GE Antares, a unit of GE Capital, announced today it is serving as
administrative agent on a senior secured credit facility to support the
acquisition of Grakon Holdings, LLC by Industrial Growth Partners. GE
Capital Markets served as lead arranger and bookrunner on this facility.
Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Grakon is a global designer and
manufacturer of custom interior and exterior lighting, and complex
engineered and assembled molded trim components for the heavy truck and
specialty transportation markets.
“IGP enjoys a highly valued financing and operational relationship with
GE Antares. Their collaborative approach, expertise and speed-to-close
made them an excellent financing partner,” said Jeff Webb, managing
director at IGP.
"We are thrilled to partner with IGP on another successful acquisition,"
said Mary Gaede, managing director, GE Antares. "IGP is a great fit for
Grakon and its management team. Together they will enable Grakon to
continue to expand the business, and we look forward to helping finance
this growth."
About Grakon Holdings, LLC
Grakon is the North American leader in supplying customized lighting
solutions to the OEM truck segment, and the company has a meaningful and
growing presence in Europe and Asia. In addition to its Seattle
headquarters, Grakon has additional operations in Farmington Hills,
Michigan, Helmond, Netherlands and Dongguan, China. For more
information, visit www.grakon.com.
About Industrial Growth Partners (IGP)
Founded in 1997, IGP is a specialist private equity firm focused
exclusively in the industrial sector. With $1.4 billion of equity
capital raised since inception, IGP invests in manufacturing and
industrial services companies in the lower-middle market. The firm’s
unique sector expertise and long history of investment experience enable
it to provide significant strategic and operational support to its
portfolio companies. For more information, visit www.igpequity.com.
About GE Antares Capital
GE Antares is a unit of GE Capital. With offices in Atlanta, Chicago,
Los Angeles, Toronto, New York, and San Francisco, GE Antares is a
leading middle market lender, offering a “one-stop” source for GE’s
lending and other services offered to middle market private equity
sponsors. GE Antares was recognized by Private Debt Investor and Private
Equity International as 2013 Lender of the Year, North America and
Mid-Cap Lender of the Year, North America, respectively. For more
information, visit geantares.com.
GE Capital offers consumers and businesses around the globe an array of
financial products and services. For more information, visit www.gecapital.com
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