Situation:

Pioneer Window is a New York-based manufacturer of aluminum and glass façade systems for the New York City public school system, public housing projects, residential apartments, and condominiums across the NYC metropolitan area.

Pioneer's in-house staff designs, engineers, manufactures and installs all of its own products. The Company's 375,000+ sq. ft. of manufacturing facilities are located in Johnstown, NY.

Ameridan’s Role:

A private equity firm that was considering a potential investment reached out to Ameridan to assist with its due-diligence efforts.

The project was focused on obtaining direct customer feedback regarding perceptions of the Company relative to the competition, recent Company performance, the near-term business outlook, and other relevant issues. 

In addition, the scope included providing high-level market information/insights related to:

• Competitive dynamics in the NYC metropolitan area, focused on the differences between the public and private markets;
• Recent trends in the NYC private market and the implications for Pioneer;
• An overview of three metropolitan markets outside NYC, focusing on demand trends and the factors  likely to affect the Company’s ability to expand into these markets.