Welcome to the November issue of ACM Capital Partners’ Value Line newsletter. In this issue you will find details of two new engagements – a $140 million electronics distributor and a $30 million fruit importer as well as recent activity from our affiliated company, ACM Capital Fund I, which provided bridge financing for a client in the construction supply industry.
ACM ENGAGED TO PROVIDE OPERATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF $140M ELECTRONICS DISTRIBUTOR
This $140 million electronics distributor located in Florida has engaged the firm to assist them with an operational assessment. The engagement is broken up into two phases with the initial phase focused on the identification of opportunities to improve the flow of electronic goods through the warehouse and ultimately to the retailers located throughout North America. Once the analysis of Phase I is complete, the firm and the client will set the scope for Phase II, which will be the implementation of the recommendations from Phase I.
Like most of ACM’s engagements, the firm shares the risk with its clients and is compensated after a successful outcome and creation of savings. “This is another example of how we are different from our competitors as we prefer to deliver results and then be rewarded for those results”, said Jim Martin, ACM’s Managing Partner. The assignment is led by Mark Deleo, ACM’s senior operations professional, and one of the firm’s Directors with 20 years in the logistics and freight industry.
ACM COMPLETES ACM RETAINED TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES TO A $30M FRUIT IMPORTER
ACM has been retained to provide financial advisory services to a $30 million fruit importer and distributor located in Florida. The company imports tropical fruits from South America and then distributes them throughout North America.
Part of the mandate for this assignment is to assist the client with restructuring its real estate debt and to secure a new working capital line to support the rapid growth of this profitable business. “This becomes the third agriculture deal we have secured in three months. We like this space and have developed a wide network of contacts with whom we are collaborating to assist this growing client base”, said Jim Martin. “This market will only become stronger in the coming years in North America.”
ACM CAPITAL FUND I COMPLETES ITS FIFTH TRANSACTION IN 2012
The firm announced that its related company, ACM Capital Fund I, has provided bridge financing to an existing client in the construction supply market. This marks the fifth transaction for the fund this year. Said Martin, “We are pleased with the results so far and look to grow this opportunity in 2013.”
