April, 2022. Peakstone served as exclusive M&A advisor to EcoKind LLC (“EcoKind” or the “Company”) in connection with its sale to Primal Pet Group, Inc. (“Primal Pet Group” or “Primal”), a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, LLC (“Kinderhook”).

EcoKind is a leading provider of dog treats and chews, focused on all-natural premium yak cheese chews. Founded in 2013 and led by Devin Weisleder, EcoKind quickly grew through the Amazon channel to become a well-respected and established brand.

“As a founder, owner, and operator, attention to detail and positive results are important. Peakstone was there every step of the way to guide the process to completion. The Peakstone deal team was professional from start to finish, and instrumental in reaching a great result for me,” said Devin Weisleder, EcoKind’s Founder.

Mr. Weisleder added, “I am excited to partner with the Primal team to take EcoKind through its next stage of growth. Primal has a world class team with exceptional relevant expertise. The team will serve as a great sounding board as we take this brand to the next level.”

“We are excited to welcome Devin Weisleder to the Primal team,” said Tim Simonds, Chief Executive Officer of Primal Pet Group. “Devin is a talented entrepreneur, who has founded and created a premium brand. His experience of the Amazon marketplace is unparalleled and will be beneficial across all of our brands.”

“The acquisition of EcoKind furthers Primal’s mission to be the leader in raw and minimally processed pet foods and treats. This acquisition helps solidify Primal’s position in the long-lasting treats market, which represents a three-billion-dollar market. EcoKind has positioned itself for strong growth in this category by focusing on premium, all-natural products selling through ecommerce channels” said Tom Tuttle, Managing Director of Kinderhook.

For additional information please contact

Eric Dziedzic, Managing Director, 312-346-7314, eric@peakstone.com

Alex Fridman, Managing Partner, 312-346-7303, afridman@peakstone.com

Mike Taylor, Managing Director, 312-346-7346, mtaylor@peakstone.com

Ethan White, Associate, 317-767-1107, ewhite@peakstone.com

About Peakstone

Peakstone is a leading investment bank that specializes in mergers and acquisitions, advisory, and capital raising for middle market clients. Our team is comprised of senior investment banking professionals who have decades of experience and have executed hundreds of transactions totaling billions of dollars. For additional information, visit www.peakstone.com. To receive investment and proprietary acquisition opportunities, please register at www.peakzone.com.

April, 2022.  Peakstone served as exclusive financial and M&A advisor to Mesmerize Media LLC (“Mesmerize” or the “Company”) in connection with the Company’s sale of BriteVision LLC (“BriteVision“) to Vidya Brands Group (“Vidya” or “VBG”).

“Vidya Brands Group is the ideal partner for the next chapter of BriteVision’s growth. VBG has an incredible track record in the packaging business, and we look forward to further success leveraging their expertise.” said Don Scherer, COO of BriteVision.

President and COO of Mesmerize, Michael Ellis, noted, “Peakstone was phenomenal in all phases of the transaction. Their advisory, due diligence, process management, and thorough consideration of our goals enabled a quick and mutually beneficial agreement.”

“We look forward to working with the entire BriteVision team and welcome them to the Vidya Brands Group family” said Anik Patel, Chairman of Vidya Brands Group. “We value the dedication, passion, and tenacity that built the BriteVision business and look forward to working together as we build the future together.”

“We would like to sincerely thank our team of professional advisors including Miller, Canfield, Paddock, & Stone along with Marcum for assisting Vidya Brands Group throughout the entire process. Their advice, counsel and professionalism truly sets them apart”  said Kurt Hardy, CEO of Vidya Brands Group.

For additional information please contact

Nick Clementi, Managing Director, 763-478-1777, nclementi@peakstone.com

Alex Fridman, Managing Partner, 312-346-7303, afridman@peakstone.com

Trevor Shaw, Analyst, 949-903-4145, tshaw@peakstone.com

About Peakstone

Peakstone is a leading investment bank that specializes in mergers and acquisitions, advisory, and capital raising for middle market clients. Our team is comprised of senior investment banking professionals who have decades of experience and have executed hundreds of transactions totaling billions of dollars. For additional information, visit www.peakstone.com. To receive investment and proprietary acquisition opportunities, please register at www.peakzone.com.

About Britevision

BriteVision is a manufacturer and distributor of custom color-printed advertisements on drink sleeves including: coffee sleeves, fountain drink sleeves, pint sleeves, and special sleeves. BriteVision manufactures over 300 million eco-friendly drink sleeves annually. For more information, please visit https://www.britevision.com.

About Vidya Brands Group

Vidya Brands Group is a family of companies focused on premium quality folding cartons, packaging, printing and converting to middle market firms desiring quality, creativity and speed to market. The Patel family sold Flexo Converters, a manufacturer and distributor of stock, custom and recycled paper bags and sacks, to Novolex, a Carlyle portfolio company, in July 2021 and created Vidya Holdings to invest further in the packaging industry. For more information, please visit www.vidyabrands.com.

