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01/25/2022

Dickinson Williams advises on the sale of Fi-Foil Company

Dickinson Williams & Company served as the exclusive financial advisor to Fi-Foil Company, Inc. (“Fi-Foil”) in its sale to Validor Capital (“Validor”), headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.

Fi-Foil is a leading manufacturer and distributor of reflective and radiant insulation barriers for residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional structures.

Fi-Foil’s President, Bill Lippy, stated, “The Dickinson Williams team played a crucial role in helping us identify and partner with a leading private equity investor with deep building products sector experience, and we are grateful for the execution expertise provided by the DW&Co. team.”

Matt Kaufman, Managing Partner at Validor Capital stated, “We are excited to support the team at Fi-Foil as they continue their legacy of manufacturing and distributing high-quality insulation products. Fi-Foil has been a leader in sustainable insulation for decades, and we look forward to working with them as they move into their next phase of growth.”

“It was a genuine pleasure to serve Fi-Foil and its shareholders, and we wish the company and its employees tremendous success in their partnership with Validor,” said John Dickinson, Managing Director of Dickinson Williams.

Carlton Fields, P.A. and McGuireWoods LLP served as legal counsel to Fi-Foil and Validor, respectively.

About Fi-Foil Company, Inc.:

Headquartered in Auburndale, Florida, Fi-Foil is an industry leader in innovative, energy-efficient reflective and radiant insulation barriers  for residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional markets.    Fi-Foil’s products mitigate heat gain and loss to maximize building occupant comfort and energy efficiency with easy, low-cost installation.  For over 35 years, Fi-Foil has been committed to the principles of sustainable construction, practicing energy conservation, and minimal landfill impact. Learn more about Fi-Foil at www.fi-foil.com.

About Validor Capital:

Headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, Validor is  a private investment firm that provides liquidity to family and founder owned industrial, manufacturing, and service businesses in the lower middle market. The firm seeks situations where it can partner with management teams to leverage our combined expertise and deep industry relationships to create significant value.  For more information, please visit www.validorcap.com.

About Dickinson Williams & Company:

Dickinson Williams & Company is an independent investment banking firm led by industry veterans with over 80 years of combined investment banking, financing, and operating experience.  The firm provides objective, experience-based advisory services to lower middle market companies with enterprise values typically up to $150 million.  The firm provides sell-side, buy-side, private placement, recapitalization, and strategic advisory services to family and closely held businesses, corporations, and private equity groups, and has a broad cross-section of transaction and industry experience in the industrials, business services, distribution, healthcare, and consumer sectors.

John C. Dickinson
Managing Director
jdickinson@dickinsonwilliams.com
804.588.3412

James A. Gilmore
Managing Director
jgilmore@dickinsonwilliams.com
804.588.3414

Harold J. Williams III
Managing Director
hwilliams@dickinsonwilliams.com
804.588.3413