Northstar Capital Invests in Consolidated Equipment Group, LLC

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Northstar Capital (“Northstar”), a provider of junior capital for middle market private equity transactions, is pleased to announce its investment in Consolidated Equipment Group, LLC (“CEG”), a portfolio company of Dominus Capital (“Dominus”).

CEG, a Minnesota-based company, is the leading designer, manufacturer, and marketer of attachments for skid-steers loaders, mini skid-steers, compact tractors, utility terrain vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, and other light-construction equipment. CEG offers 140+ products that are uniquely designed to be compatible across all key equipment manufacturers and are applicable to various end markets including landscaping, construction, agriculture, excavation, snow removal, and forestry. CEG’s highly engineered products are widely recognized in the industry to be of the highest quality, value, performance, and affordability. For more information on CEG, please visit www.quickattach.com.

Northstar provided debt and an equity co-investment to help Dominus finance the transaction. The Northstar team remains committed to partnering with experienced management teams and private equity sponsors to help good companies become even better. CEG is the fifteenth platform investment in Fund VII, a $500 million committed parallel fund strategy consisting of Northstar Mezzanine Partners VII L.P and Northstar Mezzanine Partners SBIC L.P.

About Northstar Capital

Northstar Capital is an investment management company with offices in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Fargo, North Dakota. Northstar specializes in junior capital investments and equity co-investments in middle-market companies. Since inception, Northstar has partnered with more than 150 companies and raised nearly $2 billion in capital. For more information, please visit www.northstarcapital.com.

About Dominus Capital

Based in New York, Dominus Capital is a leading middle-market private equity investment firm that focuses on management-led buyouts and growth capital investments in companies in the business services, light manufacturing and consumer sectors. Drawing on the experience, knowledge and network of its founders and a team of in-house operating executives, Dominus Capital works hand-in-hand with exceptional management teams to unlock the untapped potential of its portfolio companies. The firm takes a long-term and conservative approach to investing and has a consistent and successful track record of achieving significant growth at its portfolio companies. The Dominus Capital team members have executed over 80 transactions over the past 20+ years. For more information, please visit http://dominuscap.com/.