{"id":8995,"date":"2020-01-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livingstagenew.wpenginepowered.com\/transaction\/livingstone-advises-design-house-on-its-acquisition-of-leick-home\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T13:24:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T17:24:55","slug":"livingstone-advises-design-house-on-its-acquisition-of-leick-home","status":"publish","type":"transaction","link":"https:\/\/livingstonepartners.com\/en\/transaction\/livingstone-advises-design-house-on-its-acquisition-of-leick-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Livingstone advises Design House on its acquisition of Leick Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Design House &lpar;\u201cCompany\u201d&rpar;, a leader in the design and sourcing of home d\u00e9cor products, has acquired <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/leick-furniture.com\/\"><strong>Leick Furniture, Inc.<\/strong><\/a><strong> &lpar;\u201cLeick Home\u201d&rpar;, a leading branded wholesaler and distributor of high-quality solid wood furniture. The acquisition was supported by financing from Fifth Third Bank and Spell Capital. Livingstone served as the exclusive investment banker to Design House by leading both the buy-side and financing strategy and execution.<\/strong><\/p><p><em>\u201cWe are excited about the opportunity to add this well-established furniture brand to our offering of products. We see this acquisition as the merger of two, great Wisconsin-based companies, each with over 100 years of proven expertise; the combination of Design House and Leick proves a natural step in the evolution of the Company. Their focus on the E-Commerce channel and home d\u00e9cor make them a great addition to Design House\u2019s business. We are two companies who have grown with the times and see equal value in continuing to expand on that opportunity. I look forward to working with and learning from the Leick team,\u201d<\/em> said <strong>JP Drevline, President and CEO of Design House<\/strong>.<\/p><p><strong>Todd Witte, Chairman of Design House<\/strong> added, <em>\u201cWe engaged Livingstone on this important acquisition to provide us with both M&amp;A and financing advice and execution support. They over-delivered. We were able to leverage all of the capabilities of the firm, and had partners leading both aspects of the deal which led to seamless execution of both the acquisition and financing.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p><em>\u201cWe are extremely excited about the successful outcome for our client, Design House,\u201d<\/em> said <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/livingstonepartners.com\/en\/team\/andrew-bozzelli\"><strong>Andrew Bozzelli<\/strong><\/a><strong>, a Partner with Livingstone<\/strong>. <em>\u201cThis type of transaction represents a clear distinction between the full breadth of advisory services that we offer clients when compared to competitors. We are able to leverage our sell-side expertise to help clients manage competitive acquisition processes and provide hands-on execution support.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/livingstonepartners.com\/en\/team\/tom-lesch\/\"><strong>Tom Lesch<\/strong><\/a><strong>, Debt Advisory Partner,<\/strong> stated, <em>\u201cA key goal in all of our financing processes is to identify good lending partners for our clients.&nbsp; We achieved that here with Fifth Third and Spell Capital as both lenders made it clear that they believe in the strategic fit and growth strategy for Design House.&nbsp; Our competitive capital raising process helped the Company secure an attractive financing package that supports the planned growth of the Company.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gklaw.com\/\">Godfrey &amp; Kahn S.C.<\/a> served as legal counsel and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/fgmk.com\/\">FGMK, LLC<\/a> provided accounting diligence to Design House.<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Design House, has acquired Leick Furniture, Inc. 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