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June 19, 2024
Transtar Buys PPi Automotive
Cleveland-based Transtar Holding Co. has acquired PPi Automotive, a family-owned and -operated automotive parts wholesale distributor in Pittsburgh. T...
By SBN Staff
March 18, 2024
Genesys Industries buys Latrobe Foundry Machine & Supply
Grafton, Ohio-based Genesys Industries has acquired Unity Township-based Latrobe Foundry Machine & Supply Co. Genesys is also buying Latrobe Foundry’s Whitney facility....
By SBN Staff
January 5, 2024
Myers Industries Announces Acquisition of Signature Systems
Myers Industries, Inc., a leading manufacturer and distributor of industrial products, announced it has entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger through which it will acquire Signature Systems, a...
By Staff Reports
December 15, 2023
M7 Holdings, LLC Acquires Harwood Rubber Products, Inc.
M7 Holdings, LLC, a family investment office, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Harwood Rubber Products, Inc., effective November 30, 2023. The Cuyahoga Falls-based company specializes in...
By Staff Reports
August 25, 2023
People On A Deal P&L
As Detroit Manufacturing Systems sets out to make acquisitions, people are top of mind, says then CFO, now EVP of Sales, Purchasing and Strategy Scott Cieslak. "One of the first things we had to do...
By Adam Burroughs
June 2, 2023
AGCO's Eric Hansotia On The Ag Giant's M&A Strategy
AGCO Corporation is the largest pure-play farm machinery company in the world, competing against industry giants. Headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, this year they'll do about $14.5 billion in sales...
By Adam Burroughs
May 19, 2023
Arrow International Acquires Blue Bay
Arrow International, Inc., the world’s largest manufacturer and distributor of charitable gaming products, announces an affiliated entity Bow Distribution, LLC has acquired the operational assets of...
By Dan Pender
May 12, 2023
Philpott Solutions Group Acquires Castino Injection Molding Manufacturer
Philpott Solutions Group today announced it has purchased Castino, an injection molding manufacturer. The agreement allows Philpott to build tooling and expand its capabilities that range from custom...
By Dan Pender
May 12, 2023
ChromaScape Acquires Kemira's Colorants and Dye Business
ChromaScape LLC, a specialty colorants and additives supplier, announced the acquisition of Kemira's colorants and dye business. The deal closed on May 4, 2023. Kemira's product line includes basic...
By Dan Pender
April 6, 2023
OMNI Systems Acquires ITW Labels
OMNI Systems, a thermal label printing company, acquired ITW Labels, a company with a 110-year history and operations in St. Charles, Missouri; Gardner, Kansas; and Bogart, Georgia. This combination...
By Dan Pender
March 31, 2023
Sylvester Hester On Partnership And Job Creation When Launching LM Manufacturing
LM Manufacturing President and CEO Sylvester Hester on launching the business, how the opportunity came about and the importance of being a job creator in Detroit...
By Adam Burroughs
March 24, 2023
Allied Resources Group Acquires R.T. Patterson
Allied Resources Group (ARG), the parent company to a collection of engineering, inspection, staffing, and technology solutions companies, announces the acquisition of R.T. Patterson Company (RTP), an...
By Dan Pender
March 24, 2023
Sioux Chief Manufacturing Purchases Combined Cleveland-based Businesses
Benesch represented Sioux Chief Manufacturing, a family-owned plumbing manufacturer based in Kansas City, Missouri, in the acquisition of the combined businesses of Wire Products Company & Globe Pipe...
By Dan Pender
March 10, 2023
Data, Transparency Play Large Roles In A Deal
Highwood USA CEO and Founder John Quarmley talks through the company's recent sale process....
By Adam Burroughs
March 3, 2023
CDI Energy Products Acquires EGC Enterprises
CDI Energy Products, LLC, producer of high-performance polymer product manufacturing, announced the acquisition of EGC Enterprises, Inc., a producer of graphite-based sealing products with locations...
By Dan Pender
February 24, 2023
Blue Point-Backed Transtar Fuels Growth with Pro Form Products Acquisition
Blue Point Capital Partners and its portfolio company, Transtar Holding Company, announced the acquisition of Pro Form Products, a manufacturer of refinishing and repair products for automotive,...
