Acquisition financing for Graham Partners in their acquisition of Comar, Inc.
Lincoln International, LLC (“Lincoln International”), a leading global mid-market investment bank, announced today the successful completion of a financing in support of Graham Partners’ (“Graham”) acquisition of Comar, LLC (the “Company” or “Comar”). Headquartered in Buena, New Jersey, Comar is a market leading designer and manufacturer of innovative packaging solutions and liquid dispensing products. The Company serves key players in the pharmaceutical, diagnostic, health and personal care markets using advanced manufacturing capabilities in its New Jersey and Puerto Rico-based facilities.
Lincoln International acted as exclusive financial advisor to Graham, helping to arrange and negotiate the financing. The debt financing consisted of senior secured credit facilities provided by Bank of Montreal and Ally Commercial Finance and junior debt provided by New Canaan Funding.
William Timmerman, Principal of Graham Partners, commented, “We were very pleased with the outcome of Lincoln’s advisory services. By partnering with Lincoln on the financing, we were able to focus our time and attention on the operational aspects of the M&A transaction and our due diligence efforts, while Lincoln helped us secure an attractive financing solution that provided us with the capital needed to consummate the acquisition as well as to support the Company’s expected growth.”
About Comar
Comar is a privately held firm headquartered in Buena, New Jersey. Since 1949, Comar has been a market leading designer and manufacturer of innovative plastic packaging solutions and liquid dispensing products, serving the pharmaceutical, diagnostic, health and personal care markets. For more information, please visit the Company’s website at www.comar.com.
About Graham Partners
Graham Partners is a private investment firm focused on investing in businesses with proprietary technologies, advanced manufacturing know-how, innovative product development capabilities and strong growth potential. Graham Partners targets companies with EBITDA between $5 million and $50 million, and will invest in smaller companies to the extent they complement one or more of its other holdings. Since the firm’s founding in 1988, Graham Partners has closed over sixty acquisitions, joint ventures, financings and divestitures. Today, the committed capital of the Graham Partners funds and Graham led co-investments totals approximately $1.7 billion. Investors include university endowments, charitable foundations, financial institutions and private investors. Based in suburban Philadelphia, the firm has access to extensive operating resources and industrial expertise as a member of The Graham Group, an alliance of independently owned and operated industrial and investment management businesses that share in the common legacy of entrepreneur Donald C. Graham. Additional information on Graham can be found at www.grahampartners.net.
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