Bison Partners has been active in the private equity and corporate markets as well as building our core professional team, Advisors Group, and networks of collaborating organizations and expert professional services firms. The Bison team wants to keep you informed of what's going on.

June 2009
Bison Retained by Solid Surface Designer & Manufacturer for Working Capital Financing

Bison has been retained by a leading designer, manufacturer and installer of solid surface product solutions for commercial applications to perform a financial review and analysis of the company and assist the management team in seeking working capital financing to support significant growth opportunities particularly in the healthcare industry.

June 2009
Bison Announces New Team Members as Senior Advisors

Bison announces the addition of new Senior Advisors, Ron Recardo and Greg Waldron of The Catalyst Consulting Group, a management consultancy serving middle market companies and their business units. The firm can provide a variety of “best practice” methodologies, analytical tools and advisory services focused on providing companies with pre and post-closing merger integration support, growth strategy/business model development planning, operational performance improvement and executive management and human resource services.

May 2009
Bison Retained by Private Equity Fund for Senior Debt Financing

Bison has been retained by a private equity fund which is seeking debt financing to make additional investments in its current portfolio of private and public companies. The financing will be used to purchase additional shares and warrants in the portfolio companies as well as provide capital to fund the acquisition of a target company by one of the fund’s platform company investments.

April 2009
Bison Announces New Team Member & Managing Director/Senior Advisor Roles

Bison announces the addition of a new Managing Director, Doug DeStaebler. Doug has over 17 years experience as a hedge fund portfolio manager, research director and investor in the public and private markets with expertise in the power and energy sectors as well as general industrials. Doug has invested in and researched equities, fixed income securities, commodities and debt and private equity placements. Bison also announces that Peter Saulnier and Dave Olson have also been named Managing Directors on the Bison Team with David Kratovil, Peter Ness, Bruce Freeman, Art Williams, Jeff Marks and Jeff Zink named as Senior Advisors.

April 2009
Bison Retained by Consumer Products Company for Acquisition Financing

Bison has been retained by a publicly traded consumer products company in the health/wellness industry to assist management in seeking debt and/or equity financing to fund the acquisition of a privately-held company in the same industry.

March 2009
Bison Retained by Equipment Dealer for Strategic Growth Planning & Recapitalization Financing

Bison has been retained by a privately-held, Northeast-based equipment dealer and distributor to help management draft a multi-year strategic plan and assist the company in seeking new debt and/or equity investors to recapitalize its balance sheet.

February 2009
Bison Retained by Technology Consulting Business Unit for MBO Financing

Bison has been retained by the management team of a technology consulting business unit of a global consulting company to seek debt financing for the MBO of the unit as part of the parent company’s business rationalization process.

November/December 2008
Bison Retained for Four Senior Debt/Mezzanine Capital Raises

Bison has been retained to assist in the arrangement of (1) mezzanine financing for a LBO acquisition of a precision manufacturing company by an operator/investor; (2) mezzanine or “one stop shop” financing to finance an add on acquisition for a security services company as part of a regional "rollup" strategy; (3) senior and mezzanine financing for an industrial services company to refinance current debt and provide working capital and growth financing to fund the company’s continued development and (4) second lien or mezzanine financing for an equipment dealer/distributor seeking to pay down an over advance on its current asset based bank revolver to create additional working capital availability.

November 2008
Bison Announces Five New Team Members

Bison announces five new members of its advisory team: Bruce Freeman has over 20 years experience managing P&Ls and building businesses and management teams, upgrading products and processes and improving profit margins at Fortune 100 (GE) and middle market private equity owned portfolio companies. Peter Saulnier has over 25 years experience as a senior investment banking transactor, financial advisor and corporate financial manager with major Wall Street firms as well as serving as a CFO of a private equity owned regional telecommunications company. Art Williams has over 30 years experience as a senior management executive acting in the role of Chief Operating Officer, General Manager, EVP-International, VP-Sales and Board member for public and private companies in the $30MM to $750MM revenue range. Jeff Marks and Jeff Zink have over 25 years experience in assisting early stage and middle market companies in developing business strategy and strategic alliances, marketing new products and services, arranging growth capital financings, recruiting key management personnel and advising senior executive teams. The new team members join David Kratovil, Peter Ness and Dave Olson who have served on the Bison team for over four years.

October 2008
Bison Arranges Bridge Financing for a Private Equity Sponsor

Bison successfully arranged a $1.8 million bridge financing for a private equity sponsor in the process of raising a new fund. The proceeds of the financing were used to invest incremental capital in the sponsor’s current portfolio companies.

September 2008
Bison Affiliates with a Broker Dealer, Centre Capital Advisors

Bison Capital has established a relationship with Centre Capital Partners, a CT-based broker/dealer. Centre Capital will offer certain prospective Bison clients investment banking services such as capital raising, private placement and M&A advisory services.

August 2008
Bison Designated as an Origination Agent for “Special Situation” Capital Providers

Bison has been designated as a dedicated origination agent for several “special situation” finance companies that provide asset based, “stretch” or hybrid first and second lien secured working capital and term loan facilities and/or equity type investment to middle market companies. These capital providers focus on privately held companies seeking growth capital and acquisition financing, requiring additional liquidity for restructuring, turnaround or transitional processes or refinancing “tired” lenders and/or shareholders. These non-bank providers are institutionally funded and focus on closing their financing transactions typically within a 4-6 week time frame. The funds are: MidCap Business Credit based in West Hartford, CT, Boone Opportunity Lenders based in Norwalk, CT, and Apex Fundamental Partners, based in Chicago, IL and Cincinnati, OH.

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