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Peakview Partners is pleased to announce two new additions to its investment banking team.

Alan Mayer joined Peakview Partners as a Partner in February. Alan has completed over 100 M&A and corporate finance transactions representing entrepreneurs, privately-held business owners, private equity firms and publicly-traded companies. He has more than 30 years of transactional experience as an investment banker and corporate attorney, including 12 years as a Managing Director at Green Manning & Bunch, a well-known middle-market investment banking firm. Alan’s M&A expertise covers a wide variety of industries, including manufacturing, distribution, food and consumer, business service and healthcare. Alan maintains his Colorado Law license and holds a Series 7 securities license.

Jamie Cowan joined Peakview Partners as a Senior Vice President in March. Jamie is a finance and strategy professional with more than 15 years of experience in deal execution, due diligence, management consulting, strategic planning and operational improvement across multiple sectors. Previously, as a Partner with Hydro Venture Partners, Jamie focused on investing private capital and providing strategic input to technology companies in the water space. Prior to Hydro Venture Partners, Jamie co-founded MWH Infrastructure Development, Inc., a firm that identifies and develops opportunities to match private financing with water and renewable energy projects. Jamie is an active and founding member of the Women in M&A Network, a board member of the Economic Club of Colorado and holds a Series 7 securities license.

To read more about Alan, Jamie and the other members of the Peakview Partners team, please click here.

Peakview Partners is pleased to announce that Project One Integrated Services has merged with Cumming, an international construction consultancy. Peakview served as the exclusive M&A advisor to Project One in this transaction.

Founded in 1999 by Mike Palumbo and Tristin Gleason, Project One provides project management and owner representation services that focus on the planning, oversight and implementation of large-scale capital construction projects. The group has worked on more than 500 assignments representing nearly $6B in project value across the U.S. and Canada. Project One’s experience includes work on hospitals, large healthcare clinics, corporate office buildings, multifamily residential projects, cultural facilities and civil and infrastructure projects. Project One will operate as a stand-alone subsidiary of Cumming. The office will continue to be managed by Palumbo and Gleason but will work in close cooperation with Cumming’s established local team.

“Combining our expertise and resources with Cumming allows us not only to meet the expanded needs of our current clients and grow our client base, but it will also provide new and important growth opportunities for our staff,” Palumbo said. An expert provider of construction project and cost management services, Cumming has assembled a diverse portfolio that includes work in the healthcare, education, commercial, hospitality, retail, entertainment and high-end residential sectors. The firm has more than 400 assignments underway at any given time and has worked on projects worldwide with a collective value exceeding $150B. “Cumming has a track record of consistently adding value to complex projects, and the joining of our teams will provide our collective client base, especially those throughout Colorado and neighboring states, with even more resources to help achieve their development-related goals,” Cumming founder and CEO Finlay Cumming said.

For more information, please see: www.ccorpusa.comand www.project-1.com

Peakview Partners is pleased to announce that Accelerated Services LLC acquired Continental Transport, Inc. (“CTI”). Peakview served as the M&A advisor to Accelerated Services in this transaction.

Tom Montgomery, Founder & CEO, said “Peakview Partners came highly recommended to me and was an invaluable advisor during every step of the acquisition, including negotiating, structuring and funding the acquisition of CTI. I highly recommend Peakview to any business owners considering acquisitions or selling their companies.”

Founded in 1999, Accelerated is one of the leading national auto transport carrier and auto transport broker service providers. Accelerated specializes in customized auto shipping programs for manufacturers, dealers, rental agencies and individuals. In addition to its own carrier fleet of late model car haulers, Accelerated has access to a large pool of pre-screened auto transport partners in order to meet clients’ unique auto shipping needs. For more information, please visit www.autotrans.com.

Founded in 1999, CTI is also one of the leading national car carriers. CTI has 95 plus 10-car carriers and an increasing list of loyal customers. CTI’s rapid growth is a result of the company’s integrity, loyal customers and hard-working employees and owner operators. For more information, please visit: www.continentaltransportinc.com

Peakview Partners is pleased to announce the sale of Affiliated Acceptance Corporation (AAC) to an undisclosed strategic buyer. Peakview served as the M&A advisor to Affiliated Acceptance in this transaction.

Alan Downey, Founder & CEO, said “Peakview Partners performed AAC’s market outreach and buyer negotiations with professionalism and tenacity that resulted in multiple offers. We are very excited by the outcome, having found an acquirer that will be an ideal steward of our clients and employees going forward. It was a pleasure working with the Peakview team and we would gladly recommend them to anyone looking to sell a middle market company.”

