Harris Williams & Co., a preeminent middle market investment bank focused on the advisory needs of clients worldwide, announces that Business and Legal Resources (BLR), a portfolio company of Prairie Capital, L.P. (Prairie), has been recapitalized. Harris Williams & Co. acted as the exclusive advisor to BLR.  The transaction closed on June 14, 2013 and was led by John Arendale and John Klim along with Garin Arevian and Priyanka Naithani from the firm’s Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT) Group.

Harris Williams & Co., a preeminent middle market investment bank, has opened a new office in Germany as part of the firm’s continued international expansion.  The Frankfurt office is led by Managing Director Jeffery Perkins who, along with a team of seasoned professionals, has broad experience across many industries.  The new office, which will focus on M&A transactions across Europe, will strengthen the firm’s cross-border deal flow, its access to buyers across continental Europe and its ability to

Harris Williams & Co., a preeminent middle market investment bank focused on the advisory needs of clients worldwide, announces the sale of PowerTeam Services, LLC (PTS), a leading provider of infrastructure services to the gas and electric utility industry, to Kelso & Company (Kelso), which will merge PTS with its existing portfolio company Power Holdings.  PTS was a portfolio company of CIVC Partners, LP (CIVC) and True North Equity (TNE).  Harris Williams & Co.

Harris Williams & Co., a preeminent middle market investment bank focused on the advisory needs of clients worldwide, announces the sale of Horsburgh & Scott (H&S), a leading manufacturer and provider of repair services for custom gears and gear drives used in industrial, mining, power and oil and gas end markets, to GenNx360 Capital Partners (GenNx360).  H&S was a portfolio company of Bolder Capital, a partnership between The Edgewater Funds (Edgewater) and JZ Capital Partners Limited (JZCP). Harris Williams & Co.