March, 2022. Vidya Holdings, a family of companies focused on premium quality packaging, printing, and converting to middle market firms desiring quality, creativity and speed to market, announced that it has completed the 1031 tax deferred exchange acquisition of a 73,000 square foot retail property. Peakstone and Harrington Brown advised Vidya on the transaction. David Brown, Peakstone Managing Director and President of Harrington Brown led the engagement.

Peakstone previously advised the principals of Vidya on the sale of their portfolio company – Flexo Converters – along with its two manufacturing facilities. Peakstone advised Flexo Converters to sell its real estate assets separately and create the opportunity for a 1031 tax deferred exchange. Peakstone developed a strategy to maximize after tax proceeds and reinvest into a new property providing current income, growth and the ability to continue assessing future real estate acquisitions.

According to Brown, “Under a tight timeframe, Peakstone and Harrington Brown worked with Vidya to develop investment criteria and searched opportunities nationwide through our network. We analyzed several multifamily, industrial and retail property investment opportunities and advised Vidya on the acquisition of a 73,000 square foot retail property in Skokie, IL that is 100% leased to Floor & Décor.”

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

For additional information please contact:

David Brown, Managing Director, 312-543-6782, dbrown@harrington-brown.com

Stephen Sleigh, Managing Partner, 312-346-7318, ssleigh@peakstone.com

About Peakstone

Peakstone is a leading investment bank that specializes in mergers and acquisitions, advisory, and capital raising for middle market clients. Our team is comprised of senior investment banking professionals who have decades of experience and have executed hundreds of transactions totaling billions of dollars. For additional information, visit www.peakstone.com. To receive investment and proprietary acquisition opportunities, please register at www.peakzone.com.

About Harrington Brown LLC

Harrington Brown, LLC is a boutique real estate investment, development and advisory firm founded by David Brown in 2009. David has 36 years of experience generating property value through asset management, development, redevelopment and leasing, as well as creatively positioning assets for sale. He combines his extensive institutional real estate knowledge, experience and relationships with a passion for community building and responsible land use. For more information, please visit www.harrington-brown.com.

About Vidya Brands Group

Vidya Brands Group is a family of companies focused on premium quality folding cartons, packaging, printing and converting to middle market firms desiring quality, creativity and speed to market. The Patel family sold Flexo Converters, a manufacturer and distributor of stock, custom and recycled paper bags and sacks, to Novolex, a Carlyle portfolio company, in July 2021 and created Vidya Holdings to invest further in the packaging industry. For more information, please visit www.vidyabrands.com.

March, 2022. Peakstone served as exclusive financial and M&A advisor to RōBEX LLC (“RōBEX” or the “Company”) in connection with the Company’s majority sale to Angeles Equity Partners (“Angeles”) and simultaneous add-on acquisition of Mid-State Engineering, LLC (“Mid-State”).

“Angeles represented the ideal partner for our next phase of growth. They understand our vision and offer the resources, expertise, and scale that we were looking for to create a leading consolidator in the sector,” said Jon Parker, CEO of RōBEX.

Mr. Parker added, “Peakstone was a true value-added advisor. Throughout the process, we were impressed with their creativity and tenacity. Closing our first add-on acquisition simultaneously with the majority sale to Angeles brought its share of complexities and we couldn’t have done it without Peakstone.”

RōBEX is a precision integrator of industrial robots for the material handling space. The Company designs, builds, and installs custom robotic systems that improve productivity and safety through industrial, collaborative, and autonomous mobile robots.

Mid-State Engineering is an automation integrator specializing in mechanical and electrical engineering and design, custom fabrication, and integration of custom engineered solutions.

Angeles Equity Partners is a private equity firm that invests in companies across a wide range of sectors and specifically targets businesses which it believes can directly benefit from the firm’s strategic, operational, and M&A capabilities.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

For additional information please contact:

Christian Colucci, Managing Director, 312-346-7349, christian@peakstone.com

Alex Fridman, Managing Director, 312-346-7303, afridman@peakstone.com

Stephen Sleigh, Managing Director, 312-346-7318, ssleigh@peakstone.com

Trevor Shaw, Analyst, 949-903-4145, tshaw@peakstone.com

About Peakstone

Peakstone is a leading investment bank that specializes in mergers and acquisitions, advisory, and capital raising for middle market clients. Our team is comprised of senior investment banking professionals who have decades of experience and have executed hundreds of transactions totaling billions of dollars. For additional information, visit www.peakstone.com. To receive investment and proprietary acquisition opportunities, please register at www.peakzone.com.

About Angeles Equity Partners, LLC

Angeles Equity Partners, LLC is a private equity firm that invests in companies across a wide range of sectors and specifically targets businesses which it believes can directly benefit from the firm’s strategic, operational, and M&A capabilities. The Angeles skill set drives the firm’s investment philosophy and, in its view, can help businesses reach their full potential. Learn more online at www.angelesequity.com.

