BDO Capital Advisors Completes Capital Raise and ESOP Formation Advisory for Storage Solutions, Inc.
Boston, MA - July 22, 2013 - BDO Capital Advisors, LLC is pleased to announce that it served as exclusive financial advisor and placement agent to support an ESOP formation transaction for Storage Solutions, Inc. and its affiliated companies, Storage Solutions USA, LLC, Logistics Handling, LLC, and Warehouse Solutions, Inc. (collectively “SSI” or the “Company”). As the exclusive placement agent to SSI, BDO Capital Advisors prepared a private placement memorandum, identified and contacted a targeted group of potential financing sources and assisted in structuring and negotiating of the transaction on behalf of the Company.
SSI, with headquarters in Westfield, Indiana, provides turnkey solutions for material handling and industrial storage equipment from warehouse design to sales of equipment and finally professional installation. The Company sells both new and used material handling equipment, including pallet racking, work benches, lockers, services carts and industrial shelving.
BDO Capital advised SSI on the placement of $29 million of senior securities required to finance the ESOP formation.
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