Main Street Capital Holdings Acquires I-Deal Optics Holdings from Hadley Capital

Main Street Capital Recapitalizes I-deal Optics

December 22, 2021

Consumer Products

Main Street Capital Holdings, LLC completed a recapitalization of its portfolio company I-deal Optics, Inc. in partnership with the company's management to provide liquidity and support continued growth. I-deal Optics is a wholesale supplier of prescription eyeglass frames with national reach and a diverse brand portfolio.

Highland Rim Capital Acquires I-deal Optics from Main Street Capital Holdings

May 31, 2024

Consumer Products

Highland Rim Capital, a Nashville-based private equity firm, has acquired I-deal Optics, a value-segment supplier and distributor of prescription eyewear and sunwear frames. The seller was Main Street Capital Holdings, which had owned I-deal Optics since 2015; terms were not disclosed. Highland Rim will take ownership as Main Street exits its investment after nearly nine years.

Beverly Capital Acquires The Eye Health Group

February 12, 2021

Healthcare Services

Los Angeles-based private equity firm Beverly Capital has acquired The Eye Health Group, a New Jersey-based optometric service provider. Everside Capital Partners and Merion Investment Partners provided subordinated debt and equity support for the transaction; the seller will remain invested and management will continue to operate the business as the investors pursue a roll-up strategy across the Northeast.

New Look Vision Group Acquires Luxury Optical Holdings

December 1, 2021

Retail

Montreal-based New Look Vision Group, backed by FFL Partners and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, has agreed to acquire New York–based Luxury Optical Holdings (LOH), the largest luxury optical retailer in the United States. The deal (terms not disclosed) expands New Look’s premium retail footprint in the U.S. and adds LOH’s wholesale and small-batch eyewear manufacturing capabilities to its platform.

HOYA Corporation Acquires Performance Optics, LLC

August 2, 2017

Medical Devices

HOYA Corporation completed the acquisition of Performance Optics, LLC (including subsidiaries VISION EASE and Daemyung Optical) from Wind Point Partners. The deal expands HOYA Vision Care’s product capabilities in polycarbonate, photochromic, polarized and high-index lens technologies and broadens its global manufacturing footprint across the United States, South Korea, China, Thailand and Indonesia.

Silversmith Capital Partners Leads Majority Growth Investment in Proven Optics

December 6, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Silversmith Capital Partners led a majority growth investment in Proven Optics, a Columbus, Ohio-based IT financial management SaaS company founded by William Miller and Ben Perkins. The capital will be used to accelerate product development and expand sales and marketing; Silversmith has joined the company's board.