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Current Mezzanine Investments | 3D-Machining Inc.
3D Machining is a best-in-class contract manufacturer of high precision machined components specializing in orthopedic implants, specialty instruments, drills, reamers and assemblies for medical device OEMs. In June 2007, Brookside Mezzanine Partners invested subordinated notes and equity to support a recapitalization led by a private equity sponsor and management.
(www.3d-machining.com) | 
 | Cardiff Holdings Corp
East Greenwich, RI , and Atlanta, GA
Cardiff Holdings provides card personalization and print fulfillment services to the financial services, insurance, retail, telecommunication and loyalty program markets. Cardiff was formed in July of 2006 to acquire Shoreline Solutions. In October of 2006 Cardiff acquired Source One Direct, a complimentary business in Atlanta, GA. Brookside Mezzanine Partners invested subordinated debt and equity to support the acquisition of Shoreline Solutions and Source One Direct by a private equity sponsor.
(www.shoreline-solutions.com)
(www.sourceonedirect.com) |  | Craftsmen Industries, Inc.
St. Charles, MO
Craftsmen Industries, Inc. designs and fabricates mobile display vehicles serving the event / promotion industry and is a leading large format printer providing vehicle graphics, banners, and signage used in a wide variety of promotional activities. The Company has established a customer base of many well-known and respected blue-chip companies throughout the country. Brookside Mezzanine Partners invested subordinated notes with warrants to help finance the acquisition of Craftsmen by a private equity sponsor.
(www.craftsmenind.com) |  | EN Engineering
EN Engineering, L.L.C. is a leading provider of professional engineering and consulting services to the natural gas and liquid petroleum pipeline industries. In March 2009, Brookside Mezzanine Partners invested subordinated notes and equity to help support the recapitalization led by a private equity sponsor along with management.(www.enengineering.com) |  | Femco Machine Company
Punxsutanwney, PA
Femco Machine Company provides repair services and produces aftermarket and OEM replacement parts for customers that operate heavy equipment and vehicles. In May 2007, Brookside Mezzanine Partners invested subordinated debt and equity to partially finance the leveraged recapitalization led by a private equity sponsor.
(www.femcomachine.com) |  | Hart Systems
Hart Systems, LLC provides inventory management services to a variety of retail, distribution, and federal government customers that require periodic or annual inventory counts. In November 2008, Brookside Mezzanine Partners invested subordinated notes and equity to support a recapitalization led by a private equity sponsor along with management.
(www.hartsystems.com) | 
 | Hillsdale Furniture, LLC
Louisville, KY
Hillsdale Furniture designs and imports residential case goods and accent furniture. Hillsdale sells a broad line of bedroom, dining room, occasional and accent furniture targeting promotional to middle price points. In October 2003, Brookside Mezzanine Partners invested subordinated debt with warrants to partially finance the acquistion of Hillsdale House, Ltd. and Hillstreet Beds, LLC by a private equity sponsor.
(www.hillsdalefurniture.com) |  | LTN Staffing
LTN Staffing, Inc. provides temporary employees for companies requiring light industrial and assembly workers throughout the Northern Chicago and Milwaukee metropolitan areas. In October 2007, Brookside Mezzanine Partners invested subordinated notes to help support the acquisition led by a private equity sponsor.
(www.ltnstaffing.com) |  | McKenzie Sports Products
McKenzie Sports Products, Inc. designs and manufactures taxidermy forms and supplies used to mount trophies harvested by hunters and fishermen. In August 2006, Brookside Mezzanine Partners invested subordinated notes and common equity to partially finance the acquisition of McKenzie by a private equity sponsor.
(www.mckenziesp.com) |  | Roberts Gordon
Roberts-Gordon, LLC designs and manufactures gas-fired, low-intensity and high-intensity infrared heating systems and warm-air unit heaters. Infrared heating systems transfer heat by radiant energy and are an energy-efficient alternative to conventional heating systems. In July 2004, Brookside Mezzanine Partners invested subordinated notes to partially finance the acquisition of Roberts-Gordon by a private equity sponsor.
