Leveraging Chapter 11 for Cost-Effective Middle Market Restructurings
Amid persistently high borrowing costs and a steady wall of debt maturities, middle market private equity (PE) sponsors and lenders continue to face difficult decisions surrounding underperforming portfolio companies, and many are weighing out-of-court paths against a court-supervised process. The…
Portage Point Expands Turnaround & Restructuring Services Leadership
We are pleased to announce that Steven Shenker has been named Co-Head of Turnaround & Restructuring Services (TRS) alongside Tom Studebaker. Shenker and Studebaker will lead the next phase of TRS growth, focused on extending market reach, deepening relationships across…
From Tailwinds to Transformations
After years of strong underlying demand, growth conditions across residential services have become more uneven in 2026. The sector remains supported by the essential nature of heating, cooling, plumbing and electrical services, but low housing turnover, elevated project costs and…
Ten Years of Portage Point Partners
Ten years ago, Portage Point was founded on a simple belief that middle market stakeholders deserve the same caliber of talent, insight and execution as the largest organizations. At the time, the advisory landscape was fragmented. Strategy sat in one…
Lyntris Inc. Completes Initial Public Offering on the New York Stock Exchange
Portage Point is pleased to announce that our client, Lyntris Inc. (NYSE: LYNX) (Lyntris or the Company), a defense technology company delivering sense-to-act connectivity solutions for the modern, connected battlespace, has completed its initial public offering (IPO) and is now…
West Marine Successfully Completes Chapter 11 Restructuring
Portage Point Partners served as investment banker to West Marine, LLC (West Marine or the Company), the nation’s leading omni-channel provider of marine aftermarket products, in connection with the successful completion of the Company’s financial restructuring and emergence from Chapter…
Kreg Therapeutics Secured $50 Million Debt Financing
Kreg Therapeutics (the Company or Kreg), a leading manufacturer and renter of specialty medical equipment and portfolio company of Milton Street Capital (Milton Street), closed a new $50 million financing transaction. The first lien senior secured credit facility included a…
Software Just Got More Expensive in California
Beginning January 1, 2027, California will significantly expand its sales and use tax base by taxing various digital products, including prewritten software transferred electronically and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). California historically excluded electronically delivered software and SaaS from sales tax. Senate Bill…
Secured a Strategic Partner for S+S Industries’ Next Phase of Growth
S+S Industries is a vertically integrated provider of mission-critical power distribution components and value-added services. To capitalize on growing demand created by surging AI workloads, expanding hyperscaler capacity and rising power-density requirements, S+S sought a financial partner that could provide…
Portage Point Partners Named No. 880 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies
Portage Point, a blue chip advisory, interim management and investment banking firm focused on the middle market, today announced it has been ranked No. 880 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list, the annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in…
