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    Archive for month: December, 2018

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    Biamp Systems, a Portfolio Company of Highlander Partners, Acquires Cambridge Sound Management

    December 20, 2018
    December 20, 2018

    December 20, 2018 – Beaverton, OR – Biamp Systems, a leader in professional audio/video solutions and a portfolio company of Highlander Partners, L.P., today announced that it has acquired Cambridge Sound Management (“Cambridge”) from Gladstone Investment Corp.  Headquartered in Waltham, MA, Cambridge is the world’s largest provider of sound masking technology.  Sound masking helps protect speech privacy, reduce noise distractions, and increase acoustical comfort in offices and other corporate settings.  A pioneer and the undisputed leading brand in sound masking, Cambridge has provided solutions to over 25,000 customers in 30 countries, including over half of Fortune 100 companies.

    Operations will continue to be conducted from Cambridge’s existing facilities in Massachusetts and Georgia, and its employees will join the Biamp team.  Meghann Ellis, newly appointed General Manager of Cambridge, commented, “We believe that Biamp is a perfect fit for our business and look forward to contributing to its continued success.  Biamp’s broad reach into the commercial AV world will enhance Cambridge’s leading position and present us with access to significant new channels for growth.”

    Ben Slater, Director of Highlander Partners, commented, “Cambridge fits squarely into some of the most pronounced trends in commercial infrastructure today: open and modern architecture, improving workplace conditions and productivity, and a heightened focus on privacy.  Its position in the high-growth sound masking category is unparalleled and we are thrilled to welcome Cambridge into the Biamp family.  This acquisition confirms our strategy of executing complementary add-on acquisitions that expand Biamp’s existing product offerings while continuing to invest in organic growth.  We plan to leverage the strength of our brands and distribution capabilities to ensure both Cambridge and Biamp products reach an even broader audience throughout the vast professional audiovisual landscape.  We continue to evaluate M&A opportunities and expect to make additional acquisitions going forward.”

    In September 2016 Highlander added industry veteran Rashid Skaf, the former CEO of AMX, as a Senior Advisor to identify technology company opportunities; in November 2017 Highlander acquired Biamp and Mr. Skaf became President, CEO, and co-Chairman of Biamp.  Mr. Skaf added, “The acquisition of Cambridge Sound Management unites two great brands in the professional audiovisual market.  Together, we offer customers better access to industry leading solutions that manage sound and video to address a wide array of modern communications and collaboration challenges.  It has been just one year since our acquisition of Biamp with the stated intent of using it as a platform to build a respected provider of comprehensive audiovisual solutions.  This transaction is evidence of that strategy being implemented.”

    Capstone Headwaters acted as financial advisor to Cambridge Sound Management in the transaction.  Regions Bank and Fifth Third Bank, as joint lead arrangers, provided senior financing facilities and Norwest Mezzanine Partners provided mezzanine debt and equity in support of the transaction.

    About Biamp Systems
    Biamp Systems is a leading provider of innovative, networked media systems that power the world’s most sophisticated audio/video installations. The company is recognized worldwide for delivering high-quality products and backing each one with a commitment to exceptional customer service.

    Biamp is dedicated to creating products that drive the evolution of communication through sight and sound.  The award-winning Biamp product suite includes: Tesira® media system for digital audio and video networking, Devio® collaboration tool for modern workplaces, Audia® digital audio platform, Nexia® digital signal processors, and Vocia® networked public address and voice evacuation system.  Each has its own specific feature set that can be customized and integrated in a wide range of applications, including corporate boardrooms, conference centers, huddle rooms, performing arts venues, courtrooms, hospitals, transportation hubs, campuses, and multi-building facilities.

    For more information on Biamp, please visit www.biamp.com.  For more information on Cambridge Sound Management, visit www.cambridgesound.com.

