Bengur Bryan arranged $67.5 million in senior debt and preferred equity for 3E, LLC (the “Company”), a utilities service provider, to repurchase equity from a minority investor and refinance its debt to position it for growth.
Under the Benton-Georgia, LLC and Pipe Strong, LLC subsidiaries, 3E installs, inspects, maintains and replaces critical infrastructure for blue-chip, investor-owned natural gas utilities throughout the Southeast and Midwest regions. With history dating back to 1914, 3E enables utilities to reach their infrastructure goals and is well positioned to help its utility partners expand, improve maintenance and replace aging utility networks. The Company is a certified Minority Business Enterprise and is wholly owned by 3.5.7.11, a technology development, patent and private investment firm which has holdings in the data center, energy and financial services industries.
“The Bengur Bryan team served as an invaluable resource in structuring a transaction that allowed us to buy out our non-control equity partner and arrange a capital structure that sets up 3E to better serve our customers,” said Dale LeFebvre, founder of 3.5.7.11. “The team expertly managed a complex multi-party transaction and negotiated numerous competing interests, allowing us to reclaim 100% of the equity ownership and position our Company for growth. We look forward to continuing our relationship with Bengur Bryan.”
“Scott, Pat and Charles at Bengur Bryan partnered with us to execute a complicated set of transactions with multiple parties on a very tight timeline,” said 3E Chief Financial Officer Jay Scherer. “The Bengur Bryan team was instrumental in supporting and preparing 3E for its next chapter of growth.”