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Resilience Acquires Riverside Manufacturing Company

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Affinity Specialty Apparel, a portfolio company of Resilience Capital Partners, has acquired Riverside Manufacturing Company, a manufacturer, seller and distributor of flame-resistant clothing.  Riverside is Resilience Capital Partners’ first add-on acquisition by its Affinity Specialty Apparel investment platform, which it acquired in December 2013.

Riverside Manufacturing is a manufacturer, seller and distributor of flame-resistant clothing, work wear, and casual apparel.  Riverside has numerous Fortune 500 companies as customers.  The company was founded in 1911 and is based north of Tallahassee, FL in Moultrie, GA (www.riversideuniforms.com).

“Riverside is an excellent complement to Affinity resulting in an even larger blue-chip customer base and diverse product offering across a wide variety of industries including transportation, retail petroleum, hospitality, industrial, beverage distribution, electrical and gas utilities,” said Bassem Mansour, Co-CEO of Resilience Capital Partners.  “Resilience remains committed to continuing to invest capital to support the Affinity team and this platform.”

Affinity Specialty Apparel specializes in the selling and distributing of occupational apparel and services, including the design, marketing and distribution of customized and off-the-shelf apparel collections to customers through managed direct purchase uniform programs. The company is headquartered in Dayton (www.affinityapparel.com).

“Acquiring Riverside, with its tremendous position in the protective apparel marketplace, strengthens our competitive position in the direct sale uniform business and takes us one step closer to our long term objective of creating an industry leader in the sector,” said Michael DiMino, CEO of Affinity Apparel.

Resilience Capital Partners specializes in investing in middle market companies with $25 million to $250 million in revenues across a range of industries. The firm’s investment strategy is to acquire companies in a variety of special situations including underperformers, corporate divestitures, turnarounds, and orphan public companies. Since its inception in 2001, Resilience has acquired 41 companies under 23 platforms with over $2 billion in revenues. The firm is based in Cleveland (www.resiliencecapital.com).

2014 PEPD • Private Equity’s Leading News Magazine • 9-30-14

CI Capital Partners Acquires Best Uniforms

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Galls, a distributor of uniforms and equipment to the public safety market and a portfolio company of CI Capital Partners, has acquired Best Uniforms, a regional distributor of similar products to public safety and transit personnel.

Galls was acquired by CI Capital Partners in September 2011 as a platform investment in the public safety products market. The buy of Best Uniforms is the third add-on acquisition for Galls under CI Capital’s ownership. The company also purchased Quartermaster in January 2012 and Roy Tailors Uniform Co. in September 2013.

Best Uniforms provides uniforms and accessories to police, fire, EMS, industrial, transit and hospitality employees. The company also operates under the name of Century Uniforms, which was acquired by Best Uniforms earlier this year. Best Uniforms has facilities in North Carolina (Raleigh, Goldsboro, and Charlotte) and in Virginia (Richmond and Norfolk). The company is headquartered in Wilmington, NC (www.bestuniformsinc.com).

“We are pleased to announce the acquisition of Best Uniforms,” said Michael Wessner, chief executive officer of Galls. “Best Uniforms is a leader in the North Carolina and Virginia markets and has distinguished itself through excellent service in its stores. We are excited to build on Best Uniforms’ success by pairing it with Galls’ breadth of product assortment, national distribution capabilities, catalog and web presence, as well as our premier information technology infrastructure.”

Galls, together with its subsidiary Quartermaster, represents the largest distributor of uniforms, supplies and equipment to public safety personnel, including police, fire, EMS/EMT, private security, corrections, and federal/military. Products include customized uniforms, sunglasses, boots and shoes, body armor, handcuffs, medical kids, light bars, and a range of other equipment, supplies and gear.  The company sells and services its products through its e-commerce site, national catalog, dedicated sales representatives, nine retail stores and five service centers.  Galls has approximately 600 employees. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Lexington, KY (www.Galls.com).

CI Capital Partners invests from $25 million to $100 million in middle market companies in the following sectors: business services, consumer services, distribution, government services and defense, and light manufacturing.  Since founding in 1993, CI Capital and its portfolio companies have made more than 125 acquisitions representing over $7 billion in enterprise value. CI Capital’s existing portfolio consists of companies which collectively generate annual revenue of approximately $4 billion, EBITDA of approximately $400 million, and employ approximately 14,000 people. The firm is based in New York (www.cicapllc.com).

2014 PEPD • Private Equity’s Leading News Magazine • 8-20-14

CI Capital Partners Acquires Roy Tailors Uniform

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Galls, a portfolio company of CI Capital Partners, has acquired Roy Tailors Uniform Co. Galls was acquired by CI Capital Partners in September 2011, as a platform investment in the public safety products market and the buy of Roy Tailors is the second add-on acquisition for Galls under CI Capital’s ownership. The company also purchased Quartermaster in January 2012.

Roy Tailors provides uniforms and accessories to police, fire, EMS, postal, industrial, transit and hospitality employees. The company, family owned and operated for over 50 years, is headquartered in Cincinnati with a second operation in Columbus (www.roytailors.com).

“My father began Roy Tailors in 1958 by selling postal uniforms out of the trunk of his car. We have grown immensely since those humble beginnings, and it has been my greatest honor to serve the fine men and women in uniform. Joining the Galls family, with its broad product offerings, wide distribution capabilities, and advanced technology platform, enables us to take the next step forward and service our customers at an even greater level. We are thrilled with this partnership.”

Galls is a supplier of uniforms and equipment to public safety professionals. Galls markets under the brand names Galls and Quartermaster. The company serves more than one million customers per year through its websites, catalog, inside and outside sales forces and nine retail service center locations. The company was founded in 1968 and is based in Lexington, KY (www.galls.com).

“We are pleased to announce the acquisition of Roy Tailors Uniform Co. Roy Tailors is a leader in the Ohio market and has distinguished itself through excellent service in its stores. We are excited to build on the company’s success by pairing it with Galls’ breadth of product, national distribution capabilities, catalog and web presence, and premier information technology infrastructure,” said Michael Wessner, chief executive officer of Galls.

CI Capital Partners invests from $25 million to $100 million in middle market companies in the following sectors: business services, consumer services, distribution, government services and defense, and light manufacturing. Since the firm’s inception in 1993, CI Capital and its portfolio companies have made more than 100 acquisitions representing over $6 billion in enterprise value. CI Capital’s existing portfolio consists of companies which collectively generate annual revenue of approximately $4 billion, EBITDA of approximately $350 million, and employ approximately 15,000 people. The firm is based in New York (www.cicapllc.com).

© 2013 PEPD • Private Equity’s Leading News Magazine • 9-26-13