Topspin

Topspin Partners LBO is a lower middle-market private equity fund based on Long Island that acquires smaller middle-market companies across the continental United States. They work with promising companies across a variety of industry sectors, applying a long-term mindset to the creation of company value. They help a variety of current and potential stakeholders - founders, family owners, management teams, fundless sponsors and merchant bankers - realize a wide array of financial and operating objectives. Their backgrounds and expertise enable us to oversee the entire process, from initial investment to ongoing management to eventual exit.

Leo Guthart

Senior Advisor and Managing Partner

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Joshua A. Shaw

Operating Partner

Past deals in Puerto Rico

2-20 Records Management, LLC

Acquisition in 2011
2-20 Records Management, LLC is an information management company that provides records storage and management services. The company’s services include document storage, document destruction, secure shredding, data protection, vault storage, imaging, and digital solutions. It serves accounting firms, architectural firms, financial services industries, government and healthcare customers, law firms, pharmaceutical companies, small businesses, mid-size businesses, and enterprise-size companies. The company is based in Edison, New Jersey. It also has operations in Arizona, Florida, Southern California, New York, and Pennsylvania.

GHS Interactive Security, LLC

Acquisition in 2013
Customer safety & satisfaction is their goal, and they are proud to hold an A+ rating by the Better Business Bureau. They value their customers and put their safety at the forefront of everything they do. They do this by not only providing state-of-the-art products & exceptional customer service, but also by maintaining strong relationships with their customers, their families, and their communities. GHS’s valued employees and affiliates operate with a high degree of integrity while working side-by-side with their customers to provide customized integrated solutions to meet their specific home, business, and financial needs.

Moose River Media

Acquisition in 2005
Moose River Media the Company services the print and digital magazines, high-traffic electronic media, custom communications, and proprietary research sectors. Moose River covers professional lawn and landscape, tree care, light, construction, forestry, and agricultural industries across the United States.
Pulse Veterinary Technologies, LLC develops and markets non-invasive therapeutic products for the treatment of soft tissue conditions in veterinary medicine. It offers VersaTron and VersaTron 4Paws devices for the management of musculoskeletal disorders causing pain and lameness in horses and dogs; and ProTec PRP injectable systems for application in the veterinary field. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Alpharetta, Georgia. Pulse Veterinary Technologies, LLC operates as a former subsidiary of SANUWAVE Health, Inc.

New Whey Nutrition

Acquisition in 2008
New Whey Nutrition company's line of business includes the wholesale distribution of prescription drugs, proprietary drugs, and toiletries.e Company sells a portfolio of functional beverages and other nutritional products through Wal-mart, Kroger, Vitamin Shoppe and a variety of other retailers and distributors. The company’s best-selling product is New Whey Liquid Protein, an innovative, concentrated protein beverage containing 42 grams of protein with no sugar or fat in 3.8 ounces.

HCOA Fitness

Acquisition in 2014
HCOA Fitness is the leader in the fitness industry in Puerto Rico with 14 gyms around the Island.HCOA clubs provide a variety of health and wellness offerings, including a complete array of strength and cardiovascular equipment, group exercise and cycling classes, and personal training services. The company manages a total of 18 locations – both female-only and co-ed – of which 15 are in Puerto Rico.

Coastal Security Company

Acquisition in 2002
Coastal was a retail and wholesale security alarm monitoring company. Coastal had a history of consistent growth and low customer attrition and we expected a continuation of its growth profile given its industry and geography.

Hart Systems

Acquisition in 2009
Hart Systems, LLC develops cloud-based physical inventory management solutions to the retail industry.
Utrecht is a multi-channel specialty retailer of paints, paper, canvas, brushes, and other fine art supplies. Utrecht operates 38 stores nationwide that are located near or in leading colleges and universities, as well as a catalogue business and a web store.

Stagnito Business Information

Acquisition in 2012
Stagnito Business Information is the retail industry’s most complete provider of market intelligence and strategic communication resources.

The Tiffen Company

Acquisition in 2003
The Tiffen Company manufactures imaging accessories for the consumer and professional imaging, motion picture, and broadcast television industries. The company’s products include optical photographic filters and lens accessories; Steadicam camera stabilizing systems; Lowel location lighting equipment; Domke camera bags and Zing camera covers; Dfx digital effects software; Listec teleprompters; Davis & Sanford tripods and support systems; and Stroboframe flash brackets. The Tiffen Company was founded in 1938 by Steve Tiffen and is based in Hauppauge, New York.

Terk Antennas

Acquisition in 2001
Terk company that designed, manufactured and distributed branded radio and TV antennas as well as selected components for sound/stereo systems

Brighter Dental Care

Private Equity Round in 2012
At Brighter Dental Care, your oral health is managed by a team of doctors, ranging from general dentists to specialists who focus solely on specific areas of dentistry.