About RōBEX

RōBEX is a robotic material handling integrator founded in 2015 in Perrysburg, Ohio. The company uses its uncommon experience and expertise to bring value to customers through robotic solutions that improve productivity and safety. For more information, go to https://robex.us/.

March, 2022. Vidya Brands Group, a family of companies focused on premium quality packaging, printing, and converting to middle market firms desiring quality, creativity and speed to market, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Seaboard Folding Box Company. Peakstone was Vidya Brands’ exclusive financial advisor on this transaction.

Seaboard Folding Box Company (“Seaboard”) is the premiere provider of folding cartons in the northeastern United States serving customers desiring quality production and highly responsive customer service. Michael Mazur will remain in his role as President of Seaboard and his team will be partnering with Vidya Brands to continue to lead an aggressive growth and transformation plan.

“We are extremely impressed with Seaboard’s leadership, employees and operations,” said Anik Patel, Chairman of Vidya Brands. “Seaboard’s team is dedicated to superior product quality and customer service – two attributes that are core to Vidya Brands’ philosophy.”

“We would like to thank Peakstone and our team of professional advisors including, Sandhill Consulting Group, Miller Canfield Paddock & Stone, and Baker Tilly for successfully navigating Vidya Brands through this transaction” said Kurt Hardy, CEO of Vidya Brands.”

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

For additional information please contact:

Nick Clementi, Managing Director, 763-478-1777, nclementi@peakstone.com

Eric Dziedzic, Managing Director, 312-346-7314, eric@peakstone.com

Stephen Sleigh, Managing Partner, 312-346-7318, ssleigh@peakstone.com

About Peakstone

Peakstone is a leading investment bank that specializes in mergers and acquisitions, advisory, and capital raising for middle market clients. Our team is comprised of senior investment banking professionals who have decades of experience and have executed hundreds of transactions totaling billions of dollars. For additional information, visit www.peakstone.com. To receive investment and proprietary acquisition opportunities, please register at www.peakzone.com.

About Vidya Brands Group

Vidya Brands Group is a family of companies focused on premium quality folding cartons, packaging, printing and converting to middle market firms desiring quality, creativity and speed to market. The Patel family sold Flexo Converters, a manufacturer and distributor of stock, custom and recycled paper bags and sacks, to Novolex, a Carlyle portfolio company, in July 2021 and created Vidya Holdings to invest further in the packaging industry. For more information, please visit www.vidyabrands.com.

March, 2022. Vidya Brands Group, a family of companies focused on premium quality folding cartons, packaging, printing, and converting to middle market firms desiring quality, creativity and speed to market, announced that it has completed the acquisition of the business of Dedicated Converting Group (“DCG”). Peakstone was Vidya Brand’s exclusive financial advisor on this transaction.

Dedicated Converting Group is a premiere supplier of coverboard products, including book covers and spines, laminating, and other services to the publishing, packaging, and ready to assemble furniture market, along with products for commercial clients throughout the United States.

“Vidya welcomes the Dedicated Converting (DCG) team to the Vidya Brands Group family of companies,” said Anik Patel, CEO of Vidya Brands. “After selling our family-owned business Flexo Converters, a manufacturer and distributor of stock, custom and recycled paper bags and sacks, to Novolex, a Carlyle portfolio company, in July 2021, we created Vidya Holdings to invest further in the packaging industry. We retained Peakstone as our exclusive buyside advisor to assist in the acquisition of high-quality businesses in the packaging industry. DCG is the first of several acquisitions we anticipate closing in 2022.”

Kurt Hardy, President of Vidya Brands said, “John Skelton, Dan Wilcutt and the other DCG managers and employees will be key to the growth of Vidya Brands in the years to come. Vidya Brand’s strength is surrounding itself with exceptional managers, skilled team members, and outstanding professionals. We appreciate our team of advisors who worked so diligently to make this transaction successful. We are especially grateful to The Peakstone Group, Sandhill Consulting Group, Miller Canfield and Baker Tilly.”

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

For additional information please contact:

Nick Clementi, Managing Director, 763-478-1777, nclementi@peakstone.com

Eric Dziedzic, Managing Director, 312-346-7314, eric@peakstone.com

Stephen Sleigh, Managing Partner, 312-346-7318, ssleigh@peakstone.com

About Peakstone

Peakstone is a leading investment bank that specializes in mergers and acquisitions, advisory, and capital raising for middle market clients. Our team is comprised of senior investment banking professionals who have decades of experience and have executed hundreds of transactions totaling billions of dollars. For additional information, visit www.peakstone.com. To receive investment and proprietary acquisition opportunities, please register at www.peakzone.com.

About Vidya Brands Group

Vidya Brands Group is a family of companies focused on premium quality folding cartons, packaging, printing and converting to middle market firms desiring quality, creativity and speed to market. The Patel family sold Flexo Converters, a manufacturer and distributor of stock, custom and recycled paper bags and sacks, to Novolex, a Carlyle portfolio company, in July 2021 and created Vidya Holdings to invest further in the packaging industry. For more information, please visit www.vidyabrands.com.