Calvert Street Capital Partners has acquired ADAPCO, Inc.
July 26, 2006
New York, NY (July 26, 2006) - Calvert Street Capital Partners of Baltimore, Maryland has acquired ADAPCO, Inc. of Sanford, FL. ADAPCO was previously a wholly-owned subsidiary of KODA Enterprises Group (KODA), a multi-industry investment company based in Waltham, MA. Sperry, Mitchell & Company, Inc. initiated this transaction, assisted in the negotiations and served as exclusive financial advisor to ADAPCO, Inc.
ADAPCO, Inc. (www.myadapco.com) is the largest full-line distributor of chemical products designed for the control of mosquitoes in North America, as well as a leading applicator, utilizing its fleet of spraying trucks and airplanes. The Company's customer base consists primarily of governmental agencies and Mosquito Abatement Districts, which are tax-supported governmental bodies charged with the responsibility controlling local and regional mosquito populations. ADAPCO is headquartered in Sanford, FL and maintains facilities for application services in numerous locations throughout the country. The Company offers its services to customers nationwide.
Calvert Street Capital Partners (www.cscp.com) makes control investments in U.S. lower middle market manufacturing and service companies. Founded in 1994, CSCP has a proven "buy and build" strategy that identifies scalable, platform companies with opportunities for internal expansion as well as growth through selective add-on acquisitions. CSCP acquires family-owned companies which operate in fragmented industries with predictable and repetitive demand for products and services.
KODA Enterprises Group (www.koda.com) acquires companies which are or have the potential to be market leaders and work with a strong management team to monitor, challenge, and help mold successful growth strategies. KODA has no outside investors with equity interests or short-term exit strategies, so a long-term perspective prevails.
Sperry, Mitchell & Company (www.sperrymitchell.com) is an investment banking firm specializing in middle-market merger and acquisition advisory services. Since the firm's founding in 1986, Sperry Mitchell has completed over 250 transactions in a wide range of industries, with values ranging from $10 - $450 million.
For more information on this transaction, please contact:
Paul Sperry
Managing Director
(212) 832-6628 x 207
psperry@sperrymitchell.com
SPERRY, MITCHELL & COMPANY
595 Madison Avenue 30th Floor
New York, NY 10022
(212) 832-6628




