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    Archive for month: December, 2012

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    Highlander Partners Announces Completion of the Acquisition of Transformer Assets in Poland

    December 31, 2012
    December 31, 2012

    December 21, 2012 – Private equity investment firm Highlander Partners announced the closing of the previously announced acquisition from Polimex-Mostostal S.A. of the assets of its medium voltage industrial transformers division based in the city of Łódź, Poland. The manufacturing and repair business was contributed to a new company named ZREW Transformatory as a part of the transaction.

    Highlander Partners, an American investment firm with an active presence in Central Europe, focuses on investments in middle-market manufacturing and service companies that participate in promising sectors, such as the Polish energy sector. The ZREW transformers business has been in continuous operation for almost 50 years and has developed deep experience in serving the needs of diverse clients not only in the energy generation and production fields, but also in a variety of industrial, manufacturing and other applications. While maintaining deep roots in the local Polish market, ZREW Transformatory serves clients throughout Central and Eastern Europe with flexible and customized offerings of products and services.

    About Highlander Partners
    Highlander Partners is a Dallas-based (Texas, USA) private investment firm specializing in long term investments into middle-market businesses. Established in 2004 by partners who have committed over $400 million of principal funds for direct private equity investments, the firm has a flexible and rapid decision making process free from many restrictions of typical institutional investors. The firm typically invests in companies operating in targeted industries that allow the principals of the firm leverage their significant operating and investing experience.

    Highlander Partners opened its Central European office in September 2008 to capitalize on the vibrant growth of entrepreneurship in the region by bringing its investment philosophy and experience to private equity projects in Poland and other new member states of the EU. To our business partners in Central Europe, we bring all of the competitive advantages of Highlander Partners—including flexibility, agility and long-term outlook—through a local team with many years of experience in value creation in the region.

    For more information about Highlander Partners, please visit
    www.highlander-partners.com.

    Media contact
    Artur Łakomiec
    Highlander Partners
    direct: +48 22 445 03 40
    email: alakomiec@highlander-partners.com

    in Aktualności /by hpadmin

    Highlander Partners Acquires Florida-based Window and Door Manufacturer

    December 7, 2012
    December 7, 2012

    Dallas, Texas – December 7, 2012 – Highlander Partners, L.P., a Dallas-based private investment firm, today announced the acquisition of Custom Window Systems, Inc. dba Custom Windows & Doors (“CWS” or the “Company”). Founded in 1986, CWS is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of impact-resistant and non-impact windows and doors, as well as porch enclosure products, primarily serving Florida and other coastal markets in the Southeastern United States. CWS offers the most complete vinyl impact-resistant product line in the southeast.

    CWS will continue to operate under its existing name and operating structure. Greg Schorr, a Senior Advisor for Highlander, will join CWS as the President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Schorr was formerly the President and COO of the parent company of Simonton Windows. John Cwik, the Company’s founder, President and CEO will continue to work with CWS in a consulting and advisory role. In 2006, Mr. Cwik successfully refocused the business on impact-resistant vinyl windows and doors and relocated to a new 250,000 square foot facility in Ocala employing approximately 290 people.

    Mr. Schorr commented, “I think this is the perfect time to reenter the window and door industry and I am glad to do it in partnership with Highlander. We see a huge opportunity to capitalize on a rebounding housing market with one of the nation’s leading independent designers and manufacturers of windows and doors.”

    Jeff L. Hull, Highlander’s Managing Partner and the new Chairman of CWS, stated, “We are very excited about the opportunity to draw on our collective backgrounds in the window and door industry and leverage our expertise in working with CWS. John and his team did a great job of managing the business through the downturn, and John’s forward-looking decision to refocus his operations from aluminum to vinyl windows and doors in 2006 positions the company to capitalize on a long-term market transition to vinyl, which has been driven by energy code changes.” Mr. Hull is the former Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Atrium Companies Inc., one of the largest window and door manufacturers in the United States. Hull added, “We see a rebounding housing market and believe additional acquisition opportunities exist that could further a national window company strategy.”

    Raymond James served as the exclusive financial advisor to CWS in connection with this transaction. Regions Bank provided senior financing facilities in the transaction.

