Deal History

Advised Overwatch Systems (aerospace and defense) in sale to Textron, a Fortune 500 aerospace conglomerate.

Advised MCWILLIAMS FORGE (aerospace parts manufacturing) in acquisition by PCC.

Advised Arde Inc (aerospace parts) in sale to Pratt & Whitney, a leading aerospace engine manufacturer.

Advised Joule (business services firm) in acquisition by System One.

East Wind Advisors (Daroth) acted as exclusive financial advisor to E. Gluck Corporation in its sale to American Exchange Group. Family-operated since 1956, E. Gluck is a designer, manufacturer and distributor of watches through licensed brands including Anne Klein and Nine West, plus owned brands Armitron and Torgoen.

Daroth acted as exclusive financial advisor and placement agent for Eloquence Corporation (diamond and jewelry manufacturing) in debt refinancing. Vertically integrated diamond and jewelry manufacturer established in 1954.

Advised Surefit (furniture and home furnishings) in acquisition by Guardian Partners.

Advised Baby Portraits in acquisition by Growing Family.

Advised Paragon Imaging in acquisition by Overwatch Systems.

Advised Nortek in sale to private equity buyer THL. Nortek operates in building products and security services.

Advised Ply Gem (building materials and construction) in acquisition by Caxton Iseman Capital investment vehicles.

Advised on recapitalization of Nortek with Kelso & Company, a leading buyout firm.

East Wind Advisors (Daroth) acted as exclusive financial advisor to EveryDay Labs in its sale to Newsela. EveryDay Labs is a K-12 education technology company uniting behavioral science and family engagement to reduce chronic absenteeism. Newsela is a leading edtech company providing evidence-based solutions for instruction, assessment and intervention.

Advised AIS (IT services company) in acquisition by Federal IT Systems.