December 14, 2014
Transaction Announcement
BOSTON, MA — Dunn Rush & Co. LLC is pleased to announce the recent closing of the acquisition of Total Control Solutions, Inc. (“TCS”) by Comark, LLC, a portfolio company of JMC Capital Partners, LLC. Dunn Rush & Co. served as financial advisor to Comark and JMC in the transaction.
Total Control Solutions (www.totalcontrolsolutions.com) builds Embedded and Industrial computers and LCDs for a wide array of applications, from industrial automation to interactive customer kiosks. The company offers both complete engineered-to-order computing solutions as well as standard off-the-shelf computers and LCDs. TCS was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Corcoran, Minnesota.
Comark, LLC (www.comarkcorp.com), is a leading designer and manufacturer of high performance HMI products and systems. HMI systems serve as the user interface for operators to control and monitor manufacturing processes and systems. Comark’s products include customized displays, computers and workstations and kiosks that are used in a broad range of industrial, commercial, military, mobile and retail applications. Comark’s ruggedized HMI products are designed to perform reliably in harsh environments where exposure to shock, vibration, dust, fluids and extreme temperature variations are part of the daily operations. Comark is headquartered in Milford, Massachusetts.
JMC and Comark continue to seek quality HMI manufacturing companies to add to this platform.
Dunn Rush & Co. LLC was founded in 2009 to provide high quality merger and acquisition advisory services to middle market companies valued between $20 million and $250 million. Dunn Rush & Co. LLC has significant expertise in the following industry sectors: Business Services; Consumer; Defense & Security; Healthy Living; Instrumentation; Manufacturing & Distribution; Medical Technology & Services; and Technology, Software & Data Services. The Firm is a registered Broker-Dealer and is headquartered at 225 Franklin Street, Boston MA 02110. For further information, please visit our website at www.dunnrush.com or contact us at 617-451-0001.
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