Portage Point Advised Avant Gardner on its Chapter 11 Sale to Affiliates of Axar Capital Management
Portage Point Partners served as investment banker and restructuring advisor to Avant Gardner (the Company) in connection with its Chapter 11 sale to affiliates of Axar Capital Management. Avant Gardner is a leading live entertainment and hospitality platform best known as the operator of Brooklyn…
Automotive M&A Shifting Gears – Five Key Dealmaking Takeaways in a Nuanced Market
Automotive and the automotive aftermarket remain two of the most dynamic sectors in the market, but the current mergers and acquisitions (M&A) environment requires a far more disciplined lens than it did just a few years ago. Regulatory uncertainty, changing consumer preferences, capital intensity,…
Surviving The Software Selloff
The software multiple compression that began in 2022 is no longer a cyclical correction. With leading software names trading at a fraction of their 2021 revenue multiples and artificial intelligence (AI) reshaping how software is built, sold and consumed, private…
Bendon Publishing Acquired by Brightstar Capital Partners and River Pines Capital
We are pleased to announce that our client Bendon, Inc. (Bendon or the Company) has been acquired by Brightstar Capital Partners (Brightstar) and River Pines Capital (River Pines). Portage Point served as exclusive financial advisor to Bendon. Founded in 2001 and…
Combined Six Regional Automotive Aftermarket Distributors into a Leading National Platform
SITUATION OVERVIEW MOC Products is a leading manufacturer, distributor and supplier of performance fluids and maintenance, repair and operations solutions for the automotive aftermarket. The Company previously operated as six distinct businesses – one manufacturer and five regional distributors. The…
Omni Agent Solutions Acquired by Fortress Investment Group
Portage Point is pleased to announce that Omni Agent Solutions Inc. (Omni) has been acquired by funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group (Fortress). Portage Point acted as exclusive sell-side financial advisor to Omni. Founded in 1970, Omni provides…
LKCM Headwater Completes the Acquisition, Merger and Consolidation of MOC Products and its Related Entities
Portage Point is pleased to announce that LKCM Headwater Investments (LKCM) has completed the acquisition, recapitalization, merger and consolidation of MOC Products and its affiliates into a unified national platform. Portage Point served as exclusive buy-side M&A advisor and exclusive placement agent, supporting transaction execution, executing…
Executed a Value Maximizing Sale Process for a Public Biotechnology Company
SITUATION OVERVIEW Omega Therapeutics, a public biotechnology company focused on developing programmable epigenomic mRNA medicines, operated in a capital-intensive sector requiring sustained investment in research and clinical development. Due to significant research and development (R&D) costs, the Company faced increasing…
Healthcare Services Provider Benefits from Data-driven Spend Analysis and Procurement Process Optimization
SITUATION OVERVIEW Following a complex merger, an ophthalmology physician practice management (PPM) platform lacked transparency across combined supplier spend, supplier overlap and purchasing controls. Disparate systems and inconsistent procurement process centralization constrained margins and obstructed working capital visibility. Company management engaged Portage Point to conduct a cost synergy assessment focused on disciplined, technology-enabled spend analysis to rapidly identify actionable savings and establish a scalable procurement and governance framework for the combined organization. PORTAGE POINT APPROACH Established a unified enterprise…
Chris Sweet Discusses AI-Driven Software Repricing in Leveraged Finance Markets with Octus
Primary Market Muted from Continued Buy-Side Caution; Issuers Restructure AI-Vulnerable Pipeline Deals” | Originally published by Octus on March 13, 2026 Chris Sweet, Managing Director and Head of Capital Advisory, recently discussed how AI-driven repricing, software sector risk and continued buy-side caution are shaping leveraged finance…