    About Highlander Partners, L.P.
    Highlander is a Dallas-based private investment firm with approximately $2 billion of assets under management. The firm focuses on making investments in businesses in targeted industries in which the principals of the firm have significant operating and investing experience, including technology, basic manufacturing, food, chemicals, building materials, consumer products, and others.  Highlander Partners implements a “buy and build” investment approach, creating value by helping companies grow both organically and through acquisitions. For more information, visit www.highlander-partners.com.

    in Aktualności /by hpadmin

    Highlander Partners Announces sale of Ascend Custom Extrusions Assets to Tower Extrusions, Ltd.

    December 3, 2018
    December 3, 2018

    Dallas, Texas – December 3, 2018 – Highlander Partners, L.P., a leading middle market private investment firm based in Dallas, Texas, today announced the sale of substantially all of the assets of Ascend Custom Extrusions LLC (“Ascend”) to Tower Extrusions, Ltd. (“Tower”). Tower is a leading manufacturer of fabricated aluminum extrusion products.

    Ascend was a business Highlander greenfielded in 2010, and had diverse press capabilities and multiple finishing options, allowing it to create high-quality aluminum products for a variety of industries, including window & door, transportation, consumer durables, construction, and other industrial applications.

    The sale represents the culmination of a deliberate strategy that Highlander and Ascend management put in motion in 2010 to greenfield an operation to take advantage of the rapid growth of population and construction in Texas and the surrounding region. Highlander and Ascend have expanded the operating capacity from one initial press to its current three presses to keep up with customer demand.

    David Newby, current CEO of Ascend, said, “There is great opportunity for the resulting business to capitalize on strong market demand as the business will continue to benefit from significant demand for aluminum extrusions across a broad range of end markets.”

    Mark Blanchat, Highlander Partner and Chairman of Ascend, said, “Highlander is very pleased with the performance of Ascend over the last eight years and believes this sale will broaden the product offering and capabilities for its customers in one of the strongest extrusion markets in the country.”

    Tower, based in Olney, TX, expanded its capacity two years ago by purchasing the assets of the former Extruders in Wylie, TX.  Tower is pleased to further expand its presence and capacity in Wylie with this purchase of the Ascend plant and its three extrusion presses.

    Mark McClelland, Managing Partner and CEO of Tower, stated that this purchase “will enhance Tower’s capability to serve our long-term customers as well as new customers, providing Tower with much needed additional capacity”. Stan Guess, Tower’s VP of Sales and Marketing, stated, “Tower’s existing capability for anodizing and fabricating aluminum will enhance our ability to further service Ascend’s customer base.”

    Brown Gibbons Lang & Company served as the exclusive financial advisor to Ascend in connection with this transaction.

    About Highlander Partners
    Highlander Partners, L.P. is a Dallas-based private investment firm with over $2.0 billion of assets under management. The firm focuses on making investments in businesses in targeted industries in which the principals of the firm have significant operating and investing experience, including basic manufacturing, food, chemicals, building materials, consumer products, and others. Highlander Partners uses a “buy and build” investment approach, creating value by helping companies grow organically and through acquisitions.  For more information, visit www.highlander-partners.com.

    About Ascend Custom Extrusions LLC
    Ascend, founded in 2010 and based in Wylie, Texas, designed and manufactured custom aluminum extrusions. Along with custom extruded profiles, Ascend offered customers other value-add services including powder-coat painting, cut-back, punching, thermal fill and debridge, and drilling and welding.

    About Tower Extrusions, LTD
    Tower Extrusions, LTD is a privately held company established in 1977 and is a leading supplier of custom aluminum extrusions, fabrication and finishing services. The company serves the building and construction, transportation, consumer durable, electrical, machinery, and distribution markets. Tower has over 17 acres of under-roof manufacturing facilities to include a state of the art cast house, 8 extrusion presses, one of the largest production anodizing lines in the United States, and over 144,000 square feet of in-house fabrication. For more information on Tower and its capabilities, visit www.towerextrusion.com.

    in Aktualności /by hpadmin

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