Investment Banking Services >>> M&A Advisory Services CLIENT TRANSACTION Openfirst (portfolio company of Prarie Capital) Direct mail Location: Wisconsin Sold to QuadGraphics, Inc. Professional Warranty Services Home warranty products and services Location: Virginia Sold to TA Associates, Inc. Efmark Deployment Company ATM servicing Location: Illinois Recapitalized by Alpine Investors, L.P. Spot Coolers Equipment rental of mobile HVAC units Location: Florida Sold to Carrier Rental Systems, Inc. Republic Storage Systems Storage product manufacturer Location: Ohio Sold to Chrysalis Capital Partners, L.P. Highland Manufacturing Manufacturer of IRC Modular and HUD code housing Location: Minnesota Sold to Champion Enterprises, Inc. Gutwein & Co., Inc. (d/b/a Morning Song) Producer of wild bird food Location: Indiana Sold to Scotts MiracleGro Company Efmark Premium Armored ATM service provider Location: Illinois Merged with Bantek West, Inc. Hospice Partners (affiliate of Rush University Medical Center) Hospice care Location: Illinois Sold to HCR Manor Care, Inc. Metal Spinners (portfolio company of Strength Capital Partners) Metal forming manufacturer Location: Indiana Sold to Reliant Equity Investors, Inc. Rothschild Berry Farm Raspberry farm Location: Ohio Sold to Strength Capital Partners Elynx E-services provider Location: Ohio Sold to American Capital, Inc. North American Green Erosion control products Location: Indiana Sold to KRG Capital Partners, LLC Lynn Roberts International Eyewear distributor Location: Nebraska Recapitalized by Bush O'Donnell Capital Partners, LLC and C3 Capital Partners, LP Connor Sports Flooring (portfolio company of Code Hennessey & Simmons, LLC) Sports flooring manufacturer Location: Illinois Sold to The Riverside Company GPA (The Label Experts) Provider of specialty printable substrates Location: Illinois Sold to Svoboda Collins L.L.C. Truebro Sink protection devices manufacturer Location: Tennessee Sold to Nautic Partners, LLC Vesuvius Wireless multicasting provider Location: Colorado Sold to Qualcomm, Inc. CADx Systems (subsidiary of Qualia Computing) CAD software manufacturer Location: Ohio Merged with iCAD, Inc. Schoor DePalma, Inc. Engineering and consulting firm Location: New Jersey Recapitalized by Trivest Partners, L.P. Health Net, Inc. Publicly-traded managed healthcare company Location: Missouri Sold two subsidiaries to RehabCare Group, Inc. Huck Automotive Fasteners Group Manufactures metal fasteners for automotive OEMs Location: Illinois Acquired by former employees from Alcoa, Inc. WRS Infrastructure & Environment, Inc. Environmental remediation and service provider Location: Florida Sold to Equity Group Investments, LLC H.C. Duke, Inc. Manufacturer of specialty food equipment Location: Illinois Sold to Ali Group, SPA Concord Asset Management, LLC Registered investment advisory firm Location: Illinois Sold to Madison Investment Advisors, Inc. Successories, Inc. Motivational products company Location: Illinois Public to Private transaction led by Successories' chairman Qualia Computing, Inc. Designs mammography detection systems Location: Ohio Mergered with CADx Medical Systems, Inc. Sassy, Inc. Juvenile products Location: Michigan Sold to Russ Berrie and Company, Inc. Thoms-Proestler Company Food distribution Location: Illinois Sold to Performance Food Group Communispond (Portfolio company of GTCR) Sales presentation training Location: New York Sold to Institute for International Research, Ltd. FTR (Portfolio company of GTCR) Financial services training Location: Illinois Sold to Institute for International Research, Ltd. Leapnet, Inc. IT consulting company Location: Illinois Public to Private transaction led by Leapnet's management Exault IT consulting firm specializing in network security solutions Location: Illinois Sold to VeriSign, Inc. Fitzpatrick Electric Supply Co. Electrical products distributor Location: Michigan Sold to Kendall Electric PSI, Inc. Leading manufacturer of titanium products for the satellite and space industry Location: California   Sold to Windward Capital Partners Peridot Holdings, Inc. Manufacturer of sulfuric acid and water treatment chemicals Location: New Jersey   Sold to General Chemical, Inc. MDLB Enterprises, LLC (d/b/a MedInfoNow) Electronic publisher of medical literature Location: Illinois Sold to RoweCom, Inc. Olympic Manufacturing Group, Inc. Building products and fastener