Cases
Representative Engagements: Acquisition by Lariat Partners, LP of Newpark Environmental Services LLC, a Texas-based provider of waste disposal services to the offshore oil
gas industry, from Newpark Resources, Inc. (NYSE: NR). Sale by Platte River Equity of its portfolio company Global X-Ray & Testing Corporation, a Louisiana-based provider of non-destructive testing
evaluation solutions to the offshore oil
gas industry, to Intertek Group plc. Acquisition by Platte River Equity of Wildcat Minerals LLC, a Colorado-based provider of transloading, distribution
logistics for s
other oilfield consumables used in the hydraulic fracturing process. Sale by Platte River Equity of its portfolio company Hetsco, Inc., an Indiana-based provider of repair, maintenance
fabrication services to leading industrial gas, gas processing
utility companies, to Global Power Equipment Group Inc. Acquisition by Platte River Equity of The WellMark Company, LLC, an Oklahoma City-based manufacturer of liquid
pneumatic flow controls
valves serving the oil
gas
petrochemical industries. Sale by Platte River Ventures of its portfolio company, PRV Aerospace, LLC, an aerospace
defense group that supplies components
assemblies to aircraft manufacturers, to an affiliate of Court Square Capital Partners. Acquisitions by Platte River Ventures of:
Advanced Combustion Technology, Inc. , a Texas based provider of repair services for gas turbine components for power generation
industrial users
Aero Design & Manufacturing, Inc ., an Arizona based provider of machining, design
engineering services to the aerospace industry
Giddens Industries, Inc. , a Washington based manufacturer of complex machined
precision sheet metal parts
component subassemblies for the aerospace industry
Global X-Ray & Testing Corporation , a Louisiana based provider of nondestructive testing
inspection services to the oil
gas industry
Hetsco, Inc., an Indiana based provider of repair
maintenance services for brazed aluminum plate-fin heat exchangers used in industrial gas, liquified natural gas
chemical facilities
Precision Machine Works, Inc ., a Washington based provider of machining
assembly services to the aerospace industry
Tell Tool, Inc ., a Massachusetts based manufacturer of machined aerospace components
a minority interest in Intrepid Mining LLC, the largest producer of potash in the United States. Acquisitions by PRV Metals, LLC of:
Sierra Alloys Company , a California based provider of specialty forged titanium
high-performance steel products primarily to the aerospace
defense industries
TechSpec, Inc. , a Pennsylvania based provider of specialty rolled
forged titanium products to the commercial aerospace, defense, medical, energy
industrial sectors. Acquisitions by PRV Aerospace, LLC of:
Arden Engineering, Inc. , a California based manufacturer of large, complex, precision-machined components
assemblies for the commercial
military aerospace industries
Quality Forming, LLC , a California based manufacturer of large
complex, high-value precision sheet metal components
assemblies for the aerospace industry. Intrepid Potash, Inc., initial public offering ($1.1 billion), counsel to twenty-percent stockholder, Platte River Ventures I, L.P. Successful defense of Federal Signal Corporation against proxy contest initiated by Warren B. K
ers. Acquisition by Federal Signal Corporation of VESystems, LLC, a provider of electronic toll collection systems
services. Sale by Federal Signal Corporation of the assets of Pauluhn Electric to Cooper Industries. Sale of Aquilex Corporation (a First Reserve Corporation portofolio company) to Harvest Partners, LLC. Acquisition of Southeastern Mechanical Services, Inc.
SMS Global, Inc., by Aquilex Corporation (a Harvest Partners portfolio company).
