CCP Client 'CO297'
Mission Critical Data Center Solutions Provider

Clayton Capital Partners, a St. Louis-based investment banking firm, is pleased to exclusively represent CO297 (the “Company”), a mission critical data center solutions provider, in the sale of its business.


• Provider Of Complex, Turnkey Data Center Solutions – The Company provides turnkey data center solutions in the form of design, system build-out (electrical, mechanical and networking), equipment installation and maintenance.


• Established Market Share Of Exploding Market – CO297 is a successful, well-regarded and fierce competitor in the exploding data center marketplace. Management projects a continuation or acceleration of the Company’s average annual growth rate (AAGR) of 29+ percent—even with no increase in current market share.


• Multiple Relationships With Major IT Companies And Manufacturers – Using equipment from the world’s most advanced manufacturers, the Company has provided data center support for some of the world’s largest cloud and colocation service providers (CCSPs) and enterprise users. Its diverse customer list includes governmental agencies and commercial customers from a wide range of industries.


• Demonstrated Excellence As Mission Critical Service Provider – The Company’s management team and project managers have over 100 years of experience in the design and installation of custom power, cooling and network solutions for data centers. It couples technological expertise with the uncompromising service necessary to support essential services in mission critical facilities ranging from small data closets to 500,000+ sf enterprise data centers.


• Numerous Opportunities For Additional Growth – The Company has identified, and is acting on, numerous opportunities to increase the number of customers it serves, target additional market segments and extend its geographic reach by exploiting opportunities with existing clients.


CO297 Financial Highlights
  Reviewed
Year Ended
12/31/2017
Reviewed
Year Ended
12/31/2018
Reviewed
Year Ended
12/31/2019
Internal
LTM Ended
6/30/2020
Projected
Year Ended
12/31/2020
Contract Revenue
$21,687,985 $37,939,891 $33,260,148 $57,790,068 $60,591,992
Adjusted EBITDA $2,952,908 $5,970,160 $4,158,983 $9,749,485 $9,465,630
Adjusted EBITDA %
14% 16% 13% 17% 16%
NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT

The undersigned hereby agrees:


That all information, data and materials disclosed or furnished (herein called the Information) by Clayton Capital Partners Acquisition Candidate CO297 (herein called the Company) will be maintained strictly confidential and that, in consideration for such disclosure, no use of the Information will be made by any signing party, or employees of such party, other than for evaluation purposes, on a strictly confidential basis.


It is understood that disclosure of any of the Information, including the possibility that the Shareholders may consider sale, disclosure of the current status of the Company, or disclosure of any information to customers, vendors, competitors, or employees of the Company would cause serious financial damage to the Company and/or its affiliates.


The undersigned also agrees that, for the term of this agreement, they will not solicit for employment any management-level employee, executive-level employee, or any employee of the Company with whom the undersigned came into contact with as a result of the proposed transaction. Nothing herein shall preclude the undersigned from hiring any employee who responds to a general solicitation so long as it is not targeted at the Company or its employees (including through the use of search firms) or who contacts the undersigned of their own accord.


The undersigned agrees not to copy, duplicate, disclose or deliver all or any portion of the Information to a third party or permit any other third party to inspect, copy or duplicate the same except those parties deemed necessary by the undersigned to evaluate the possible transaction (including agents, advisors, affiliates, accountants, attorneys, consultants, and lenders). It is understood that the undersigned may disclose Information to only parties who (i) require such material for the purpose of evaluating a possible transaction and (ii) are informed by the undersigned of the confidential nature of the Information and agree to be bound by the terms hereof. The undersigned further agrees to be responsible for any breach of this agreement by the above mentioned parties, and that these parties will not use any of the Information for any reason or purpose other than to evaluate a possible transaction or in any way detrimental to the Company.


This shall not, however, prevent the undersigned from disclosing to others or using in any manner:

  1. Information which has been published and has become part of the public domain other than by acts or omissions by the receiving party
  2. Information which has been furnished or made known to the undersigned by third parties as a matter of right without restriction of disclosure
  3. Information which the undersigned can show was already in its possession at the time it entered into this Agreement and which was not acquired directly or indirectly from the Company, their representatives, its employees or their representatives, or
  4. Information which is independently developed by the undersigned or its representatives.

This agreement shall remain in effect for a term of two years from the execution date hereof and upon request, the receiving party will promptly return or destroy all data and materials furnished by the Company and destroy any internal analyses and/or workpapers related to the evaluation of the Company. The undersigned shall be permitted to retain copies of Information for the sole purpose of complying with applicable laws and not be required to destroy electronic Information saved for backup and bonafide record retention policies in the ordinary course of business. Any such retained Information shall remain subject to the confidentiality obligations of this agreement for so long as such information is retained.


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CCP Client 'CO297'
For Additional Information Contact:
Diane Steinkamp, Senior Associate
8112 Maryland Ave., Suite 250
St. Louis, MO 63105
Ph 314-725-9939 x 534
dsteinkamp@claytoncapitalpartners.com


Brice Shultz, Associate
8112 Maryland Ave., Suite 250
St. Louis, MO 63105
Ph 314-725-9939 x 536
bshultz@claytoncapitalpartners.com