Portfolio Companies
March
28, 2005
MidCoast
Capital, LLC today announced the second closing for Diversified Private
Equity Investors, LP II ("DPEI II")
January 28, 2005
MidCoast Capital, LLC today announced the sixth distribution
from Diversified Private Equity Investors, LP
January 21, 2005
MidCoast Capital Announces the Formation of Diversified Private
Equity Investors II, LP
April 17 , 2003
MidCoast Capital Announces First Distribution from LVIR Investor
Group, LP
Feb. 3, 2003
MidCoast
Capital Announces the Purchase of the Dime Capital Partners Venture Investment
Portfolio
The
Principals of MidCoast Capital have invested in more than
50 companies. The following are a few examples:
Airgas,
Inc.
The nation's largest independent distributor of industrial gases
and welding
An innovator in the field of administrative software for colleges and universities. The company is privately held.
A technology leader in the application of ASICs to musical instruments. The company was sold to the nation’s largest manufacturer of sound cards for more than $75 million.
ESPN
The first all-sports cable television network created for delivery
of programming via satellite to local cable operators around the U.S.
Intelligent
Electronics, Inc.
The largest franchiser of microcomputer hardware and office equipment
stores in North America. It was a distributor of products to stores that
traded under the names of Today’s Computer Business Centers, Entre
Computing Centers and Connecting Point of America.
Patton
Picture Company
Works closely with major retailers of home furnishings to design
and manufacture wall décor that customers perceive as high value
for a moderate price. Purchased by leading private equity firm to become
the platform for a multi-line home decor business. .
Manufacturer of electronic products for the U.S. and foreign military. The company is now 100% employee owned.
The originator of the large-format, discount office supply superstore in the US, having developed unique methods of marketing and distribution (NASDAQ: SPLS).
Urban
Outfitters, Inc.
A rapidly growing national retailer of clothing and eclectic decorating
accessories. The company operates more than 40 Urban Outfitters stores
in North America, Ireland, and the UK, more than 25 Anthropologie stores
in the US, and a wholesale division. The company went public in 1993 (NASDAQ:
URBN).
LVIR
Investor Group, LP
A limited partnership formed by MidCoast Capital and Dime’s managers
to purchase Dime Capital, a subsidiary of Seattle-based Washington Mutual.
Purchased assets consist of equity and debt investments in approximately
30 companies, plus limited partnership interests in several venture capital
funds. The companies in the portfolio are located throughout the eastern
United States.