FOCUS Investment Banking Represents SisTech Manufacturing in its Sale to LFM Capital
Washington, DC, (December 1, 2023) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announced today that SisTech Manufacturing (“SisTech” or “The Company”), has received an investment from LFM Capital, a PE firm focused on lower middle market manufacturing and industrial services businesses. The investment is the sixth platform company in LFM’s third fund. FOCUS initiated this transaction and advised SisTech throughout the process.
Based in Bend, OR, SisTech is a manufacturer of high complexity Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (“PCBAs”) for defense, aerospace, industrial, and consumer applications. The Company distinguishes itself through best-in-class standards of quality and delivery as well as strong supply chain partnerships, which enable SisTech to provide a cost-effective, turnkey solution to its customers.
“LFM is excited to add another impressive platform company to the firm’s growing portfolio,” commented Steve Cook, LFM Executive Managing Director. “We believe SisTech’s excellent production model and strong operational track record are truly differentiated in a fragmented market. We look forward to working alongside the SisTech management team, who share LFM’s passion for excellence in US manufacturing.”
“Since the Company’s founding in 2009, we are proud to have maintained our commitment to superior quality and customer service,” added Brad Kennedy, SisTech Founder and CEO. “We foresee many opportunities to partner with LFM to continue the SisTech growth story.”
“It has been a pleasure working with the teams at SisTech and LFM, and we look forward to seeing their continued growth,” noted Craig Ladkin, FOCUS Managing Director.
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He has advised on and negotiated transactions from the very large; for clients such as the World Bank, IFC, the Treasury Departments of more than a dozen OECD nations, along with their state-owned power and utility companies, down to the very small; angel level investments, small city urban renewal projects and private school campuses.
Mr. Ladkin entered investment banking in the 1980s upon joining Nomura Securities in London to help establish their derivatives and risk management operations. Later he joined AIG Financial Products to build a client base in Scandinavia and northern Europe, managing hundreds of groundbreaking transactions up to $1.5 billion.
Mr. Ladkin has advised and managed transactions for the Treasuries of Sweden, Norway, Finland, France, Belgium, Denmark, Canada, the World Bank, IFC, African Development Bank, EDF, Statoil, Hydro-Quebec, BC Hydro, Ontario Hydro and many multi-national corporations and financial institutions.
Mr. Ladkin holds an MBA in International Finance and Marketing from the London Business School in London, England. He also holds a BSc in Geotechnical and Petroleum Engineering from the University of British Columbia. After graduation, he joined the Exploitation Engineering group of Dome Petroleum, which focused on fast-tracking young engineers into management positions. There he managed a significant section of Alberta shallow gas development, while overseeing a multi-disciplined project team of engineers, geologists, lawyers and economists.