By Dan Pender
February 17, 2023
Komar Acquires Maren Engineering Corporation
Komar Industries, a leading designer and manufacturer of industrial waste and recycling processing systems, announced today that it has acquired Maren Engineering Corporation, a leading equipment...
By Dan Pender
August 5, 2022
Transition strategies within family businesses
Jergens Inc.'s Jack Schron, Ahola Payroll & HR Solutions' Jeff Ahola, Peoples Services Inc.'s Darin Haines, The Reserves Network's Neil Stallard and UBS's William Murphy on the tough conversations and lessons learned from transitions in a family business. ...
By Adam Burroughs
July 11, 2022
Continental Buys North Dakota Manufacturer
Fairlawn-based Continental Corp. USA has acquired WCCO Belting, a North Dakota-based, family-owned belting manufacturer....
By Michael Marzec
July 11, 2022
Oldcastle Closes Acquisition of Barrette Outdoor Living
Oldcastle APG has completed its $1.9 billion acquisition of Middleburg Heights-based Barrette Outdoor Living, a manufacturer of fencing, railing, outdoor accents and related products....
By Michael Marzec
May 6, 2022
Family Values Play Role in Acquisition
When A.O. Smith bought Canada's Giant Factories in the middle of the pandemic, it was the end of a decade-long process....
By Dan Pender
December 2, 2021
Why the seller’s story is critical to achieving value
Four dealmakers reveal ways to strengthen the foundation of your business by addressing common challenges faced by companies looking to sell....
By Adam Burroughs
December 1, 2021
Blue Point Makes Platform Investment in Brimar Industries
Cleveland-based Blue Point Capital Partners has acquired Brimar Industries, a vertically integrated manufacturer and purveyor of safety signs, pipe markers, valve tags and parking and traffic signs....
By Adam Burroughs
December 1, 2021
National Safety Apparel Buys Illinois-Based Enespro
Cleveland-based National Safety Apparel has acquired Illinois-based Enespro. Enespro President & CEO Mike Enright will join National Safety Apparel as President....
By Adam Burroughs
December 1, 2021
Radial Equity To Partner With Clark-Reliance
Radial Equity Partners has formed a partnership with Clark-Reliance Corp., a designer and manufacturer of highly engineered instrumentation and filtration products. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed....
By Adam Burroughs
November 23, 2021
MiddleGround Capital Acquires Mentor's Race Winning Brands
MiddleGround Capital, a private equity firm that makes control investments in North American middle market B2B industrial and specialty distribution companies, has acquired Mentor-based Race Winning...
By Adam Burroughs
March 3, 2021
Quantic Electronics buys Corry Micronics
Warrendale-based Quantic Electronics, an electronic component maker, has acquired Cranberry Township-based Corry Micronics, a leading supplier of RF and microwave components and subsystems specializing in high power and broadband solutions....
By Michael Marzec
October 7, 2020
Applied Industrial Technologies acquires Advanced Control Solutions
Applied Industrial Technologies has acquired Advanced Control Solutions....
By Adam Burroughs
October 2, 2020
Sandvik finalizes Allied Construction acquisition
Sandvik has completed the previously announced acquisition of Cleveland-based Allied Construction Products LLC....
By Adam Burroughs
October 1, 2020
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems fully acquires Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Knorr-Bremse, has acquired full ownership of Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC....
By Adam Burroughs
September 15, 2020
Shiloh Enters Into Stalking Horse Deal For Sale, Files Chapter 11
Shiloh Industries Inc. has entered into a stalking horse stock and asset purchase agreement with Grouper Holdings LLC....
By Adam Burroughs
September 14, 2020
Team Wendy set to be acquired by Avon Rubber for $130M
At the close of the transaction, Team Wendy will operate as a subsidiary of Avon from the company's current headquarters in Cleveland....
By Adam Burroughs
August 11, 2020
Marsh Industries acquired by PolyVision
Marsh Industries will operate as an independent brand and continue to focus on board manufacturing for their existing product lines....
By Adam Burroughs
July 14, 2020
Peak Rock Capital Sells ProFusion Industries To Management Group
Peak Rock Capital has sold ProFusion Industries to an investor group led by the company's management. Terms of the deal were not disclosed....
