Brookside Mezzanine Partners has made an investment in Water-Jel Technologies, a manufacturer of branded and private label specialty medical products. Brookside provided a senior debt facility to refinance existing indebtedness of Water-Jel.
Water-Jel is a manufacturer of branded and private label specialty medical products, specializing in emergency first aid burn care applications and over-the-counter pharmaceutical preparations. It is a highly-recognized market leader in emergency burn care for industrial and retail markets, as well as for the US military, European Emergency Medical Services and Formula-1 Racing. The company was founded in 1980 and is based outside of New York in Carlstadt, NJ (www.waterjel.com).
Founded in 2001, Brookside Mezzanine Partners manages in excess of $500 million across three mezzanine funds. The firm is a provider of subordinated debt and minority equity capital to small and mid-sized companies throughout the United States. We invest in both sponsored and non-sponsored transactions and provide junior capital and unitranche financing to support buyouts, leveraged recapitalizations, strategic acquisitions, dividends and growth capital. Brookside will invest up to $20 million per transaction, with the resources to complete larger transactions as well. Brookside Mezzanine Partners was founded in 2001 and has offices in Stamford, CT and Boston, MA (www.brooksidemezzanine.com).
2014 PEPD • Private Equity’s Leading News Magazine • 6-13-14