(www.rg-inc.com) |  | Sabre Industries Inc
Sabre Industries, Inc designs, manufactures and services towers, monopoles, telecom shelters, tower accessories and utility structures through its operating subsidiaries Sabre Towers and Poles, Sabre Site Solutions, Sabre Tubular Structures, Sabre Defense and Homeland Security Systems, Sabre Galvanizing, CellXion, LLC, and CellXion Wireless Services. In June 2006, Brookside Mezzanine Partners invested subordinated notes to partially finance the acquisition of Sabre by a private equity sponsor. Brookside Mezzanine Partners subsequently invested equity to support the add-on acquisition of CellXion, LLC and CellXion Wireless Services.
(www.sabreindustriesinc.com) |  | Super Color Digital
Super Color Digital produces wide and grand-format promotional digital printing products. The Company has the capability to print products on a variety of substrates up to 16’ by 150’. Super Color Digital’s promotional printed products include outdoor banners, building wrap, fleet graphics and trade show graphics. In September 2006, Brookside Mezzanine Partners invested in subordinated notes and equity to support a recapitalization led by a private equity sponsor along with management.
(www.supercolor.com) |  | M.H. Zeigler & Sons, LLC
M.H. Zeigler & Sons, LLC manufactures and distributes refrigerated apple cider, cider blends and lemonades and ice teas sold primarily through the grocery channel. In July 2003, Brookside Mezzanine Partners invested subordinated notes to partially finance the acquisition of Zeigler by a private equity sponsor.
(www.zeiglers.com) |
Prior Mezzanine Investments | Champion Energy
Champion Energy Corporation distributes home heating oil and provides maintenance services through several, wholly-owned, major oil service and supply firms in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, including Hoffman Fuel, The C. Hoffberger Company, Lewis Oil, Rye Fuel Company, Eastern Petroleum, Eastern Fuelman and J.J. Skelton. In June 2004, Brookside Mezzanine Partners invested subordinated notes to recapitalize Champion and provide liquidity to support future growth.
(www.championenergy.com) |  | DMH
Direct Mail Holdings, Inc. is a leading provider of direct mail production and data management services to the nonprofit fundraising, financial, publishing and consumer products markets. DMH represents the combination Alaniz, LLC (Mount Pleasant, IA), Mail American Holdings (Forest, VA), Focus Direct Holding, LLC (San Antonio, TX), and Creative Mailing and Marketing, LLC (Los Angeles, CA). Brookside Mezzanine Partners invested subordinated notes to partially finance the acquisition of Mail America Holdings, Incorporated, and the follow-on acquisitions of Focus Direct and Creative Mailing and Marketing.
(www.directmailholding.com)
|  | Elkay Plastics
Elkay Plastics Co., Inc. distributes and manufactures flexible industrial packaging, mainly polyethylene bags that are used in a wide variety of industrial, food service, medical, hospitality, electronic and retail applications. The Company operates nine distribution centers throughout the United States. In December 2003, Brookside Mezzanine Partners invested subordinated notes to support a recapitalization of Elkay by management.
(www.elkayplastics.com) |  | JetDirect Aviation
JetDirect Aviation, LLC is a private jet charter business formed to take advantage of the significant consolidation opportunity in the multi-billion dollar private jet charter market. The platform for the business was established through the acquisition of Summit Jet Corporation (“Summit”), a leading management and air charter provider in the New York metropolitan area. In August 2005, Brookside Mezzanine Partners invested in subordinated notes to partially finance the acquisition of Summit by a private equity sponsor.
| | |  | Memry
Memry designs, develops and manufactures shape memory alloy-based components and systems for varied applications in the medical marketplace. In November 2004, Brookside Mezzanine Partners invested subordinated notes to facilitate a strategic acquisition.
(www.memry.com) | | |  | Select Quote
SelectQuote Insurance Services is the largest direct response agency selling term life insurance in the United States. The Company was founded in 1984 and pioneered direct response and comparison shopping for term life insurance. In November 2004, Brookside Mezzanine Partners invested subordinated notes to recapitalize the Company.
(www.selectquote.com) |
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