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December 2024 – England & Company is pleased to announce that it served as the exclusive financial advisor to Xtensible Solutions, LLC (“Xtensible”), a global leader in semantic-based integration and information data management solutions, in its sale to Surveying and Mapping, LLC (“SAM”), a Managed Geospatial Services Company , which focuses on utilities, transportation, and infrastructure clients.

Based in Orlando, Florida, Xtensible has established itself as a prominent leader in standards-based consulting for the utility sector for over two decades. The company is an innovative leader in semantic-based integration and information data management solutions for the utility industry worldwide. Semantic integration permits the sharing and interoperability of data and systems across different platforms, applications, and stakeholders so utilities can more easily apply advanced analytics, machine learning, and automation across their organizational data streams and operational footprint to improve decision-making.

The organization is widely recognized for its innovative Model-Driven Integration (MDi) and Model-Driven Data-Driven Integration (MD3i) software architectural frameworks. SAM is poised to leverage these cutting-edge solutions to enhance its clients’ value.

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January 2025 – England & Company is pleased to announce that its client, SGB-SMIT Group (“SGB-SMIT”), a leading independent transformer manufacturer that manufactures capital goods for power supply and is a global market leader with its products, has entered into an agreement to acquire Southwest Electric Co. (“Southwest Electric”), an electrical component manufacturer and service provider. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2025.

Founded in 1913, SGB-SMIT is headquartered in Regensburg, Germany, and operates 14 locations across eight countries. SGB-SMIT and its affiliate OTC Services in Louisville, Ohio, have served the U.S. market for decades with small, medium, and large power transformers and related services.

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October 2024 – England & Company is pleased to announce that it served as the financial advisor to Sargent Electric Company, LLC (“Sargent”), a leading electrical contractor with over $400 million in annual revenue, in its sale to Constructel Visabeira (“Constructel”), a global leader in providing energy and telecommunications engineering and construction services, backed by Goldman Sachs Alternatives.

Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Sargent is a full-service electrical contractor serving Fortune 500 companies throughout the United States.  The company has a long history and proven capabilities in energy transition projects (including renewable energy projects such as wind, solar, renewable natural gas, and battery energy storage), utility transmission, distribution, and substation projects, commercial and industrial projects, and data center projects.

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October 2024 – England & Company is pleased to announce that it served as the exclusive financial advisor to Collagen Solutions, a premier global supplier, developer, and manufacturer of engineered biomaterial-based medical devices and components with applications in regenerative medicine, in its sale to RTI Surgical, a leading contract development and manufacturing organization (“CDMO”) in tissue engineering for regenerative medicine. RTI is a portfolio company of Montagu Private Equity, a leading Europe and U.S.-based private equity firm with $12 billion of assets under management.

“The England & Company team are experts in medical device marketing and contract manufacturing, with extensive relationships in the biomaterials and regenerative medicine spaces. They found us the ideal partner for this business and negotiated strong terms for us,” said Rick Mulford, CEO of Collagen Solutions.

Collagen Solutions provides its OEM customers with high-quality components and fully assembled devices made from medical-grade collagen and xenograft tissue. These devices are used in various therapeutic areas, including cardiovascular, wound care, orthopedics and sports medicine, dental, biosurgery, and neurosurgery. The Company is based in Eden Prairie, MN, and has additional strategically located manufacturing sites in the U.K., New Zealand, and Glencoe, MN.

Financial Advisor to Debtor in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

August 2024 – England & Company is pleased to announce that it served as the exclusive financial advisor and investment banker to iSun, Inc. (“iSun”) (OTCPK: ISUN), a provider of solar design and installation, electrical contracting, and project management services, in its sale to Original Clean Energy, a subsidiary of Clean Royalties, LLC. The sale was effectuated through a Chapter 11 asset sale under Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

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August 2024  — England & Company is pleased to announce that it served as the exclusive financial advisor to Allied Bolt, Inc. (“Allied Bolt”) in its sale to Power Grid Components, Inc. (“PGC”), a portfolio company of Blackstone Energy Transition Partners. Allied Bolt, based in Port Chester, New York, is a global supplier of hardware and components for the telecommunication and power utility industries. Allied Bolt’s product categories, including earth anchors, pole line hardware, aerial drop hardware, and drop attachments, are essential to bringing high-speed data and electrical power distribution to urban and rural homes.

The acquisition of Allied Bolt expands Power Grid Component’s product offering and end markets with a trusted hardware brand, allowing it to sell more products to telecommunication and utility customers.

“I am very thankful to England & Company for putting the deal together between Allied Bolt and Power Grid Components. There is no way we could have gotten to the finish line without them. They were incredibly knowledgeable, helpful, and patient in making our transaction go smoothly,” said Glen Malin, President of Allied Bolt.  “With PGC and Blackstone, we have found partners that match our core values and goals around smart growth.”