Consumer

Neways International

Transaction Summary

McColl Partners, LLC acted as financial advisor to the founders of Neways International ("Neways"), a leading multilevel marketing company, in its sale to private equity group Golden Gate Capital. 

About Neways International

Headquartered in Springville, Utah, Neways is among the preeminent and fastest-growing multilevel marketing companies in the world with over $600 million in global sales. Based on their innovative approach to consumer demands, Leslie DeeAnn Mower and Tom Mower founded the Company in 1987, pioneering Neways' safe ingredient philosophy. Neways continues to be committed to the manufacture and distribution of effective nutritional and personal care products to over 20 countries worldwide.

About Golden Gate Capital

Golden Gate Capital is a San Francisco-based private equity group with approximately $3.0 billion of capital under management. The principals of Golden Gate Capital have a long and successful history of investing with management partners across a wide range of industries and transaction types, including leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, corporate divestitures and spin-offs, build-ups, and venture stage investing.

About McColl Partners, LLC

McColl Partners is an independent investment banking firm specializing in the needs of management and owners of middle-market companies.  With significant experience working with private equity groups, entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses, public companies, financial institutions, and divisions of large companies, the firm is dedicated to offering strategic advice and assistance to its clients regarding mergers and acquisitions and private capital raising assignments.

For more information about our Consumer Group, please contact Lorin DeMordaunt or Brian Davis at (704) 333-0525.  More information about McColl Partners can be found at www.mccollpartners.com.

"McColl Partners’ ability to structure a process that provided value-maximizing solutions to our founders, distributor base, and Neways’ employees allowed us to accomplish this transaction in a tight time frame and ensure that divergent objectives were met and exceeded. Through McColl Partners’ leadership, all the constituents teamed up, and the result was a highly successful transaction."

Eric Larsen

Chief Executive Officer
Neways International

"Neways’ culture of innovation and its highly effective distributor compensation program has facilitated significant growth and a market leadership position internationally. Neways anticipates continued robust growth supported in part through ongoing development of innovative products and leading technology."

Lorin DeMordaunt

Managing Director
McColl Partners, LLC