Our clients benefit from experience gained by our professionals while at FourBridges and in previous positions with larger investment banks, operating companies, law firms, consulting firms and commercial banks.  Collectively, we have been involved in a variety of transactions including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, financial restructurings, private placements of debt and equity, as well as initial public offerings (IPOs) and follow-on public offerings.

Presented below are transactions executed by our professionals at FourBridges or prior firms while acting as advisor, placement agent, attorney, member of capital markets team, principal investor and/or operating business executive.

Sell Side

• Delta Services, Inc. (industrial svcs provider to refineries and steel mills) to Thompson Industrial Services, a portfolio company of BB&T Capital Partners
• Missouri Barge Line to AEP River Operations (NYSE: AEP)
• Cape Girardeau Fleeting Service to AEP River Operations (NYSE: AEP)
• JKB Medical Technologies (medical device mfr) to Sandvik AB (ST: SAND)
• Robbins, LLC (rubber compound mfr) to Grey Mountain Partners
• Short Bark Industries (textile mfr) to Commercial Vehicle Group (NASDAQGS: CVGI)
• Waxler Transportation Co.(marine transportation) to SEACOR (NYSE: CKH)
• Foxmark Media (out-of-home mall advertising) to Eye Mall Media, subsidiary of Ten Network (ASX: TEN)
• Steward, Inc. (electronic materials mfr) to Laird Group PLC (LSE: LRD)
• Machining Technology Group (medical device mfr) to Accellent Inc., a portfolio of KRG Capital
• Edge Flooring (flooring mfr) to Hunt Private Equity Group
• Tennessee Landscape Services to private investor
• Forrester Day Care, Inc. to Phoenix Preschool Education Centers
• All State Packaging Co., Inc. to Packaging Services Corporation of Kentucky
• MCP Industries, Inc. Foam Division (foam mfr) to United Foam Plastics Company
• Brevard Lumber to investor group

Private Debt and Equity 

• Edge Flooring - senior debt and participating preferred equity
• Tricycle, Inc. (sustainable design software) - senior debt
• Foxmark Media - senior debt and equity
• Bluff View Art District - senior debt
• Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant Group - subordinated debt
• Dalen Products, Inc. (garden product mfr) - senior and subordinated debt
• Remington Industries, Inc. - senior debt
• Rynel Ltd (foam mfr for medical suppliers) - subordinated debt

Acquisition

• Inman Construction Corp. by EMJ Corporation
• Graphics Technology Corporation by Burroughs Corporation
• Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurants by Big River Breweries
• Molded Fiber Technology Company, Inc. by UFP Technologies, Inc. (packaging and foam fabrication mfr)
• Savannah Coca-Cola Bottling Company by Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc.

• Recreational Products Manufacturer - Bridge to Capital
• Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturer - Bridge to Selling

Public Debt and Equity

• Applebee's South, Inc. - IPO
• Athens Federal Savings Bank (S&L) - IPO
• Checker's Restaurant chain - IPO
• Crest Industries (fan and lighting mfr) - IPO
• Crown Rotational Molded Products (molded plastic storage mfr) - IPO
• Health Infusion (home infusion therapy) - IPO
• Health Ways Systems (HMO) - IPO
• Homestyle Buffet restaurant chain - IPO
• Iverson Technology Corp (computer security) - IPO
• Outback Steakhouse - IPO
• Silk Greenhouse (specialty retailer) - IPO
• Southwest Securities Group (regional securities firm) - IPO
• Stereo Village (consumer electronics retailer) - IPO
• UFP Technologies, Inc. (packaging and foam fabrication mfr) - IPO
• Vidmark, Inc. (production/video distributor) - IPO
• Devcon International (ready-mix concrete mfr) - Follow-on offering
• First Nationwide Financial Corp (S&L) - Follow-on offering
• Flight International (FBO operator) - Follow-on offering
• Greiner Engineering (civil engineering firm) - Follow-on offering
• Ionics Corporation (water purification) - Follow-on offering
• Jones Medical Industries, Inc. (pharmaceutical) - Follow-on offering
• Nutmeg Industries, Inc. (licensed apparel mfr) - Follow-on offering
• Old Spaghetti Warehouse restaurant chain - Follow-on offering
• REIT, One Liberty Properties - Follow-on offering
• USP Real Estate Investment Trust - Follow-on offering
• Intellogic Trace (technology services) - $100 million senior subordinated debt offering

Other

• Innova Fund II LP (venture capital) – sale of $20 million TNInvestco  tax credits
• Solidus, TN Angel Fund, MB Ventures - Sale of $60 million TNInvestco tax credits
• SE Multimedia (production company) – strategic advisory
• Services Select, LLC - strategic advisory