50+ total transactions representing 2B+ in aggregate value — 6 tracked below spanning 2006–2022 · 5 industries
Advised on the sale/recapitalization of K-Bell Socks to Compass Equity, delivering a 60 million dollars valuation where founders retained 45% ownership (second bite at the apple), enabling the company to subsequently double in size.
Advised on the sale of Intercontinental Art to Madison Dearborn private equity, achieving a 75 million dollars final purchase price—nearly double the owner's 40 million dollars target—through a 10-bidder auction process.
Advised on the 100% sale of Unisorb, a Michigan-based provider established in 1935 of highly-engineered products for machinery installation systems (vibration isolation, equipment anchoring, alignment, and leveling), serving OEMs and industrial customers, to Argosy Private Equity.
Matt Dawson led day-to-day execution on the sale of Nix Check Cashing, a financial services company with multiple check-cashing stores, to Kinecta Federal Credit Union.
Exclusive sell-side advisor on the sale of Twin Eagles, a Cerritos, CA-based manufacturer of freestanding and built-in grills and outdoor kitchen solutions with 34 million dollars annual revenue and 130 employees, to Dometic Group (NASDAQ: DOM), a Swedish public company. The acquisition strengthens Dometic's residential outdoor market position in North America.
Advised on the sale of the Roger Richman Agency, a celebrity and personality licensing rights firm representing iconic figures from Albert Einstein to Steve McQueen, to Corbis (Bill Gates' company), adding the representation to Corbis' visual solutions portfolio.