Cleary Gull Inc. is pleased to announce the sale of Behrens Manufacturing, LLC (“Behrens”), a portfolio company of Capital For Business, InvestAmerica Venture Group, and The Mendota Group, to Gladstone Investment Corporation (NASDAQ: GAIN), Gladstone Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: GLAD) (collectively, “the Gladstone Companies” or “Gladstone”), and Management. Cleary Gull acted as exclusive financial advisor to Behrens and its owners in this transaction.

Behrens (www.behrensmfg.com) is a leading and rapidly growing manufacturer and marketer of high quality houseware and outdoor utility products. As the #1 supplier of steel cans, pails, tubs, and watering cans in North America, the company offers the largest breadth of product in its industry. Behrens products are sold primarily through retail channels into the home improvement, hardware, lawn and garden, and farm-supply markets.