By Michael Marzec
June 1, 2020
Nordson Buys Easton, Pa.-based Fluortek
Fluortek will become part of the Nordson MEDICAL product line within Nordson’s Advanced Technology Solutions segment. This acquisition is intended to build on the company’s strategic objective to grow Nordson MEDICAL’s product offerings serving the medical device market....
By SBN Staff
April 27, 2020
Intervala buys Princeton Technology
Intervala LLC has acquired Princeton Technology Corp. in Hudson, New Hampshire. The acquisition further expands Intervala’s manufacturing presence in the Northeast region, while adding new capabilities and customers....
By Jayne Gest
April 22, 2020
Materion Announces Sale Of Large Area Coatings Business
The Mayfield Heights-based company has also initiated actions to close two facilities and consolidate the business within an existing facility to further drive down structural cost....
By Mark Scott
April 2, 2020
Synthomer Completes Purchase of OMNOVA Solutions
Synthomer said the acquisition makes it a major world-wide player in water-based polymer solutions....
By Michael Marzec
March 18, 2020
LSI Completes $7.6M Sale Of North Canton Manufacturing Facility
The company, based near Cincinnati, is in the process of relocating its existing operations to a smaller, leased facility in the North Canton area while retaining its existing workforce....
By Mark Scott
March 3, 2020
BGL Announces Sale Of FireKing Division To Champlain Capital Partners
FireKing OCP is a designer and manufacturer of fireproof, impact-resistant, and secure document and data storage systems....
By Mark Scott
March 2, 2020
Watervale Equity Partners Recapitalizes Willoughby-Based Duke Manufacturing
Duke Co-Owner and CEO Jeff Newmark has invested alongside Watervale in the transaction and will continue to lead the company....
By Mark Scott
March 2, 2020
B’laster Corp. Buys MI-Based Armor Protective Packaging
As a result of this acquisition, B’laster is now the manufacturer and retail distributor of Metal Rescue products. The company began manufacturing the product line in its Valley View plant in late February....
By Mark Scott
February 21, 2020
Mettler-Toledo purchases D.C. Martin & Son Scales
Columbus-headquartered Mettler Toledo International Inc. has acquired D.C. Martin & Son Scales of Grand Rapids, Michigan, according to Calder Capital LLC....
By Jayne Gest
February 5, 2020
MPE Partners Announces Recap Of Wisconsin-Based Teel Plastics
Teel has been owned by the Smith family for over 20 years and was seeking a partner to help the Teel team capitalize on the significant growth opportunities that are currently available to the company....
By Mark Scott
January 28, 2020
Arconic offers debt in anticipation of separation
Pittsburgh-based Arconic Inc. has proposed offering second-lien notes by Arconic Rolled Products Corp., which is currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of Arconic....
By Jayne Gest
January 22, 2020
R&D Coatings sold to Universal Woods
R&D Coatings, which operates in Pittsburgh, has been acquired by Louisville-headquartered Universal Woods LLC, a portfolio company of Capital Partners....
By Jayne Gest
January 22, 2020
Accupac acquired by Palladium Equity Partners
Palladium Equity Partners LLC, a middle market private equity firm, has acquired Mainland-based Accupac Inc., a provider of outsourced manufacturing and packaging solutions for the personal care and beauty markets....
By Adam Burroughs
January 21, 2020
Kinetics Noise Control sold to Arkansas company
The Stephens Group LLC finalized its acquisition of Dublin-based Kinetics Noise Control Inc., and formed a new company, Catalyst Acoustics Group, which will serve as a platform for a group of acoustic, seismic, vibration and noise control companies....
By Jayne Gest
January 21, 2020
Toro Co. Buys Orrville-Based Venture Products
Ventrac is a manufacturer of articulating turf, landscape, and snow and ice management equipment for the grounds, landscape contractor, golf, municipal and rural acreage markets....
By Mark Scott
January 15, 2020
Beet Analytics Technology Raises $5.64M In Venture Funding
As of Jan. 15, the Plymouth-based company has raised a total of $7.48 million....
By Mark Scott
