Israel Berger & Associates, LLC

Investment Date
October 2006

Situation Type
Owner-Operator Recapitalization

Keystone partnered with the original principals of IBA to recapitalize the business. The two principals had been looking for a financial partner to diversify their personal net worth, but also to help them continue to grow the business and support future acquisitions with capital, as well as provide an equity ownership opportunity for other key professionals in their organization.

Headquarters
New York, NY

Managing Partners
Israel Berger / Marc Weissbach

Services
Consulting and inspections services related to building envelope construction and related technologies

Client Base
Global property developers, property owners, architectural firms, and construction managers

Interesting Fact
IBA is the lead building envelope consultant for Freedom Tower, the structure being put in place on the World Trade Center grounds in New York City

Mergers During Ownership
Viridian Energy & Environmental (2011): Merger with a privately held, leading consulting group specializing in energy efficiency and environmentally friendly design/construction.

Specialty consulting firms serving building owners and developers with niche services

Energy services firms serving the building and construction industry

Building commissioning services

Keystone Capital Contact
Scott L. Gwilliam

“KEYSTONE’S CRAFTING OF THE DEAL TO ACQUIRE A CONTROLLING INTEREST IN ISRAEL BERGER & ASSOCIATES WAS A MASTERFUL ACT OF BALANCE. ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE ABLE TO BALANCE RISK, REWARD, INCENTIVE, SACRIFICE, TIME HORIZON AND ACCOMMODATION. IT WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY A RIGOROUS INTELLECTUAL ANALYSIS, CAREFUL LISTENING AND PATIENCE. THE FOLKS AT KEYSTONE ARE FUN TO WORK WITH, AND THEIR EXPERIENCE AND STRATEGIC THINKING IS INVALUABLE.”

- ISRAEL BERGER, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT, ISRAEL BERGER & ASSOCIATES

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