Founded in 1989, Affiliated Acceptance provides membership-based facilities and schools with payment processing and full-service billing. Based in Kansas City, Missouri, the company started providing services to the martial arts industry, and expanded to health clubs, personal trainers and other fitness/wellness entrepreneurs. For more information, please visit: www.affiliatedacceptance.com.

DENVER, CO, September 27th, 2016 – Peakview Partners is pleased to announce that Quick Supply Co./A.S.P. Enterprises has acquired the assets of Bowman Construction Supply, Inc..  Peakview served as the exclusive advisor to Bowman in this transaction.

Ken Kinnard, President & COO of Bowman, said “Peakview Partners performed Bowman’s market outreach, negotiations and due diligence with the professionalism and tenacity that ensured a merger of similar business cultures and a premium valuation.  It was a pleasure working with their team and we would gladly recommend them to anyone looking for exit strategies, mergers or walk away sales.”

Founded in 1969, Bowman is a leading value-added supplier of specialty building materials in Colorado and other Rocky Mountain States.  Bowman has strong relationships with over 40 manufacturers and offers thousands of unique products to help owners and design professionals evaluate material options and select the appropriate products for projects.  For more information, please visit www.bowmanconstructionsupply.com.

Ken Kinnard commented “We are pleased to be partnering with Quick Supply Co./A.S.P. Enterprises to be able to take full advantage of our combined markets’ growth potential, maintain outstanding professional relationships fostered throughout the specialty building materials ecosystem and provide continued quality products and services to customers.”

Quick Supply Co./A.S.P. Enterprises was founded in 1953 and is a full-line distributor of erosion-control, geosynthetics, storm water management products, wall block, landscape pavers and drainage products in the Midwest.  Learn more atwww.aspent.com.

DENVER, CO, June 2nd, 2017 – Peakview Partners is pleased to announce it provided transactional advisory services to Denver Health.

“Peakview Partners played a critical role in the successful negotiation and provision of advisory services related to our transaction”, said Peg Burnette, Chief Financial Officer of Denver Health.  “They have significant subject matter knowledge as well as a respectful but firm negotiating style that fit well with the community orientation of Denver Health and Hospital Authority.  I would not hesitate to recommend Peakview Partners for other transactional advisory services.”

Denver Health is a comprehensive, integrated organization providing level one care for all, regardless of ability to pay. Twenty five percent of all Denver residents, or approximately 150,000 individuals, receive their health care at Denver Health. One in three children in Denver is cared for by Denver Health physicians as well.

As Colorado’s primary safety net institution, Denver Health has provided billions of dollars in uncompensated care. Denver Health is an integrated, efficient, high-quality health care system serving as a model for other safety net institutions across the nation. Please visit denverhealth.org.

DENVER, CO, March 13th, 2017 – Peakview Partners is pleased to announce that private-equity firm LK Capital has acquired TouchSource.  Peakview served as the M&A advisor to LK Capital.

“Working with Peakview Partners was incredibly valuable to the consummation of this transaction,” said Steve Foreman, Managing Director at LK Capital.  “Without Peakview’s strategic insights and attention to detail, the economics of the transaction would have been meaningfully different.”

TouchSource is an industry leader in designing and manufacturing digital signage, wayfinding and public access information systems and kiosks.  TouchSource systems are in high demand in commercial office, healthcare, education, government and many more industries. The company’s wall mount and free-standing kiosk systems are designed from the ground up to be easy to install, easy to update, and easy to use. With installations across the US and Canada, TouchSource has unparalleled industry experience and expertise.  Please visitwww.touchsource.com.

LK Capital is a private equity firm focused on private equity and real estate in Colorado.  The acquisition of TouchSource provides LK Capital with the opportunity to take a best-in-class product suite and rapidly grow it in existing and new markets.  “With over 5,000 installations, TouchSource is a thriving and established business with incredible opportunities for growth,” said Steve Foreman. “We are looking forward to leveraging the company’s leadership position and technology to bring wayfinding technologies to an even broader set of customers and markets.”

DENVER, CO, Jan 5th, 2017 – Peakview Partners is pleased to announce that Serious Integrated, Inc., a leader in human-machine interface (HMI) and communications platforms, has closed on a Series A equity investment.  Peakview served as the exclusive advisor to Serious Integrated in this transaction.

Known for accelerating OEM design-to-market timing and a broad range of HMI and communication platforms, Serious solutions are in production at OEMs worldwide and experiencing strong demand as OEMs drive to transform their products and companies into the Digital Age. The investment will further enhance the company’s existing partnerships with Micrium, Renesas Electronics, Segger, IAR, Arrow Electronics and Digi-Key.

