TRANSACTIONS
ADVISER TO A SPORT INC.
Grand Avenue Advised on the Sale of the company, a California manufacturer/marketer of Avalanche and Silence snowboards, Neptune wakeboards, Universal bindings, and Straight Line water sports accessories to the Yoshida Group
Private long term California investors Bill Zimmerman and James Galbriath invested $1.55 million convertible subordinated debt in A Sport to grow the business, buying the ASM manfacturing plant from premier winter sports company Scott. The acquisition also give A Port Avalanche and Silence additional factory space, plus added OEM business.
The strategy of combining snowboards and wakeboards made eminent sense, allowing full manufacturing of winter and summer sports products year round. However, execution of the strategy failed and the company was put up for sale. Grand Avenue was engaged to sell the then distressed company keeping its lender in weekly communication. Ultimately, the company was sold to the Yoshida Groupm adding these product lines to its Arnell Snowboards and its Molly snowboard brand (later renamed MLY)
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