Lakeshirts/Blue84 Acquires Coastal Classics

Painters USA Acquires Lakeside Painting

September 16, 2024

Industrial Services

Painters USA has acquired Lakeside Painting to expand its commercial and industrial painting, floor coating and industrial cleaning capabilities in Wisconsin. The deal brings Lakeside Painting's regional team and experience into Painters USA's national platform, with Lakeside owner Joe Pangburn endorsing the move as an opportunity to better serve clients and pursue larger projects.

Lakeshirts Acquires Aksels

May 1, 2023

Consumer Products

Lakeshirts has acquired Aksels, a Colorado-based resort apparel and accessory maker known for socks, hats and tees. Lakeshirts will operate Aksels as a standalone brand within its growing portfolio to expand its resort and souvenir apparel offerings.

Lakeside Book Company Acquires Phoenix Color Corp.

April 13, 2022

Manufacturing

Lakeside Book Company has completed its acquisition of Phoenix Color Corp. from ALJ Regional Holdings, Inc. Phoenix, a specialty printer of book components and children's books with facilities in Indiana and Maryland, will operate as a division of Lakeside to expand Lakeside's printing capabilities and offer one-stop book and cover printing and fulfillment services.

Carlson Private Capital Partners Adds Elite Fan Shop and Yesterdays Sportswear to Lakeshirts/Blue84 Platform

November 30, 2020

E-Commerce

Carlson Private Capital Partners (CPC) completed two add-on transactions for its Lakeshirts/Blue84 platform: acquisition of certain assets of Elite Fan Shop (from Top of the World) and an investment in Yesterdays Sportswear. The deals expand Lakeshirts/Blue84’s e-commerce presence and add custom screen-printing and embroidery capabilities focused on resort, surf and wine-industry end markets.

Carlson Private Capital Partners' Lakeshirts/Blue84 Acquires Zephyr Headwear

August 31, 2020

Consumer Products

Carlson Private Capital Partners completed its first add-on acquisition for platform Lakeshirts/Blue84 with the purchase of Zephyr Headwear, a Loveland, Colorado-based collegiate headwear manufacturer. The deal expands the Lakeshirts/Blue84 platform’s headwear capabilities and strengthens its position in the collegiate and licensed headwear market; financial terms and the seller were not disclosed.

Carlson Private Capital Partners and Yukon Partners Invest in Lakeshirts / Blue 84

December 23, 2019

Consumer Products

Carlson Private Capital Partners made a significant investment to take a long-term position in founder-owned Lakeshirts / Blue 84, a designer, manufacturer and distributor of customized apparel headquartered in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Yukon Partners provided mezzanine financing in support of the transaction to back Carlson's platform investment and the company's next phase of growth.