Spell Capital Mezzanine Partners has had a busy first half of 2016. We have invested in five new companies and continued to support existing portfolio companies. Additionally, we have had successful exits from several of our prior investments. About Spell Capital Partners Spell Capital is a manager of private equity and mezzanine capital based in Minneapolis,...Read More
Minneapolis, MN, May 2016 – Spell Capital Mezzanine (“Spell”) is pleased to announce a subordinated debt investment in WM Coffman (“WMC”), to support the acquisition of StairCrafters by WMC, a portfolio company of Prophet Equity. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, WM Coffman is a leading designer, marketer and distributor of interior stair building materials for residential new construction and remodeling....Read More
Minneapolis, MN, June 2016 – Spell Capital Mezzanine is pleased to announce the successful realization of three investments. About Spell Capital Mezzanine Spell Capital Mezzanine provides subordinated debt and non-control equity to businesses in a variety of industries across the United States. We finance leveraged acquisitions backed by lower middle-market private equity sponsors, management and family driven ownership...Read More
Darren Brathol – Senior Associate Darren Brathol has joined the firm as a Senior Associate on the mezzanine team. Prior to joining Spell Capital, he was an investment banking analyst at Lazard Middle Market in Minneapolis, where he was on the financial sponsor team covering the private equity market. Previously, Mr. Brathol was a financial analyst...Read More
Minneapolis, MN, October 2015 – Spell Capital Mezzanine (“Spell”) is pleased to announce a mezzanine debt and minority equity investment in Pinnacle Products International, Inc. (“Pinnacle” or the “Company”), a portfolio company of Taglich Private Equity LLC, to finance the acquisition of Schaefer Ventilation Equipment (“Schaefer”). Medallion Capital, Inc. invested alongside Spell in the transaction. Pinnacle is...Read More
Minneapolis, MN, July 2015 – Spell Capital Mezzanine (“Spell”) is pleased to announce an $8.5 million subordinated debt investment in American Surgical Professionals (“ASP”) to support a recapitalization. ASP is a portfolio company of Great Point Partners based in Greenwich, CT. ASP, headquartered in Houston, TX, is a leading provider of surgical assistants to hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers....Read More
Minneapolis, MN, June 2015 – Spell Capital Mezzanine (“Spell”) is pleased to announce a $7.5 million subordinated debt and $1.0 million equity co-investment in Stauer to support the acquisition of Stauer by Stanfield Capital, Ocean Avenue Capital Partners and its CEO. Stauer, with operations in Burnsville, MN and Richmond, VA, is a direct marketer of various consumer products through catalogs,...Read More
Minneapolis, MN, May 2015 – Spell Capital Mezzanine (“Spell”) is pleased to announce a mezzanine debt and equity co-investment in Lone Star Distribution LLC (“Lone Star” or the “Company”) as part of the acquisition of the Company by Sheridan Legacy Group and industry veteran Gary Giles. Lone Star, headquartered in Dallas, TX, is a national wholesale distributor...Read More
Minneapolis, MN, May 2015 – Spell Capital Mezzanine (“Spell”) is pleased to announce a subordinated debt investment in Anchor Fabrication (“Anchor” or the “Company”). Founded in 1989 and based in Fort Worth, TX, Anchor is a full service metal fabrication company serving customers in a diverse set of industries, including rail, heavy truck, defense, oil & gas...Read More
Minneapolis, MN, January 2015 – Spell Capital Mezzanine (“Spell”) is pleased to announce a minority equity investment in Arandell Corporation (“Arandell” or the “Company”) to support a management led buyout of the Company. The transaction closed in November of 2014. Spell originally invested $7.0 million of mezzanine in early 2014 as part of a debt refinancing. Based in...Read More
