Maranon Capital has provided unitranche financing to support the acquisition of Fisher/Unitech by The Riverside Company.
Fisher/Unitech is a reseller of 3D solid modeling design software, 3D printing hardware and related products and services including training, and consulting services. Fisher is the world’s largest distributor of Stratasys 3D printers (www.stratasys.com) and the third-largest distributor of SolidWorks software (www.solidworks.com) in the US. Fisher operates largely in the Midwest and New England and has more than 8,000 customers that are active in the aerospace, consumer goods, automobiles, and defense industries. The company has 13 locations with classroom facilities supporting sales across 16 states. Fisher/Unitech was founded in 1993 and is based in the Detroit suburb of Troy, MI (www.funtech.com).
Maranon Capital provides senior financing, mezzanine debt and equity co-investments for private equity-backed and non-sponsored middle market transactions. The firm is currently managing over $1 billion of committed capital. Maranon has offices in Chicago, IL; Birmingham, MI (near Detroit) and South Bend, IN (www.maranoncapital.com).
The Riverside Company is a global private equity firm focused on investing in and acquiring growing businesses valued at up to $250 million (€200 million in Europe). Since its founding in 1988, Riverside has invested in more than 360 transactions. The firm’s international portfolio includes more than 75 companies. Riverside is headquartered in New York with additional offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and London (www.riversidecompany.com).
2014 PEPD • Private Equity’s Leading News Magazine • 11-21-14
