{"id":12101,"date":"2015-09-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-11T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livingstagenew.wpenginepowered.com\/transaction\/livingstone-memorializes-the-sale-of-messenger-for-prairie-capital\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T09:14:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T13:14:32","slug":"livingstone-memorializes-the-sale-of-messenger-for-prairie-capital","status":"publish","type":"transaction","link":"https:\/\/livingstonepartners.com\/it\/transaction\/livingstone-memorializes-the-sale-of-messenger-for-prairie-capital\/","title":{"rendered":"Livingstone commemora la vendita di Messenger for Orchard Holdings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Livingstone \u00e8 lieta di annunciare la vendita di Messenger Holding Corp. (&#8220;Messenger&#8221;), societ\u00e0 in portafoglio di Prairie Capital, a Orchard Holdings Group. Livingstone ha agito come advisor per Messenger e Prairie Capital. I termini dell\u2019accordo non sono stati resi noti.<\/strong><\/p><p>Con sede a Auburn, Indiana, Messenger \u00e8 un leader nella produzione e commercializzazione di articoli per la commemorazione, prodotti speciali e tecnologie innovative per le agenzie funebri in Nord America. I prodotti dell\u2019azienda vengono utilizzati in occasione di cerimonie e servizi commemorativi.<\/p><p><strong>Kevin Keane, Presidente di<\/strong> <strong>Messenger<\/strong>, ha dichiarato: <em>&#8220;Prairie \u00e8 stato un partner eccezionale per Messenger, fornendo supporto strategico e capitale per acquisizioni, investimenti infrastrutturali e altre iniziative di sviluppo aziendale. Siamo entusiasti di collaborare ora con Orchard, una realt\u00e0 con una solida integrit\u00e0 e una prospettiva di investimento a lungo termine, per continuare a rafforzare la nostra leadership di mercato.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><p>Messenger presenta caratteristiche di investimento particolarmente attrattive per gli investitori di tipo Family Office. Orchard Holdings \u00e8 nella posizione ideale per capitalizzare sulle tendenze demografiche a lungo termine che sosterranno una crescita stabile nel settore dei prodotti funerari per i prossimi decenni.<\/p><p><strong>Nate Good, Partner di Prairie Capital<\/strong>, ha aggiunto: <em>&#8220;Livingstone ci ha consigliato fin dall\u2019inizio che un Family Office sarebbe stato il miglior partner a lungo termine per Messenger e che il processo di vendita avrebbe dovuto essere personalizzato per attrarre questo tipo di acquirente. La loro strategia su misura ha portato a un risultato vantaggioso per tutte le parti coinvolte, con tempistiche rapide e un impatto minimo sul business.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><p>Negli ultimi tre anni, Livingstone ha completato quasi dieci operazioni di vendita con investitori finanziari alternativi, tra cui family office e sponsor finanziari indipendenti.<\/p><p><strong>Ryan Buckley<\/strong>, <strong>Director di<\/strong> <strong>Livingstone<\/strong>, ha commentato: <em>&#8220;I Family Office offrono una maggiore flessibilit\u00e0 di investimento e un orizzonte temporale pi\u00f9 lungo, rendendoli sempre pi\u00f9 attivi nel mid-market. Abbiamo compreso il valore di Messenger come investimento a lungo termine e strutturato un processo di vendita mirato per coinvolgere acquirenti di questo tipo.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><p>Livingstone vanta una solida esperienza in operazioni Private Equity nel settore dei prodotti funerari, avendo precedentemente assistito la vendita di <strong>Aurora Casket Company a Kohlberg &amp; Co. nel 2012<\/strong>.<\/p><p><strong>Andy Isgrig, Partner di<\/strong> <strong>Livingstone<\/strong>, ha aggiunto: <em>&#8220;Il settore dei prodotti funerari si distingue per la sua stabilit\u00e0 a lungo termine, la resistenza ai cicli economici e le elevate barriere all\u2019ingresso. La nostra rete di Family Office continua a rappresentare un\u2019opzione di uscita attraente per i clienti che cercano queste caratteristiche.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><p>Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP ha fornito consulenza legale a Messenger e Prairie Capital, mentre Keating Muething &amp; Klekamp PLL ha rappresentato Orchard. Freeport Financial ha fornito il finanziamento a supporto dell\u2019acquisizione.<\/p><p><strong>Informazioni su Prairie Capital<\/strong><\/p><p>Prairie Capital \u00e8 una societ\u00e0 di Private Equity con sede a Chicago, specializzata in transizioni di propriet\u00e0 per aziende di media dimensione. Targetizza aziende con ricavi ricorrenti di almeno 20 milioni di dollari e un cash flow minimo di 4 milioni di dollari. Dal 1997, ha investito circa 850 milioni di dollari in 84 operazioni, attualmente operando attraverso il suo quinto fondo, Prairie Capital V, da 300 milioni di dollari.<\/p><p><strong>Informazioni su Orchard Holdings<\/strong><\/p><p>Orchard Holdings, con sede a Cincinnati, \u00e8 una societ\u00e0 di investimento privato che impiega capitale familiare non istituzionale in aziende con alto potenziale di creazione di valore a lungo termine. Generalmente investe tra 10 e 40 milioni di dollari per operazione, focalizzandosi su aziende con ricavi compresi tra 25 e 250 milioni di dollari.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":3116,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"client-type":[],"region":[],"sector":[],"service":[],"transaction-type":[],"class_list":["post-12101","transaction","type-transaction","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"team_members":[1488,1484],"date":"20150911","client_type":51,"type":[1127],"region":[393],"services":[448],"sectors":[741,751],"related_transactions":"","related_testimonials":"","contacts":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Livingstone commemora la vendita di Messenger for Orchard Holdings - Livingstone Partners<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, 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