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Selinsky FORCE

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Sector

Specialty Services

Industry

Heavy Industrial Fabrication & Service

Transaction Type

Management Buyout

Status

Current Investment

Lead Partner

Business Description

Selinsky FORCE (“Selinsky”) is a leading industrial maintenance business providing an expansive suite of industrial millwright services, refractory solutions, and equipment rebuild & repair services to blue-chip customers within the engineered materials, industrial manufacturing, utility & energy, and other industrial end markets.

Transaction Overview

KLH partnered with Selinsky’s management team to recapitalize the business and support its vision of continuing to expand its geographic footprint and service capabilities. KLH structured an investment that provided full liquidity to the prior majority owner, offered equity to key executives, and established a capital structure that provided capacity for additional growth.

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Miller Integrated Solutions

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Sector

Specialty Services

Industry

Heavy Industrial Fabrication & Service

Transaction Type

Management Buyout

Status

Current Investment

Lead Partner

Business Description

Miller Integrated Solutions (“Miller”) is a leading industrial maintenance business providing an expansive suite of critical industrial cleaning, mechanical, and environmental services to blue-chip customers within the refining, petrochemical, chemical & agrochemical, utilities & energy, storage terminal, and other general industrial end markets.

Transaction Overview

KLH partnered with Miller’s management team to recapitalize the business and support its vision of continuing to expand its geographic footprint and service capabilities. KLH structured an investment that provided full liquidity to the prior majority owner, offered equity to key executives, and established a capital structure that provided capacity for additional growth.

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eTech Environmental & Safety Solutions, Inc.

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Sector

Specialty Services

Industry

Soil Remediation

Transaction Type

Management Buyout

Status

Current Investment

Lead Partner

Business Description

eTech Environmental & Safety Solutions, Inc. (“eTech”) is a leading environmental remediation business providing regulatory mandated environmental consulting, soil sampling & testing, remediation, waste management, and long-term compliance services to a large base of blue-chip customers in the upstream, midstream, government, and industrial end markets throughout the Permian Basin.

Transaction Overview

KLH partnered with eTech’s management team to buy out the business and support its vision of continuing to expand its geographic footprint and service capabilities. KLH structured an investment that provided full liquidity to the prior majority owner, offered equity to key executives, and established a capital structure that provided capacity for additional growth.

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Marek Sawing and Drilling

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Sector

Specialty Services

Industry

Heavy Industrial Fabrication & Service

Transaction Type

Majority Recapitalization

Status

Current Investment

Lead Partner

Business Description

Headquartered in Spring, TX, Marek Sawing & Drilling ("Marek") is a leading field services provider of specialty concrete cutting & sawing, ground penetrating radar, and select concrete placement services to the commercial, healthcare, industrial, transportation, and highway & civil end markets.

With over 100 skilled technicians, a top tier safety record, and a robust portfolio of MSAs, the company differentiates itself by executing technical concrete cutting jobs focused on maintaining critical assets and infrastructure housed sub-surface or behind concrete slabs.

Transaction Overview

KLH partnered with Marek's management team to recapitalize the business and support its vision of accelerating growth and continuing to expand its service offerings throughout the United States. KLH structured an investment that provided liquidity for the existing shareholders, offered equity to key executives, and established a capital structure that provided capacity for continued growth.

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Thorpe Specialty Services

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Sector

Specialty Services

Industry

Heavy Industrial Fabrication & Service

Transaction Type

Management Buyout

Status

Current Investment

Lead Partner

Business Description

Headquartered in Houston, TX, Thorpe Specialty Services (“Thorpe”) is a leading provider of industrial specialty services to the chemical, petrochemical, power, natural resources (lime), pulp & paper, metals & mining, and other industrial and infrastructure end markets across the United States and Canada.

With more than 1,250 skilled employees and a top-tier safety record, Thorpe leverages its in-house engineering capabilities to be a trusted provider of reoccurring corrosion, refractory, scaffolding & insulation services and custom fabricated products for the maintenance of critical infrastructure assets operating within high-temperature, abrasive, caustic, acidic, and highly corrosive environments.

Transaction Overview

KLH partnered with Thorpe’s management team to recapitalize the business and support its vision of continuing to expand its services capabilities. KLH structured an investment that provided full liquidity to the prior majority owner, offered equity to key executives, and established a capital structure that provided capacity for growth.

