Whitebox Advisors

Whitebox Advisors, founded in 2000, is a multi-strategy alternative asset management firm. The company focuses on generating optimal risk-adjusted returns for a diverse client base that includes public institutions, private entities, and qualified individuals. Whitebox Advisors manages and advises various investment vehicles, including private investment funds, separately managed accounts, and mutual funds. The firm invests across multiple asset classes, geographies, and markets, aiming to deliver tailored investment solutions to meet the unique needs of its clients.

Jacob Paul Mercer

Partner, Senior Portfolio Manager, Head of Special Situations and Restructuring

5 past transactions

NextNav

Post in 2023
NextNav, LLC specializes in urban and indoor positioning technology solutions in the United States. Founded in 2007 and based in Tyson's Corner, Virginia, the company develops a positioning system that enables mobile devices to accurately determine their location in environments where GPS signals are unavailable, providing location and height information with floor-level precision. This technology is integrated into GPS chipsets, mobile phones, and other wireless devices, serving various applications, including E911, public safety, and emergency response. Additionally, NextNav offers a product called Pinnacle, which provides precise altitude data for enhanced geolocation experiences in 3D applications. The company also has locations in Sunnyvale, California, and Bengaluru, India, and aims to deliver carrier-grade reliability for indoor positioning services in urban areas.

Urgently

Debt Financing in 2021
Urgent.ly’s Roadside is a digital roadside assistance platform that features a roadside assistance industry to the benefit of global brands, roadside assistance professionals, and consumers. Its solution delivers the quickest, safest, and most innovative roadside assistance service, products and technology by combining location-based services, real-time data, AI, and machine-to-machine communication.

Gerry Weber International

Venture Round in 2019
GERRY WEBER International AG operates as a fashion and lifestyle company. It operates through Wholesale, Retail, and HALLHUBER segments. The company engages in the design, production, wholesale, and retail of ladies wear. It offers knitwear, shirts, blouses, trousers, skirts, and outdoor jackets; accessories, such as bags, shoes, eyewear, and jewelry; and ready-to-wear items. GERRY WEBER International AG provides its products under the GERRY WEBER, TAIFUN, SAMOON by GERRY WEBER, and HALLHUBER brand families through retail stores and online shops. It operates approximately 1,270 company-managed stores and sales spaces; approximately 2,480 shop-in-shops; and 270 franchised stores worldwide, as well as brand online-shops in 9 countries. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Halle, Germany. As of December 31, 2019, GERRY WEBER International AG was taken private.

Gevo

Debt Financing in 2014
Gevo, Inc. operates as a renewable fuels company. It commercializes gasoline, jet fuel, and diesel fuel to achieve zero carbon emissions, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions with sustainable alternatives. The company uses low-carbon renewable-resource-based carbohydrates as raw materials and is developing renewable electricity and renewable natural gas for use in production processes. It products also include renewable biodiesel, isooctane, isobutanol, sustainable aviation fuel, isobutylene, ethanol, and animal feed. The company was formerly known as Methanotech, Inc. and changed its name to Gevo, Inc. in March 2006. Gevo, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.

SinoHub

Venture Round in 2010
SinoHub, Inc. is an electronics company based in Shenzhen, China, that operates globally through two main segments: Integrated Contract Manufacturing (ICM) and Electronic Component Sales and Services (ECSS). The ICM segment specializes in the production of custom, private label mobile phones and tablets. In contrast, the ECSS segment focuses on the sale of electronic components to manufacturers and design houses, along with providing supply chain management services such as warehousing, logistics, and import/export operations. SinoHub also offers a proprietary web-based software platform that streamlines the procurement and management of electronic components, facilitating order tracking, inventory management, and vendor oversight. Founded in 2000, SinoHub serves a diverse clientele, including contract manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and electronics manufacturing services (EMS) companies, enhancing their efficiency in the competitive electronics market.