    About Highlander Partners
    Highlander Partners, L.P. is a Dallas-based private investment firm with partners that have committed over $400 million of principal funds for direct private equity investments in North America. The firm focuses on making investments in middle market businesses in targeted industries in which the principals of the firm have significant operating and investing experience, including healthcare, basic manufacturing, food, building materials and others. Highlander Partners uses a “buy and build” investment approach, creating value by helping companies grow organically and through acquisitions.

    For more information about Highlander Partners, please visit
    www.highlander-partners.com.

    About Custom Window Systems, Inc.
    Custom Window Systems, Inc. is the leading designer and manufacturer of windows, doors, and porch enclosure products in the southeastern United States. From its central Florida location, the Company offers the most complete line of impact-resistant vinyl windows and doors in the industry. It primarily serves the repair and remodeling markets in Florida and other coastal regions that maintain strict building codes due to exposure to high winds, tropical storms, and hurricanes. In addition, CWS offers a full range of aluminum impact-resistant windows and doors, aluminum and vinyl non-impact windows and doors, and porch enclosure products.

    For more information about CWS, please visit www.cws.cc

    Media Contact
    Jeff Hull
    Highlander Partners
    direct: 214-245-5000

    in Aktualności /by hpadmin

    Highlander Partners Announces the Sale of Martin, Fletcher to Parallon Business Solutions

    December 4, 2012
    December 4, 2012

    Dallas, Texas – December 4, 2012 – Highlander Partners, L.P., a Dallas-based private investment firm, today announced that Martin, Fletcher, one of its portfolio companies, has been acquired by Parallon Business Solutions, a subsidiary of HCA Holdings, Inc. The acquisition bolsters Parallon’s leadership in the healthcare industry.

    Headquartered in Irving, TX, Martin, Fletcher is a leading provider of locum tenens and permanent placement healthcare staffing services. It has served over 2,000 hospitals and clinics nationwide since its founding in 1999. Highlander made its investment in Martin, Fletcher in 2005, when the company was focused predominantly on permanent placements of physicians and nurses. Subsequently, Highlander oversaw the firm’s aggressive and highly successful expansion into locum tenens area that started in 2008 and continued through the downturn in the economy. Martin, Fletcher’s strength in locum tenens sector will broaden Parallon’s service offering and reinforce its position as one of the leading healthcare services firms in the country.

    Alex Guiva, Partner at Highlander and former Board Member of Martin, Fletcher stated, “We have supported Martin Fletcher’s growth plans through the economic downturn and we are very pleased to see the exceptional growth achieved by the Company in the locum tenens sector. We believe that Martin Fletcher’s combination with Parallon will bring tremendous benefits to both organizations and will allow Martin Fletcher to expand the scope of its operations.”

    If you would like more information on this transaction, please contact Alex Guiva at
    214-245-5000.

    About Highlander Partners
    Highlander Partners, L.P. is a Dallas-based private investment firm with partners that have committed over $400 million of principal funds for direct private equity investments in North America. The firm focuses on making investments in middle market businesses in targeted industries in which the principals of the firm have significant operating and investing experience, including healthcare, basic manufacturing, food, building materials and others. Highlander Partners uses a “buy and build” investment approach, creating value by helping companies grow organically and through acquisitions.

    For more information about Highlander Partners, please visit
    www.highlander-partners.com.

    in Aktualności /by hpadmin

    Contact Information

    North America

    300 Crescent Court, Suite 550
    Dallas, TX 75201
    tel: (214) 245-5000
    fax: (214) 245-5015
    mblanchat@highlander-partners.com

    Highlander Partners, North America

    300 Crescent Court,
    Suite 550
    Dallas, TX 75201
    tel: (214) 245-5000 fax: (214) 245-5015
    mblanchat@highlander-partners.com
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    Highlander Partners, Europe - Poland

    plac Marszałka
    Józefa Piłsudskiego 2
    00-078 Warszawa, Poland
    tel: +48 22 521 04 20
    adzagarow@highlander-partners.com
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    Highlander Partners, Europe - Romania

    Charles de Gaulle Plaza, Charles de Gaulle Square no. 15, 16th floor, sector 1
    Bucharest, Romania 011857
    tel: (031) 228 54 20
    astroilescu@highlander-partners.com
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