December, 2013

Third Coast Capital Advisors recently represented Polyform Products Company in its sale to Levine Leitchtman Capital Partners. Third Coast acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Polyform, working closely with the senior management team throughout the sale process. This included providing advisory expertise and managing the marketing, negotiation and due diligence phases of the transaction.

Polyform Products Company, based in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, is a leading designer, developer, manufacturer and marketer of branded polymer clay products worldwide. Polyform’s Sculpey® and Premo!® oven-bake craft clays are the chosen brands by professional artists and clay hobbyists for jewelry making and innovative crafting projects. Polyform’s productsare sold in over 6,200 leading arts and crafts and big box retail locations worldwide including Michaels Stores, Wal-Mart, Jo-Ann Fabrics and Hobby Lobby.

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners is a Los Angeles, California-based investment firm that makes structured equity investments in middle-market companies. LLCP manages approximately $6.5 billion of institutional capital on behalf of itself and its worldwide network of investors.