DVG Partners, led by Jeff Reamer, closed on Madden Media, a digital marketing agency servicing local tourism boards (i.e., Visit Colorado). The long-time CEO of Madden contacted Jeff, who specializes on positioning veterans as business operators, to buy out the former owners. We have known Jeff for several years and are hugely impressed with him. On this deal we loved that Madden owns its niche and that the already-successful CEO is the driver behind this acquisition.
Bloom Equity Partners, led by Bart Macdonald, acquired GRC International in a take-private transaction. GRCI is an international governance, risk mgmt., and compliance company focusing on cyber security. Bart leads a team of savvy and sharp dealmakers, and Bloom specializes on hairy transactions, which enables them to acquire quality assets at competitive valuations. They have a best-in-class team to take GRCI to the next level.
Yan Vinarskiy has acquired Floorguard, a manufacturer of premium concrete floor coatings. Yan is an outstanding operator with deep vertical niche expertise, and Floorguard is a trailblazer within a product group experiencing strong growth from increased mainstream adoption. Yan assembled an incredible governance team of industry experts and will be hands-on in taking Floorguard to the next level.