CHICAGO – March 13, 2007 – Raymond James Capital has acquired Bob Knight Photo Marketing, Inc. Transaction terms were not disclosed.
RSM EquiCo Capital Markets initiated the transaction, led the negotiations and acted as the exclusive advisor to Bob Knight Photo.
A team of RSM EquiCo Capital Markets professionals contributed to the successful close of this transaction. Brian Boyle, senior managing director, and Joe Lunkes, vice president, led the deal team.
About RSM EquiCo Capital Markets
RSM EquiCo Capital Markets LLC (www.rsmequico.com) is a global provider of investment banking services to private and public companies with annual revenues of up to $1 billion. The firm brings together companies, capital and creativity on a national and international scale to help clients achieve their personal and strategic objectives.
RSM EquiCo Capital Markets is licensed by the SEC and all state securities authorities, and is a member of the FINRA and SIPC. The firm’s international headquarters are located in Costa Mesa, Calif. It also has offices in Chicago, Boston, New York and London.
About Bob Knight Photo Marketing, Inc.
Bob Knight Photo is a provider of high school, undergraduate and graduate school commencement-ceremony photography. Bob Knight photographed more than 300,000 graduates at over 900 ceremonies in 2006, making it the second largest commencement-ceremony photographer in the United States.
The company possesses several key competitive advantages, including GradTrak™, an industry-leading digital workflow management platform that automates approximately 100 production steps – beginning with new-customer solicitation through the entire sales process and concluding with the sale and fulfillment of picture orders. Bob Knight Photo Marketing is based in Tallahassee, Fla.
About Raymond James Capital
Raymond James Capital functions as the merchant-banking subsidiary of Raymond James Financial. The firm invests in private companies to generate attractive returns for its investors. Raymond James Capital seeks to assist exceptional management teams in maximizing the value of their companies. The firm will consider companies with revenues in excess of $10 million, have positive cash flow, and are in industries in which the firm has expertise, including industrial growth, consumer products, energy, healthcare, and service businesses with a recurring fulfillment or contractual-revenue business model. Raymond James Capital is based in St. Petersburg, Fla.
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