Projects
Below is a selection of transactions in which our partners had a leading management role, either individually or during their association with Merchants Partners or Merchants Group International between 1983 and 2016.
Venture Capital
Lencor International Incorporated
A manufacturer of IBM clone disk packs. Provided equity capital and later sold to Memorex Corporation.
California Linear Devices, Inc.
A high-performance linear motion control devices company. Provided the business planning and seed capital for the company in 1998. The company was sold to Moog Corporation in 2008.
http://www.moog.com/products/motors-servomotors/linear-motors.html
Arius3D Inc.
A world-leading 3D color laser scanning company. Provided first round equity capital to this Canadian company.
Corporate Finance – M&A Advisory and Investment Banking
British Petroleum
Advised on its purchase of the LNG tanker assets of Gotaas-Larsen Shipping Ltd., which later became Golar LNG.
Haskel International Inc.
Managed the privatization of this formerly publicly traded company.
KingTec/XinXing
Advised China's sixth largest state-owned enterprise regarding a ductile iron pipe manufacturer acquisition in the United States.
http://english.xxcig.com/products/12188.htm
Private Equity
24/7 Real Media Inc. (NASDAQ:TFSM)
By 1999 the No. 2 internet advertising company in the US. In 2002, after the dot-com crash, we acquired a 40% stake in the company and provided additional financing in 2003-2004. The company was sold to WPP Group in 2007 and is today known as Xaxis.
http://adage.com/article/digital/wpp-snaps-24-7-real-media-650-million/116747/
https://www.xaxis.com/about-us/
Photoworks Inc. (NASDAQ: PHTW)
Successor to Seattle Film Works, the leading mail-order film processing company in the US during the 1990s. Acquired senior outstanding debt in late 2003 and took control. Invested additional capital in 2004-2006. Sold in 2008 to American Greetings Inc. Company subsequently acquired by Shutterfly in 2011.
Varsity Logistics Inc.
Logistics software company. Acquired in 2000 from former IBM executives. Installed new management and quadrupled annual cash flow. Sold to Toronto-based Constellation Software Inc. in 2007.
https://www.varsitylogistics.com
Asset Management
Bateman Eichler, Hill Richards Inc.
Co-founded the Bateman Eichler, Hill Richards's Pension Consulting Group.
Sumitomo Bank of California
Advised in the establishment of the Sumitomo Bank Investment Management Group and subsequently co-chaired the Group.
International Trade and Commerce
Procore Direct Ltd.
Founded and operates this Shanghai-based trading company that ships over 7000 SKUs of industrial supplies to North America and Europe.
Port authority of El Salvador (CEPA)
Managed the acquisition, finance and delivery of port cranes to El Salvador’s La Union container terminal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Mj09Ei2Q7s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbmC8k5Zbho
Abu Dhabi Terminals (a Dubai World Ports company)
Managed the acquisition, re-sale and delivery of a fleet of port trucks from American President Lines in the United States to Abu Dhabi Terminals.
Sea Castle Inc. (Honduras)
Managed the rescue and return of several hundred high-value containers that were hijacked by locals from Dole Foods in the Port of Honduras.
Commercial Real Estate
Maui Hyatt and Waikiki Hyatt
Participated in original investment and later sale to Japanese investors.
https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/hawaii/hyatt-regency-maui-resort-and-spa/oggrm
https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/hawaii/hyatt-regency-waikiki-beach-resort-and-spa/hnlrw
World Trade Center (Hong Kong)
Managed conversion from office to retail on behalf of Sun Hun Kai Properties Ltd.
https://www.shkp.com/html/world_trade_centre/
Other
Maranello California
Owned and operated this private classic Ferrari dealership and club.