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Jackson Infrastructure Services

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Sector

Specialty Services

Industry

Utilities and Infrastructure

Transaction Type

Majority Recapitalization

Status

Current Investment

Lead Partner

Business Description

Headquartered in West Jordan, UT, a suburb of Salt Lake City, Jackson Infrastructure Services ("JIS") is a leading utility and infrastructure service provider to the telecommunications, power, gas, milling, and other infrastructure markets across the West and Southwest regions of the U.S. JIS was formed when KLH partnered with the owner of B. Jackson Construction and Engineering to recapitalize the business and certain affiliates. Since its founding in 1997, the company has cultivated relationships with top-tier telecom and utilities customers based on its award-winning excellence in project execution, outstanding safety record, and quality of work.

Transaction Overview

The owner of the company wished to create liquidity to diversify his wealth and identify a capital partner to support clear growth opportunities. KLH structured an investment that gave the owner partial liquidity for diversification and established a capital structure that provided capacity for growth.

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I&I Soft Craft Solutions

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Sector

Specialty Services

Industry

Industrial Plants

Transaction Type

Majority Recapitalization

Status

Current Investment

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Lead Partner

Business Description

Headquartered in New Orleans, LA, with branches across the Gulf Coast, I&I Soft Craft Solutions is a leading industrial services provider with expertise in insulation, fireproofing, heat tracing, painting and coating, refractory, scaffolding, and abatement services for customers in the LNG, refining, chemical, gas processing, power, pulp and paper, general industrial, and marine industries, often working alongside the largest and most reputable industrial general contractors in the U.S. and abroad. Since its founding in 1970, Insulations has cultivated top-tier industry relationships with leading project owners and general contractors based on its thought leadership, project execution excellence, unrivaled safety record, and quality work product.

Transaction Overview

The owner of Insulations wished to create liquidity to diversify his wealth, reduce personal financial risk, and identify a capital partner to unlock certain growth opportunities. The owner also wished to provide ownership to key managers and begin developing a succession plan. KLH structured an investment that gave the owner partial liquidity for diversification, offered equity to key managers, and established a capital structure that removed personal guarantees and provided capacity for growth.

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D&H United

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Sector

Specialty Services & Value-Added Distribution

Industry

Retail Fueling

Transaction Type

Management Buyout

Status

Prior Investment

Business Description

Based in Houston, Texas, D&H United Fueling Solutions is leading, turnkey service provider and distributor to the retail fueling industry primarily serving the South and Southwest markets. With more than 270 employees, the company provides maintenance, installation, and environmental services, as well as parts and equipment to a large customer base comprised of blue-chip fuel retailers, commercial clients, and governmental agencies.

Transaction Overview

KLH partnered with the management team of D&H United Fueling Solutions to recapitalize the business. The transaction provided partial liquidity to key managers and full liquidity to Third Century, an independent sponsor that facilitated the acquisition of D&H United Fueling Solutions by the management team in 2015.

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ElectriCom

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Sector

Specialty Services

Industry

Telecommunications & Utility Services

Transaction Type

Minority Recapitalization

Status

Current Investment

Lead Partner

Business Description

ElectriCom is a leading provider of aerial, underground, wireless, and right-of-way installation and maintenance services to the telecommunications and utility industries across the United States. The company serves national carriers, municipalities, local exchange carriers, and member-owned cooperatives, and is a trusted partner in the deployment of fiber-optic and other broadband connectivity solutions alongside power and gas mainline services.

Transaction Overview

Management of this privately held business wished to partner with a growth-oriented financial sponsor who could help achieve the company’s goals. KLH Capital structured a transaction to facilitate a partial liquidity event for the current shareholders while providing capital to support management’s growth initiatives.

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Shenandoah Industrial Solutions

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Sector

Specialty Services

Industry

Infrastructure Services

Transaction Type

Management Buyout

Status

Prior Investment

Lead Partner

Business Description

Shenandoah Industrial Solutions provides inspection, cleaning, and remediation services for storm drainage, sewer, and other piping systems for municipal and commercial clients. Shenandoah’s highly-skilled crews also offer CIPP lining, a trenchless pipe repair solution that extends the life of aging pipeline infrastructure without disrupting the surrounding area. Founded in 1976, the company has expanded its operations and grown its fleet to serve municipalities and commercial customers across Florida helping maintain the state’s coastal storm sewer and pipeline infrastructure.

Transaction Overview

KLH Capital partnered with the management team of Shenandoah Industrial Solutions to complete a recapitalization of the business.