BIRMINGHAM, AL (March 8, 2023) – Founders is pleased to announce that certain principals of Founders Advisors advised Inventory Sales Company (“ISC”) in its sale to Frontenac-backed EFC International (“EFC”). ISC, founded in 1972 by Jim Friedmann and headquartered in St. Louis, MO, is a distributor of Class-C parts with a primary focus on fasteners and…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (February 16, 2023) – Founders is pleased to announce that certain principals of Founders Advisors advised Bag Supply Company, Inc. (“Bag Supply”) in its sale to Field Packaging Solutions, LLC (“Field”). The transaction closed on February 1, 2023. Bag Supply, founded in 1990 and headquartered in Birmingham, AL, is a leading manufacturer and…
BIRMINGHAM, AL (January 26, 2023) – Founders is pleased to announce that Zigatta, LLC (Zigatta) has been acquired by Improving Enterprises (Improving), a modern digital services company. Improving is a portfolio company of Trinity Hunt Partners and is led by CEO Curtis Hite. Zigatta is an industry leading niche staffing, consulting, and solutions firm specializing…
ATLANTA, Georgia (January 13, 2023) – Luxury Destination Specialist and Hotel Marketing Company, Celebrated Experiences, has announced a partnership with Snowdon Partners, a private investing firm based in Montreal, Canada. Snowdon Partners is the direct investing arm of Sweet Park Capital, the family office for businessman Aldo Bensadoun, founder of Aldo Group. This partnership further…
BIRMINGHAM, AL (November 1, 2022) – Founders is pleased to announce that Sunrise Builders Supply, LLC (“Sunrise”), a leading provider of high-quality building supplies for builders, contractors and D.I.Y. homeowners, has been acquired by Kodiak Building Partners (“Kodiak”). Sunrise was advised exclusively on the transaction by principals of Founders Advisors. Sunrise was founded in Horn…
DALLAS, Texas, September 27, 2022 – Founders Advisors announced today that Wayne Vacek has joined the firm as a Director in the firm’s Dallas office, where he will be a leader in the Consumer Practice Group. With more than 25 years of experience in corporate development, M&A and integration, and broad-based strategic planning, Vacek will…