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Livingstone is pleased to announce the sale of Waterfront Brands (\u201cWaterfront\u201d or the \u201cCompany\u201d), a portfolio company of Invision Capital (\u201cInvision\u201d), to MPE Partners (\u201cMPE\u201d). Terms were not disclosed.<\/strong><\/p>

Headquartered in Fergus Falls, MN, with additional manufacturing facilities in Claremore, OK, and Fort Lauderdale, FL, Waterfront is the industry-leading designer and manufacturer of premium watercraft lifts, docks, and related accessories. Under its three flagship brands, ShoreMaster, HydroHoist, and Neptune Boat Lifts, Waterfront offers a complete product line-up to more than 700 independent dealers and distributors across North America and sells direct-to-consumer through both retail locations and its eCommerce websites.<\/p>

\u201cInvision was successful in partnering with a strong management team, led by CEO Don Hurley, in building the only boat lift and dock company with a national footprint, serving every water type and watercraft across the United States and Canada under our ownership,\u201d<\/em> <\/strong>said Robert Castillo, Managing Director at Invision<\/strong>. \u201cThe team\u2019s tireless execution on its strategic initiatives resulted in strong operating performance while transforming the business into the market leader.\u201d<\/em><\/p>

Don Hurley, CEO of Waterfront<\/strong>, commented, \u201cLivingstone provided terrific transaction execution and thought leadership to Waterfront throughout the sale process. They managed the process every step of the way, ultimately connecting us with a high-caliber set of interested parties. We are excited to be partnering with MPE to execute the next chapter of our growth plan.\u201d<\/em><\/p>

Karl Freimuth, Partner at Livingstone<\/strong>, commented, \u201cDon and the Waterfront team built a valuable enterprise with market-leading brands known for exceptional quality and best-in-class customer service. The Company was a coveted asset and represents another successful transaction for Livingstone\u2019s global industrial practice. We expect demand for high-quality targets to remain incredibly robust for the balance of 2021.\u201d<\/em><\/p>

Headquartered in Chicago, IL, Invision is a middle-market private equity firm providing \u201cflexible capital\u201d to facilitate buyouts, recapitalizations, and growth investments in manufacturing, distribution, and service companies.  Invision\u2019s \u201cflexible capital\u201d strategy facilitates its investments across a broad spectrum of capital needs and business life cycle stages. Invision can provide varying types of follow-on capital to meet businesses changing needs.<\/p>

Based in Cleveland, OH, and Boston, MA, MPE seeks to be the preferred partner for entrepreneur- and family-owned companies. MPE invests in profitable, lower middle-market companies with transaction values up to $250 million.  MPE has two primary target investment areas: high-value manufacturing and commercial & industrial services.<\/p>

Waterfront is Livingstone\u2019s 185th transaction completed since 2018, and the 75th global industrial transaction completed in the same timeframe following the sales of Beranek to J&E<\/a>, Lesman to Kele<\/a>, LT Harnett to A&R<\/a>, Cummins Allison to Crane<\/a>, Capital Southwest\u2019s portfolio company, SpotSee, to Harbour Group<\/a>, Royal Truck Body to Shyft Group<\/a>, and Artistic Carton to Graphic Packaging<\/a>.<\/p>

Baker Hostetler<\/a> served as legal counsel while Ernst & Young provided transaction-related accounting services to Waterfront.  Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky, and Popeo, P.C.<\/a> served as legal counsel, and BKD<\/a> provided transaction-related accounting services to MPE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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