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Duff & Phelps Advised Strait Lane Capital Partners, LLC on its Sale of B&B Roadway and Security Solutions LLC

In February 2018, Strait Lane Capital Partners, LLC ("Strait Lane") completed the sale of B&B Roadway and Security Solutions LLC ("BBRSS" or the "Company") to an investment entity controlled by Empeiria Capital Partners, LLC ("Empeiria"), in partnership with the Pohlad family and Huron Capital.

Duff & Phelps served as the exclusive financial advisor to Strait Lane with respect to the sale of the Company, and provided M&A advisory services in connection with the sale transaction.

About B&B Roadway and Security Solutions LLC
BBRSS is a market leader in state-of-the-art perimeter security and traffic control devices, providing advanced design, manufacturing and testing for reliable and resilient products and systems. The Company's core product lines include a comprehensive portfolio of well-established roadway safety barriers and warning gates for the transportation market as well as certified, crash-rated barriers for demanding access control point, perimeter security applications. BBRSS is headquartered in McKinney, Texas and has a longstanding track record of technical innovation with corporate roots dating back over 90 years. Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP served as legal advisor to B&B Roadway and Security Solutions LLC.

About Strait Lane Capital Partners
Strait Lane is a Dallas, Texas-based private equity arm of two family offices that specializes in investing in lower- and middle-market businesses with established records of operating earnings and the demonstrated potential for further development and growth through leveraged recapitalizations, add-on acquisitions, and corporate divestitures.

About Empeiria Capital Partners, LLC
Empeiria is a private equity firm that primarily focuses on investing in small and mid-cap companies in the U.S. Empeiria operates as an independent sponsor and invests capital on behalf of a network of family offices, high net worth individuals, and institutions. It partners with business owners and management teams to help take their businesses to the next level.



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