Main Street Capital and MSC Income Fund Invest $25.6M in DMS Holdco for Acquisition of Johnson & Quin

Main Street Capital Invests $14.6M in Johnson Downie LLC

December 16, 2021

Staffing & HR

Main Street Capital Corporation completed a $14.6 million growth capital investment and minority recapitalization in Johnson Downie, LLC, a Houston-based provider of lateral partner placements and retained partner-level recruiting services for law firms across Texas. The financing comprised first-lien senior secured term debt and a direct minority equity investment; Main Street partnered with an unnamed co-investor and the Company's existing owner/management team to facilitate the transaction.

Main Street Capital Makes Follow-On Investments in Direct Marketing Solutions and Heritage Vet Partners

January 6, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

Main Street Capital Corporation completed $15.8 million of follow-on investments across two existing portfolio companies: $9.5 million in Direct Marketing Solutions, Inc. to support DMS’s acquisition of a Freedom, Pennsylvania direct-mail production plant from Mailing Services of Pittsburgh, Inc., and $6.3 million in Nebraska Vet AcquireCo, LLC (dba Heritage Vet Partners) to support Heritage’s acquisitions of Ironsides Animal Health PLLC and St. Anna Veterinary Clinic, S.C. The investments were structured as additional first‑lien, senior secured term loans and build on Main Street’s prior financings in DMS (2018) and Heritage (December 2020).

Main Street Provides $30.8M Follow-On to Gamber-Johnson to Support Add-On Acquisition

December 3, 2024

Manufacturing

Main Street Capital completed a $30.8 million first-lien, senior secured term debt follow-on investment in portfolio company Gamber-Johnson Holdings to support Gamber-Johnson's strategic acquisition of a manufacturer of law enforcement and aftermarket truck accessories. The follow-on represents Main Street's sixth additional investment in Gamber-Johnson since initially partnering with the company's management team in June 2016.

Direct Marketing Solutions Acquires Johnson & Quin

February 14, 2026

Marketing & Advertising

Direct Marketing Solutions (DMS) has acquired Johnson & Quin, a 150-year-old, family-owned direct mail production and marketing firm, combining complementary capabilities to form a larger national direct-marketing platform. The deal expands DMS's production capacity and Midwest footprint, preserves leadership continuity (Andrew Henkel becomes President of DMS; David Henkel joins the DMS board) and aims to deepen end-to-end, data-driven omnichannel direct marketing services.

Main Street Capital Provides Minority Recapitalization to DMA Sales, LLC

November 30, 2021

Automotive

Main Street Capital Corporation provided $27.1 million in first-lien senior secured term debt and a direct minority equity investment to facilitate a minority recapitalization of DMA Sales, LLC, alongside an unnamed co-investor. The transaction supports DMA, a Tabor City, North Carolina-based designer and distributor of ride control and other automotive aftermarket products, and provides liquidity to existing owners while financing continued growth.

Main Street Capital Invests $47.4M to Finance Management-Led Buyout of Luxury Goods Retailer

January 4, 2022

Retail

Main Street Capital Corporation provided $47.4 million in a combination of first-lien senior secured term debt and a direct equity investment to finance a management-led buyout of an undisclosed leading U.S. retailer of luxury goods. Main Street and an unnamed co-investor partnered with the company’s senior management and also provided a revolving credit facility to support growth initiatives and working capital.