NEW YORK, NY — (Marketwire) — 01/04/13 — Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEC) (“Prospect”) announced today that Prospect has funded a recapitalization of Valley Electric Company of Mt. Vernon, Inc. (“Valley” or the “Company”) with $53 million of combined debt and equity financing.
Valley was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Everett, Washington. The Company, one of the largest 50 electrical contractors in the United States, is a leading provider of specialty electrical services in the state of Washington. Valley offers a comprehensive array of contracting services, primarily for commercial, industrial, and transportation infrastructure applications, including new installation, engineering and design, design-build, traffic lighting and signalization, low to medium voltage power distribution, construction management, energy management and control systems, 24-hour electrical maintenance, testing, special projects, and tenant improvement services.
The purpose of the recapitalization was to provide an opportunity for the non-management owners of Valley to monetize their ownership interests and provide an opportunity for management to co-invest in Valley. As a result of the recapitalization, Prospect is the controlling shareholder of Valley.
“The senior managers of Valley, who have invested alongside Prospect in the recapitalization, look forward to growing Valley with Prospect,” said Jeret Garcia, CEO of Valley. “Prospect has extensive experience as a supportive, long-term investor in US-based mid-sized companies.”
“We are impressed with the Company–s technical expertise and history of major project execution in the greater Seattle and Washington market,” said Robert Melman, a Vice President of Prospect Capital Management LLC. “This recapitalization of Valley demonstrates Prospect–s ability to find and close investment opportunities that generate attractive yield and total return for our shareholders.”
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