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Industries and Transactions

INDUSTRIES

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Technology

Engineered Products

Industrial Tech

Aerospace & defense

Drones

Medical Device/Equipment

Modern Office Building

Business Services

Tech-enabled

IT services

Marketing services

Experiential

SaaS

Government contracting

Manufacturing

Distribution

Power & Renewables

Solar & renewable projects

Energy infrastructure

Data centers

Cleantech

Mobility

Glass Ceiling

Specialty Finance

Entertainment assets

Tax credit financing

Lending platforms

TYPES OF TRANSACTIONS

Snowy Mountain Peaks

M&A

  • Strategic and financial buyers

  • Unconventional buyers such as family offices and SPACs

  • Targeted and broad processes

  • JV's, mergers of equals, spin-offs, and other creative options

Hikers in Mountainous Landscape

Equity & Debt Financing

  • Equity, debt & hybrid structures

  • Bridge financing where needed

  • Commercial financing

  • Broad network of investors:

    • Alternative funds​

    • Family offices

    • Private equity

    • Banks

    • Strategics (usual & unusual)​

Stoney River

Refinancing & Recapitalization

  • Refinancing debt that is maturing, in default or otherwise unsuitable in a given capital structure

  • Conversion of debt to equity

  • Rationalization of multiple equity classes

  • Simplification of the capital structure

ILLUSTRATIVE DEALS

Nature Views
Vino Vault logo – sale to UOVO, Fluential advisor to seller

Sale to Strategic Buyer

UOVO logo – acquirer of Vino Vault

Advisor to Seller

VBC Bottling Co. logo – sale to KKR-backed Refresco, Fluential advisor to seller

Sale to Sponsor-Backed Strategic Buyer

KKR logo – sponsor of Refresco, acquirer of VBC Bottling Co.
Refresco logo – KKR-backed acquirer of VBC Bottling Co.

Advisor to Seller

Thinkwell Group logo – equity and earnout buyout on Goldman Sachs acquisition of Tait, Fluential advisor to Thinkwell
Tait logo – acquired by Goldman Sachs, Fluential advisor to Thinkwell on equity and earnout buyout

Equity & Earnout Buyout

Goldman Sachs logo – acquirer of Tait, Fluential advisor to Thinkwell

Advisor to Thinkwell

USAopoly logo – credit refinancing with Gibraltar Business Capital, Fluential advisor to borrower

Credit Refinancing

Gibraltar Business Capital logo – lender on USAopoly credit refinancing, Fluential advisor to borrower

Advisor to Borrower

Nature Views
Thinkwell Group logo – sale to Tait, backed by Providence Equity Partners, Fluential advisor to seller

Sale to Sponsor-Backed Strategic Buyer

Providence Equity Partners logo – sponsor of Tait, acquirer of Thinkwell Group
Tait logo – Providence Equity-backed acquirer of Thinkwell Group, Fluential advisor to seller

Advisor to Seller

Confidential Borrower

Acquisition Credit Financing & Carve-Out Advisory

Argosy Credit Partners and Thrasio logos – acquisition credit financing and carve-out advisory, Fluential advisor to buyer and borrower

Advisor to Buyer / Borrower

Vino Vault logo – senior unsecured notes with warrants from El Faro Partners, Fluential advisor to borrower

Senior Unsecured Notes Debt with Warrants

El Faro Partners

Advisor to Borrower

Vino Vault logo – equity financing with Manhattan West, Fluential advisor to Vino Vault

Equity Financing

Advisor to Seller

Manhattan West logo – equity financing for Vino Vault
Nature Views

Acquisition of Sponsor-Backed Strategic Seller

Uptime logo – acquisition of sponsor-backed Rise Brewing Co., Fluential advisor to buyer
Rise Brewing Co. logo – sponsor-backed company acquired by Uptime, Fluential advisor to buyer

Advisor to Buyer

Sale to Strategic Buyer

Crown Distributing logo – sale to strategic buyer AB InBev, Fluential advisor to seller
AB InBev logo – strategic acquirer of Crown Distributing, Fluential advisor to seller

Advisor to Seller

Pattison Company logo – senior secured credit facility from Amerisource Business Capital, Fluential advisor to borrower

Senior Secured Credit Facility

Amerisource Business Capital logo – lender on Pattison Company senior secured credit facility, Fluential advisor to borrower

Advisor to Borrower

XS Financial logo – demand term credit facility from Garrington Capital, Fluential advisor to borrower

Demand Term Credit Facility

Garrington Capital logo – lender on XS Financial demand term credit facility, Fluential advisor to borrower

Advisor to Borrower

Nature Views
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Bridge Financing

Advisor to Borrower

Utility-Scale Solar Project

Certain transactions may have been completed by the firm’s professionals at prior firms.

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