Chico, CA – CriticalPoint Partners, LLC (“CriticalPoint”) is pleased to announce that it represented Fifth Sun, a leading designer, distributor, and technology-driven innovator of print-on-demand manufacturing and supply chain systems for graphic apparel, in its majority sale to Platinum Equity through its portfolio company Mad Engine.
Headquartered in Northern California and founded by Dan Gonzales, Fifth Sun has been a premier manufacturer and distributor of a wide range of licensed, generic, and private label graphic apparel for over 27 years. Under Dan’s direction and leadership, Fifth Sun developed and scaled its proprietary software and networking systems, which drive a sophisticated print-on-demand supply chain across eCommerce and digital markets for both business-to-business and direct-to-consumer applications. The internationally recognized and progressive supplier of on-trend apparel has continued to expand its capabilities and capacity to provide solutions outside of just apparel to include accessories, drinkware, and other products in order to better serve its broad base of customers and licensors.
“CriticalPoint took the time to truly understand our core business and the technological engine that we’ve built over nearly three decades,” stated Dan Gonzales, founder of Fifth Sun. “Their dedication, professionalism, and advice throughout the process helped ensure the company was put in the best position to maximize its potential into the future, while creating a great outcome for the stakeholders today.”
CriticalPoint served as the exclusive financial advisor to Fifth Sun in the transaction.
Please contact Matt Young and Luke Ewing with any questions about this transaction.
Matt Young
Founder and CEO
Direct: (310) 321-4401
[email protected]
Luke Ewing
Director
Direct: (310) 697-8767
[email protected]
About CriticalPoint
Headquartered in Los Angeles, CriticalPoint is a leading full-service financial M&A firm that uniquely combines the best of investment banking, private capital, and valuation service offerings. CriticalPoint executes, sources, and invests in deals across a wide variety of industries for the traditionally underserved middle market. Since our founding in 2012, our mission has been to serve the needs of owners, entrepreneurs, management teams, and stakeholders with our experience, knowledge, and expert judgment, to help them realize their companies’ greatest potential. From our deep-rooted foundation in private equity and investment banking, and our devotion to deal origination and business development, combined with being entrepreneurs at heart, we believe we are differentiated and well positioned to help companies wherever they are in their life cycle.
