Tracked deals
4
4 tracked deals across 2020-2023.
Operating Company
Consumer
Vertikal Brands
Stamford, Connecticut, United States
Vertikal Brands is a premium outdoor brand platform/holding company formed by Clearview Capital, acquiring and supporting outdoor and sporting brands through an operator-led team.
- Focus Areas
- Outdoor & Hunting Products, Sporting Goods, Cutlery / Knives
- Website
- govertikal.com
Recent pace
0
0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Recapitalization
3 recapitalization · 1 addon
Vertikal Brands Acquisition Volume by Year
Last 3 years
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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May 18, 2023
- Buyer
- Clearview Capital Fund IV, L.P., Vertikal Brands (team established by Clearview Capital)
- Target
- Inventive, LLC
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Idaho, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
Clearview Capital Fund IV completed a recapitalization of Inventive, LLC (closed May 5, 2023), partnering with its Vertikal Brands team to support growth of the domestic manufacturing business. Inventive founder Chuck Ceccarelli retained a significant equity stake; Clearview said it will leverage Inventive's engineering and lean manufacturing capabilities to expand product development and market reach in towing, fishing, ATV/UTV and garage end markets.
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January 6, 2022
- Buyer
- Revo Brands (Revo Brand Group / Real Avid), Clearview Capital (Fund IV), Vertikal Brands
- Target
- Outdoor Edge Cutlery Corporation
- Industry
- Consumer Products
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Addon
Revo Brands, the parent company of Real Avid and a platform backed by Clearview Capital Fund IV, acquired Outdoor Edge Cutlery Corporation in an add‑on transaction that closed November 4, 2021. Outdoor Edge, a maker of premium knives and hand tools founded by David Bloch in 1988, will remain under the Revo/Vertikal Brands platform with Mr. Bloch continuing to play a key role; terms were not disclosed.
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November 3, 2020
- Buyer
- Clearview Capital Fund IV, L.P. (Clearview Capital), Vertikal Brands
- Target
- Revo Brand Group d/b/a Real Avid
- Seller
- Existing owners and management
- Industry
- Consumer Products
- Location
- Minnesota, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
Clearview Capital (Fund IV), in partnership with its holding company Vertikal Brands, recapitalized Revo Brand Group d/b/a Real Avid, a Plymouth, Minnesota-based designer and supplier of premium shooting and outdoor accessories. The transaction provides Real Avid with growth capital and pairs the company with Vertikal Brands' outdoor industry expertise to support organic and inorganic expansion.
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- Buyer
- Clearview Capital Fund IV (Clearview Capital), Vertikal Brands
- Target
- Higdon Outdoors LLC (including Power Calls Company, LLC and MOmarsh)
- Seller
- John Higdon, Ben Higdon, Kelley Powers
- Industry
- Consumer Products
- Location
- Kentucky, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
Clearview Capital Fund IV and its newly formed platform Vertikal Brands recapitalized Higdon Outdoors (including Power Calls), with Higdon remaining as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vertikal Brands. The recapitalization, closed August 18, 2020, provides capital to support Higdon’s organic growth and acquisition plans while John and Ben Higdon (and Kelley Powers) remain involved and retain meaningful equity.
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3 tracked deals by Vertikal Brands.
Manufacturing Buyers & Acquisitions
1 tracked deal by Vertikal Brands.
Acquisitions in Idaho
1 tracked deal by Vertikal Brands.
Acquisitions in Kentucky
1 tracked deal by Vertikal Brands.
Acquisitions in Minnesota
1 tracked deal by Vertikal Brands.
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