Everside Capital Partners Announces Investment in W Electric Intermediate, LLC
August 2024
Everside is pleased to announce the closing of its investment in W Electric Intermediate, LLC (“Westinghouse” or the “Company”), a licensor of rights to the Westinghouse brand name to licensees in the US and China, selling outdoor power equipment, consumer electronics, home goods and other diversified industrial products. Headquartered in Canonsburg, PA, the Company manages the Westinghouse brand through licensing agreements in which licensees manufacture, distribute, and sell products under Westinghouse trademarks.
Everside is excited to partner with Westinghouse, along with a Midwest-based Small Business Investment Company (SBIC). This partnership supported Westinghouse’s acquisition of Midwest Equipment Sales (“MWE”), a distributor of branded consumer products and Westinghouse’s largest licensee. MWE has a proven team capable of launching and scaling product categories through sales channel relationships with major e-commerce players, which creates an opportunity to leverage those relationships for other Westinghouse licensee categories. This partnership reflects Everside’s commitment to investing in businesses with unique competitive advantages and high growth potential, which we believe delivers value to all stakeholders.
Everside is an SEC-registered investment advisor, as well as a SBIC (Small Business Investment Company) license holder based in New York, NY. With over $1.9 billion in assets under management across its funds, Everside partners with leading SBIC managers in the lower middle market through its primary and secondary investing strategies, and also makes direct credit and equity investments in small businesses through its direct investing strategies. As a flexible capital provider, Everside offers debt and structured equity solutions for recapitalizations, acquisitions, liquidity events, and management buyouts.
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