Barrington Associates, a division of Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, is a leading investment banking firm headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in Boston, Newport Beach, and San Francisco. The firm provides expert merger & acquisition and corporate finance services to companies with revenues between $25 million and $1 billion. Since its inception in 1982, the firm has completed more than 400 transactions with an aggregate value in excess of $15 billion.

Staffed with over 50 experienced investment banking professionals, Barrington Associates is one of the nation’s leading financial advisory firms serving middle-market companies with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, and arranging private capital.
 
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   Healthcare
   Home Furnishings
   Packaging
   Technology
   Industrials
   Toy & Recreational Products
   Building Products and Supplies
   Construction
   Distribution
   Electrical Components
   Media, Publishing and Entertainment
   Plastics and Metal Fabrication
   Telecom

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   The Deal Magazine - That Sinking Feeling
   Barrington Associates Advises Wellhead on its Sale to Seaboard International
   Barrington Associates Announces its New Office in Boston
   Yahoo! Finance - Wells Fargo Expands in New England, Opens M&A Investment Banking Office in Boston
   Los Angeles Business Feature Interview - Making Connections
   Los Angeles Business Journal - Slaking The Thirst For Cash
   Los Angeles Business Journal - Alternative Lenders Crack L.A. Market Amid Credit Crunch
   Barrington's Automotive Group Interviews Roush Enterprises CEO Evan Lyall
   Orange County Business Journal - 2008 Could Be Year of Buyouts in Health Sector, Some Say
   Barrington Associates Expands San Francisco and Newport Beach Offices
   Barrington's Food & Beverage Group Interviews General Mills Chairman Steve Sanger
   Los Angeles Business Journal - King Cash Rules Fading M&A World
   Barrington Associates Advises 5.11, Inc. on its Recapitalization with TA Associates
   The Boston Globe - TA Associates invests $200m in 5.11 Tactical
   Yahoo Finance - TA Associates Completes $200 Million Investment in 5.11 Tactical(R)
   The Deal Magazine - TA collars police apparel supplier
   Barrington Associates Advises Quadrastat Corp. on its Sale to Arens Controls Company, LLC
   Barrington Associates Advises Allegro Mfg., Inc. on its Sale to Conair Corporation
   Barrington Associates Advises MooreCo, Inc. on its Recapitalization with Webster Capital
   Barrington Associates Advises Press-A-Print International, LLC on its Sale to ICV Capital Partners, LLC
   The Deal Magazine - 2007 Middle Market Review
   Barrington Associates Advises Pacific Crane Maintenance Company on its Recapitalization with Brockway Moran & Partners, Inc.
   Dow Jones - Lenders Go Clubbing Amid Credit Crunch
   Forbes.com - Kinecta Federal Credit Union Announces Expansion into Alternative Financial Services
   Forbers.com - Husqvarna buys US concrete saw maker Soff-Cut
   Barrington Advises Perrin Manufacturing Company on its Recapitalization with Kinderhook Industries
   The Deal Magazine SPECIAL REPORT: Buyouts are welcome
   L'Oreal buys U.S. haircare brand PureOlogy
   Barrington Associates Advises PureOlogy on its Sale to L’Oréal
   FirstService Acquires The MERIT Companies
   Barrington Advises The MERIT Companies on its Sale to First Service Corporation
   The White Hot Market for Private Company Sellers
   Private Equity Is Powerhouse Of M&A Activity
   Wave of Transactions Shifts Landscape
   Barrington Associates Advises Pacific Architects and Engineers on its Sale to Lockheed Martin
   Auction realpolitik
   Regional Banks Come Courting for Business
   Wells Fargo acquisition shows how S.F. bank is branching out
   Directed takes Polk Audio for $136M
   Wells Fargo to buy M&A firm Barrington Associates
   The Wall Street Journal - Buyout Firms Perched on a Cash Pool
   The Los Angeles Times - Investment Bank Barrington Fills Middle-Market Niche
   Jim Freedman on CNBC Morning Call

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