Umpqua Feather Merchants

Company

Umpqua Feather Merchants sells the leading brand of fishing flies in the U.S. The flies are tied in overseas factories using feathers produced by an affiliated company, Metz.

Location

Louisville, CO

Sector

Consumer

Position

Realized

Transaction

Northwood led this buyout in 1998 and led a follow-on equity round in 2000. Umpqua was sold to a private investor in 2003.  umpqua.com