Profile Products LLC has sold to Incline Equity Partners, with Brown Gibbons Lang & Co.’s Diversified Industrials team serving as financial adviser to the Buffalo, Illinois, manufacturer. "The BGL team did an exceptional job representing Profile and we are grateful for their efforts and guidance throughout the transaction process," Profile CEO Jim Tanner said. "We couldn't have chosen a better advisor than BGL for this transaction."

  • Profile Products, a manufacturer of hydraulically applied erosion control technologies, was a portfolio company of Platte River Equity, a Denver middle-market private equity firm.
  • Incline Equity Partners is a middle-market private equity firm based in Pittsburgh.
  • Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

 


PRESS RELEASE

CLEVELAND, Jan. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL) is pleased to announce the sale of Profile Products LLC (Profile), a portfolio company of Platte River Equity (Platte River), to Incline Equity Partners. BGL’s Diversified Industrials team served as the exclusive financial advisor to Profile. The transaction represents another highly successful engineered materials engagement for BGL. The specific terms of the transaction were not disclosed.  To learn more about BGL’s Diversified Industrials Group, please visit:  www.bglco.com/industrials.

Profile Products is a global innovator, manufacturer, and solutions provider serving the growing erosion control, soil amendment, and horticulture markets. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of proprietary soil and water management products, including hydraulic mulch, biotic soil, calcined clay, and wood fiber substrates, which are sold internationally across a broad distribution network that spans six continents and more than 75 countries.

Jim Tanner, CEO of Profile, said, “The BGL team did an exceptional job representing Profile and we are grateful for their efforts and guidance throughout the transaction process. We couldn’t have chosen a better advisor than BGL for this transaction.”

Kris Whalen, Managing Director of Platte River, added, BGL was a fantastic advisor to Profile when we acquired the business in 2015 and did an equally exceptional job during our recent exit.”

About Brown Gibbons Lang & Company

Brown Gibbons Lang & Company is a leading independent investment bank serving the middle market. BGL specializes in mergers and acquisitions advisory services, debt and equity placements, financial restructuring advice, and valuations and fairness opinions, with global industry teams in Consumer, Diversified Industrials, Environmental & Industrial Services, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Metals & Metals Processing, and Real Estate. BGL has offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, Philadelphia, San Antonio, and San Diego, in addition to international offices in more than 50 countries across 5 continents through our Global M&A Partners network. BGL is able to deliver to our clients unparalleled access to strategic relationships, investors, and opportunities globally. For more information, please visit www.bglco.com.

SOURCE Brown Gibbons Lang & Company

Related Links

https://www.bglco.com