Stout served as exclusive financial advisor to Design Specialties, LLC, a portfolio company of Blackthorne Partners, in connection with its sale to GHP Group Inc.

Founded in 1983, Design Specialties is a Milwaukee-based designer and manufacturer of custom fireplace doors and screens, hearth accessories, and outdoor products. Design Specialties has cultivated a reputation of providing the highest quality fireplace doors and related products in the industry.

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