We are pleased to share the sale of our client, Bell & Williams Associates, to Envest Capital Partners. The acquisition closed December 31, 2020 and details were not disclosed.

Located in Windham, New Hampshire, Bell & Williams Associates (Bell & Williams) provides repossession, collection, remarketing, and skip tracing services to consumer and commercial clients nationwide.

The company's managed services are designed to handle their customers' asset-based receivables from the earliest stages of delinquency with a comprehensive collection effort. The collateral ranges from heavy equipment through all types of wheeled vehicles along with office and medical equipment.

Bell & Williams is a fully licensed, bonded, and insured collection agency that specializes in collections on commercial loans and leases. The company is the leader in providing collateral collections, nationwide asset recovery, skip tracing, and remarketing services for the vehicle finance, equipment leasing and credit union industries.

Envest Capital Partners (Envest), located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, is a private equity firm that invests in privately-held businesses through long-term ownership in a broad range of industry sectors, with a focus on industrial and consumer services, specialty contracting, manufacturing, franchising and healthcare services.

Envest is led by private equity professionals dedicated to partnering with entrepreneurs and owners to provide both capital and operational expertise. Since Envest was founded, they have invested in over 40 privately held operating businesses in the United States.

With their committed capital base, patient approach to growth, and deep operating and investing experience, Envest strives to be a flexible and compelling partner for owners seeking full or partial liquidity.

Generational Equity Executive Managing Director, M&A-Technology Practice Leader, David Fergusson, and his team led by Senior Managing Director of Mergers and Acquisition, Terry Mackin, with the support of Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions, Tristan Keefe, successfully closed the deal. Executive Managing Director Bill Kushnir established the initial relationship with Bell & Williams.

“Our clients come to Generational Equity with the express purpose of maximizing the value of their companies in the current market,” said Mackin.

“Not only were we able to do that in this transaction, but in Envest, Bell & Williams’ partners also found a team of M&A professionals that could help them take the Company to the next level.”