods.
Major consumer packaged food and beverages corporation.
CHEMLAWN
Board of Director directed analysis. Major consumer lawn care company.
CABOODLES
Sell-side: Branded niche manufacturer of youth designer cosmetics and related organizers sold in large retailers like Wal-Mart and Target.
PARSONS CORPORATION
A $4B engineering, construction, technical, and management support services company.
Multiple Sell-side engagements including: Sold consumer Wi-Fi infrastructure network technology serving airports and the Washington State Ferry system to Boingo.
"It took a unique blend of experience, creativity, and just plain persistence to overcome the many obstacles to complete these complex transactions." -George Ball, CFO, Parsons Corporation.
THE SECOND CUP, LTD.
Sell-side: International chain of retail of multiple branded coffee locations in the U.S. and Canada.
OASIS INTERNATIONAL INC.
Sell-side: Manufacturer and distributor of water dispensing equipment under the Oasis and Sunroc brands.
ALWAYS THERE DENTAL CARE
Joint venture formation : Formulated and structured innovative growth structure for retail expansion of high end dentistry care.
BEST LOCK CORPORATION
Fairness opinion: For original family share split off.
Major consumer branded lock manufacturer.
SCOTT PAPER COMPANY
Restructure and Sell-side: Designer, manufacturer and distributor of
consumer products.
FEDERATED DEPARTMENT STORES
Hostile bid.
Clothing retailer.
PONDEROSA CORPORATION
Hostile Defense and Sell-side
Restaruant chain
WLR FOODS INC.
Sell-side: Major public chicken and turkey processor.
CENEX / LAND O’ LAKES AGRONOMY COMPANY
Buy-side: Major consumer banded food co-operative
BASIC VEGETABLE PRODUCTS
Sell-side: World’s largest producer and processor of garlic.
Engineering and Construction
PARSONS CORPORATION
A $4B engineering, construction, technical, and management support services company. Multiple Buy and Sell-Sides: Engaged in over 17 transactions ranging from multi-billion dollar international engagements to small regional transactions.
"It took a unique blend of experience, creativity, and just plain persistence to overcome the many obstacles to complete these complex transactions." -George Ball, CFO, Parsons Corporation.
SNC LAVALIN
Buy-side: Major multi-billion Canadian public corporation
SHAW GROUP INC.
Sell-side: Major multi-billion U.S. public corporation
AMERICAN ECO CORPORATION
Buy-side: Public facility and construction management corporation
Industrial
CHEMETRON RAILWAY PRODUCTS, INC.
Sell-side: Manufacturer of rail welding trucks and rail anchors
FLORIDA PROGRESS CORPORATION
Unsolicited Bid: Large public utility – Progress Rail Division
THOR INDUSTRIES
Unsolicited Bid and Board of Director engagements: World’s largest public manufacturer of RV’s and commercial buses.
THOR INDUSTRIES
Unsolicited Bid and Board of Director engagements: World’s largest public manufacturer of RV’s and commercial buses.
TRANSPORT CAPITAL
Buy-side: Railway leasing and railway equipment
DIGI INTERNATIONAL
Buy-side: Public manufacturer of communication technology
MGK – McLaughlin Gormley King Company
Buy-side: World’s largest supplier of botanical insecticide
JLG INDUSTRIES/ GRADALL
Sell-side: Manufacturer of vehicle construction equipment
CORPUS CHRISTI NATURAL GAS COMPANY, LP
Sell-side: Integral Natural Gas pipeline
REPUBLIC OF PORTUGAL
Sell-side: Retained by the government to develop a strategy for pulp and paper industry
BALLARPUR INDUSTRIES LTD
Retained Advisor: Largest manufacturer of pulp and paper in India
HOLCIM LTD (Now merged with LaFarge and the largest in the world)
Buy-side: Second largest producer of cement in the world
AFRISAM SOUTH AFRICA
Buy-side: The largest Black Empowerment transaction in South Africa and the largest producer of cement on African continent
CONSOL HOLDINGS
Buy-side: Largest producer of glass containers in South Africa
SONAE INDUSTRIA
Sell-side: Large producer of wood products in Portugal
STORA ENSO
Multiple Buy-side engagements: Europe's largest paper company
Business Services
GLOBALCARE CLINICAL TRIALS
Sell-side: World wide leader in off-site clinical trials
TOURO UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL
Sell-side: On-line educational school
TOURO COLLEGE
Strategic Alternatives and Valuation: Specialized medical college
AMERICA’S BEST INNS, INC.
Sell-side: Owner/operator and franchiser of service motels
RYAN LEASING COMPANY
Sell-side: National truck leasing company
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL SERVICES
Sell-side: Hotel and convention registration for associations