Andy Savarie Joins The Peakstone Group as Managing Director
April, 2016. Andy Savarie is a Managing Director at The Peakstone Group and has over 25 years of investment banking and entrepreneurial business experience. Andy has advised clients of all sizes on well over 100 M&A and financing transactions totaling over $125 billion in market value across a variety of industries including general industrial, automotive, technology, healthcare, financial services and …
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Closed Deal Announcement – Peakstone Advises Clearbrook Farms on Sale to Glencoe Capital
March, 2016. Peakstone served as exclusive financial advisor to Cincinnati Preserving Company, Inc., dba Clearbrook Farms, on its sale to Glencoe Capital, LLC. Clearbrook is an award-winning provider of a variety of all natural jams, jellies, fruit butters, preserves and fillings to both the retail and industrial markets. More information regarding Clearbrook Farms can be found on their website, www.clearbrookfarms.com. …
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Peakstone Celebrates Record Year; Strong Momentum into 2016
January, 2016. Peakstone delivers world class M&A Advisory and capital solutions to entrepreneur and family-owned businesses. Middle market deal environment remains robust. In the last 18 months, Peakstone has: – Closed 20 deals delivering over $1 billion of capital to business owners – Grown to 30 professionals in Chicago, New York, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan Peakstone is growing! – We …
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Closed Deal Announcement – Peakstone Advises Glen Oak on Sale of Certain Assets to Custom Floor Finishing
Closed Deal Announcement – Peakstone Advises Petstages on Sale to Outward Hound
October, 2015. Petstages has been acquired by Outward Hound (outwardhound.com), a portfolio company of The Riverside Company. Petstages is a pet industry leader, winning several awards for innovation and developing a popular line of dog and cat products including the Dogwood Chew Stick, Orka chew toys, and INVIRONMENT scratchers. (petstages.com) Acquiring Petstages opens up new strategic retail and specialty distribution …
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Closed Deal Announcement – Peakstone Advises ABCOMRENTS on Strategic Acquisition
October 2015. Peakstone served as the exclusive financial advisor to ABCOMRENTS in its purchase of the assets of RentFusion. ABCOMRENTS is the leading provider of event technology solutions. Since 1989, ABCOMRENTS has dedicated itself to creating, designing and implementing full-service event productions with innovative technology solutions, state-of-the-art tech rental equipment, and the supporting infrastructure. ABCOMRENTS’ unparalleled service allows it to …
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Closed Deal Announcement – Peakstone Advises Simply Color on the Acquisition of ShootQ
October, 2015. Peakstone acted as exclusive financial advisor to Simply Color on this transaction. Simply Color Industries, Inc. (“Simply Color”) has announced the acquisition of ShootQ, a complete virtual SaaS management system made especially for professional photographers. With the addition of ShootQ, Simply Color has further expanded its product and service capabilities to provide its customers with a quality management program that will …
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Peakstone Selected as 2015 M&A Advisor Award Finalist for M&A Firm of the Year and Debt Deal of the Year
September, 2015. Peakstone is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a finalist for the 14th Annual M&A Advisor Awards in two categories: 1. Investment Banking Firm of the Year 2. Debt Financing Deal of the Year – for Peakstone’s role as exclusive financial advisor to Ashford.com on its recapitalization transaction with Prudential Capital Partners. “Since the inception …
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Closed Deal Announcement – Peakstone Advises Clarke Group on Sale Transaction
September, 2015. Peakstone served as exclusive financial advisor to Clarke Engineering Services and Acquire Automation (collectively, “Clarke Group”) on its sale to Red Oak Growth Partners, a growth-oriented private investment firm, and management. Founded in 1997 in Fishers, Indiana, Clarke Group is a leading provider of mission-critical engineering, machine vision and validation solutions to blue-chip clients in the life sciences, …
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Closed Deal Announcement – Peakstone Advises Anderson Machining Service on Sale Transaction
September, 2015. Anderson Machining Service, Inc. has been acquired by Basin Holdings, a global energy and industrial holding company. Anderson will operate through Basin Industries, a division of Basin Holdings that manufactures industrial equipment. Anderson is an established leader in precision CNC contract manufacturing, specializing in machined components and assemblies that serve a range of industrial OEM applications in the …
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