manufacturer Location: Massachusetts   Sold to Saugatuck Capital Company L.P. III Meriter Health Systems, Inc. Community healthcare provider Location: Wisconsin Acquisition of Physicians Plus Insurance Corp. Northland Electric, Inc. Distributor of electrical products Location: Minnesota Sold to Werner Electric Supply Company Unimed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceutical company Location: New York   Sold to Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Waterman Industries, Inc. and Waterman Industries Sales, Inc. Manufacturer of valves, gates and related items used to control the flow of water Location: California Stock redemption and recapitalization transaction Mystic Transport, Inc. Distribute time sensitive printed advertising Location: Connecticut   Sold to Gemini Investors Buxton, Inc. Designer, manufacturer and distributor of personal leather goods Location: Massachusetts   Sold to Midmark Associates, Inc. HCm Acquisition Company, LLC Decision support software for healthcare organizations Location: California Acquisition of Healthcare Microsystems, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Health Management Systems Affinity Technology Solutions, Inc. e-Business systems integration and solutions firm for the middle market Location: Illinois Sold to Scitor Corp. Cannon Industries Manufacturer of mining equipment Location: New Hampshire Sold to Oldenburg Group Envirometrics, Inc. An environmental water testing company Location: Connecticut   Sold to Idexx Laboratories Acme United, Inc. (Medical Products Division) Manufacturer and distributor of sterile procedure kits and intruments Location: North Carolina   Sold Medical Products Division Diacom Corp. Manufacturer of molded elastomeric diaphram seals Location: New Hampshire Sold to GWB (USA) Leeds Supplier of advertising specialties and promotional products Location: Pennsylvania Sold to BancBoston Capital and Black Diamond Capital Office Electronics, Inc. Business forms and pressure-sensitive label printer Location: Illinois Sold to Work Flow Management, Inc. Speedway Disposal, Inc. Commercial and residential trash collection company Location: Illinois Sold to Waste Management Weatherby Associates Healthcare Services Location: Connecticut Sold to Comphealth Parksite, Inc. Building supplies manufacturer Location: Illinois Buy-side transaction Aerospace Rivet Manufacturing Corp. Manufacturer of rivets and fasteners used in the aerospace industry Location: California Sold to Trans Technology, Inc. Carter-Hoffman Food service equipment manufacturer Location: Illinois Sold to Specialty Equipment Companies, Inc. FiberCom, Inc. Manufacturer of fiber optic telecommunications systems Location: Virginia   Sold to Litton Industries, Inc. Columbia Graphics Corp. Commercial printer Location: Illinois Sold to Master Graphics Stowe Machine Co. Inc. Jet engine component parts manufacturer Location: Connecticut   Sold to Ladish Co., Inc. Consulting Solutions, Inc. Information technology consulting firm specializing in Oracle applications Location: California Sold to Modis Professional Services, Inc. DJ Industries Manufacturer of precision machine aerospace and defense components Location: California Sold to QualPro, Inc. Duo-Fast, Inc. Manufacturer of pneumatic tools and fasteners Location: Illinois Sold to Illinois Tool Works, Inc. Kendall Electric Electrical products distributor Location: Michigan Buy-side transaction MGF Industries, Inc. Manufacturer of cold heading wire for the fastener industry Location: California Sold to PNC Equity Management Corporation Stanley Sack, Inc. Processor and seller of scrap metal Location: Connecticut   Sold to Seacoast Capital Stone Heavy Duty, Inc. A distributor of aftermarket parts and services to the domestic heavy duty market Location: North Carolina   Sold to Brentwood Associates Onsrud Cutter, Inc. Cutting tool manufacturer Location: Illinois Sold to Gebr, Leitz Gmbh Group Production Control Units Designer of automated fluid fill process equipment Location: Ohio Sold to Sterling, P.L.C. Seattle Fish Seafood supplier Location: New Mexico Sold to Global Seafood, Ltd. Homecraft, Inc. A manufacturer and marketer of windows serving the home improvement market Location: Connecticut   Sold to Schuco International Waterstone Consulting, Inc. Information technology consulting firm specializing in CRM/SCM Location: Illinois Sold to Ciber, Inc.