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ElectriCom

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Sector

Specialty Services

Industry

Telecommunications & Utility Services

Transaction Type

Minority Recapitalization

Status

Current Investment

Lead Partner

Business Description

ElectriCom is a leading provider of aerial, underground, wireless, and right-of-way installation and maintenance services to the telecommunications and utility industries across the United States. The company serves national carriers, municipalities, local exchange carriers, and member-owned cooperatives, and is a trusted partner in the deployment of fiber-optic and other broadband connectivity solutions alongside power and gas mainline services.

Transaction Overview

Management of this privately held business wished to partner with a growth-oriented financial sponsor who could help achieve the company’s goals. KLH Capital structured a transaction to facilitate a partial liquidity event for the current shareholders while providing capital to support management’s growth initiatives.

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Apogee Lighting

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Sector

Niche Manufacturing

Industry

Industrial Products

Transaction Type

Majority Recapitalization

Status

Current Investment

Lead Partner

Business Description

Based in Deer Park, NY, Apogee Lighting, through its two brands, manufactures specialty transit, industrial, and architectural LED lighting fixtures. The Apogee Translite brand serves the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority and other transit systems across the country while LumiNEXT brand serves the architectural market. Today, both brands are known for high-quality, highly engineered LED lighting fixtures, and premium design, engineering, and implementation services.

Transaction Overview

The owners of this privately held business wished to begin planning for their retirement by partnering with a growth-oriented financial partner who could help achieve the company’s goals and create a successful succession plan for the business. KLH structured a transaction that gave the owners partial liquidity for diversification, key managers the opportunity to become owners in the business, and a capital structure to continue the successful track record of the company.

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BMI Merchandise

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Sector

Value-Added Distribution

Industry

Prize Merchandize for FEC Industry

Transaction Type

Majority Recapitalization

Status

Current Investment

Lead Partner

Business Description

Based in Lakewood, New Jersey, BMI Merchandise is a leading distributor of merchandise used in redemption centers, direct-pay games, tickets or points-to-prizes games, and prize hubs located in family entertainment centers (“FEC”), amusement arcades, bowling centers, restaurants, cruise ships, movie theaters, theme parks, skating centers and sports complexes. BMI Merchandise’s proprietary information technology infrastructure allows customers to monitor and manage store inventory, automate merchandise restocking, and collect data required for ongoing merchandising decisions.

Transaction Overview

KLH recapitalized the business providing a partial liquidity event for the two owners and aligning management with experienced partners capable of providing the capital and expertise needed to grow the business.