“We are pleased to have selected Peakview Partners to assist us with this financing,” says Terry West, Founder and CEO of Serious Integrated. “Their tenacity, attention to details, and professionalism throughout the entire process was remarkable,” explains West.

Tom Miller, VP of Marketing at Serious explains how connected, touch-enabled graphic color LCD solutions are transforming markets such as food services, building automation, laboratory, medical and others in an unprecedented way: “With our solutions, OEMs and their product designers can re-imagine their own products as innovative, IIoT-connected smart products. Not only do our solutions add immense value and competitive advantages but they enable clients to capitalize on revenue streams through analytics, monitoring and maintenance services.”

As Serious IIoT technology and capabilities continue to evolve, the company intends to supply cloud-based connectivity and data management services off-the-shelf to OEMs. Industrial, commercial, and medical OEMs worldwide looking to upgrade or launch new product designs with touch-enabled color graphic LCD and associated communications capabilities can find Serious solutions through its distribution channel partners Arrow Electronics and Digi-Key.

Serious Integrated, Inc. is a privately held Chandler, Arizona-based corporation focused on enabling original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to transform their products into smarter, highly-connected Digital Age devices. Product offerings include complete platform-level, integration-ready solutions for graphic/touch HMI and IT/IIoT/Industrial Networking connectivity. HMI platforms include off-the-shelf front panel graphic/touch hardware modules with pre-licensed software and tools for the development and deployment of modern user interfaces.  You can visit the company’s website atwww.seriousintegrated.com.

DENVER, CO, Oct 25th, 2016 – Peakview Partners is pleased to announce that Publication Printers Corp. has acquired American Web, Inc.  Peakview served as the exclusive advisor to Publication Printers in this transaction.

Kerri Rosenberg-Hallet a Publication Printers executive, said “Peakview Partners assisted us in negotiating, structuring and funding our acquisition of AWI, as well as identifying financial and strategic synergies.  We highly recommend Peakview Partners to any business owners considering acquisitions or exiting their companies.”

Publication Printers has been family-owned and operated since 1979, and is one of the leading web printers in the Western United States.  With over 300 employees, Publication Printers operates 24/7, using state-of the art technology and equipment. This high level of efficiency allows the company to provide top quality at competitive prices.  Please visitwww.publicationprinters.com.

American Web, Inc., founded in 1981, is one of the region’s premier web printers specializing in special interest publications and catalogs.  American Web also prints journals, directories, tabloids, newsletters, brochures, corporate communications, and direct mail for a national client base.  The firm’s distribution services include fulfillment, mailing processing and automated sorting, automatable polybag, poly bundling, palletization and in-plant load.  Please visit www.americanwebinc.com.

DENVER, CO, September 12th, 2016– Peakview Partners is pleased to announce that Wild Goose Canning and Meheen have combined their businesses. Peakview Partners served as the exclusive advisor to Wild Goose Canning in this transaction.

Founded in 2003, Wild Goose Canning Systems is the brewing industry’s leading canning systems manufacturer. Product innovation, craftsmanship and exceptional customer service are the Company’s hallmark. The Company debuted its first canning system in 2011 and found a sweet spot in the craft industry: the need for a small-footprint system that canned beer dependably and inexpensively. With engineering, manufacturing and service operations based in Boulder, and an emphasis placed on using quality American parts, Wild Goose Canning has nearly doubled its sales every year since the launch of its first canning system.

“Hiring Peakview Partners to lead this transaction was the best decision we made this past year, as their commitment to the process and their expertise proved to deliver a very successful outcome for all parties involved,” said Alexis Foreman, Wild Goose Co-Founder and President. For more information, please visit www.wgcanning.com.

The exciting combination brings together the leading manufacturers of bottling and canning solutions for microbreweries and a deep, diverse group of talented and passionate people.  The Meheen-Wild Goose team now boasts the unrivaled ability to serve the industry by providing complete retail packaging solutions to microbreweries and other craft producers.

Meheen is the leading manufacturer of bottling machines and related equipment for microbreweries and other craft producers. Born in the early days of the original American craft beer renaissance and from a desire to protect the quality, taste and integrity of craft beer, Meheen has been delivering industry-leading carbonating and filling technologies to our customers for over 20 years. Crafted in the USA from its facility in Pasco, Washington, Meheen’s machines are currently ensuring beverage quality and consistency in all 50 U.S. states and countries around the world. Learn more at www.meheen.com.