Cleveland, Ohio: Cyprium Partners, a non-control private equity firm, is pleased to announce its new sponsorless mezzanine investment and commitment in Bensussen Deutsch & Associates, LLC (BDA). This investment was the eleventh transaction from the firm’s Cyprium Investors IV fund, which closed in December 2014.
Non-Control Capital
Baumgartners turn over Paper Machinery to surprised employees
By Rick Barrett of the Journal Sentinel A family with some of Milwaukee’s deepest manufacturing roots has decided to turn its company over to the people it credits most for its success. The families of Donald Baumgartner and his son, John, owners of Paper Machinery Corp., handed the 65-year-old Milwaukee company over to stunned employees…
Selection Bias – All Capital Is Not Created Equal
Cyprium Capital Markets Perspectives By John Sinnenberg, Chairman, Cyprium Partners My colleagues and I came together seventeen years ago to form the core investment team of Cyprium Investment Partners. Our guiding investment philosophy since our founding has been to make long-term, illiquid, non-controlling investments directly alongside entrepreneurs and families to facilitate the continued growth of…
Cyprium Partners Announces New Preferred Equity and Subordinated Debt Investment in Weaber, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio: Cyprium Partners, a non-control private equity firm, is pleased to announce a preferred equity and subordinated debt investment in Weaber, Inc. The capital was used to facilitate the acquisition of the company by third generation President and CEO, Matthew G. Weaber. This investment was Cyprium’s sixth transaction from its Cyprium Investors IV fund, which closed in December 2014.
Cyprium Partners Announces New Sponsorless Mezzanine Investment in M-D Building Products
Cleveland, Ohio: Cyprium Partners, a non-control private equity firm, is pleased to announce its new sponsorless mezzanine investment in M-D Building Products. The capital was used to refinance existing indebtedness and to fund the company’s growth. This investment was Cyprium’s fifth transaction from its Cyprium Investors IV fund, which closed in December 2014.
Cyprium Partners Announces New Sponsorless Mezzanine Investment in B.J. Alan Company
Cleveland, Ohio: Cyprium Partners, a non-control private equity firm, is pleased to announce its new sponsorless mezzanine investment in B.J. Alan Company, dba Phantom Fireworks. The capital was used to refinance existing indebtedness and to fund continued growth. This investment was Cyprium’s fourth transaction from its Cyprium Investors IV fund, which closed in December 2014.
The Minority Recapitalization: Maximizing shareholder value while retaining economic control
A Minority Recapitalization (Recap) is a viable liquidity alternative for company owners. However, Cyprium has frequently observed that business owners lack the market awareness that would enable them to develop an appreciation for the prospective benefits of a Minority Recap option. Just as important, many issuers are oftentimes unaware of the flexibility that junior capital…
Cyprium Partners Closes Its Fourth Fund at $460 Million, Continuing Its Long-Time Focus on Non-Control Investments.
Cleveland, Ohio: Cyprium Partners, a private equity firm focused on making non-control investments, announced the closing of its fourth fund, Cyprium Investors IV, raising $460 million. The fund continues the firm’s long-time strategy of making sponsorless non-control investments of equity and/or subordinated debt. The firm focuses on middle-market companies with $10 million or more of EBITDA headquartered in the U.S. or Canada. Investors in Cyprium’s fund include domestic and foreign pension funds, insurance companies, family offices and entrepreneurs who the firm has backed in previous investments.
Cyprium Partners Announces New Subordinated Debt Investment in Hobbico.
Cyprium Partners has completed a new subordinated debt investment in Hobbico with the proceeds used to refinance the company’s existing indebtedness and for the ongoing growth of the business. It was Cyprium’s second investment in the company since 2010 and was made out of the firm’s Cyprium Investors IV fund.
