Industrial & Manufacturing

M&A Advisors for Manufacturing & Industrial Companies

Selling a manufacturing or industrial business is a once-in-a-lifetime decision. FourBridges is a middle market investment bank that has done deals on both sides of the table. We’ve worked as bankers & as business owners. Our manufacturing M&A team guides owners of machinery, logistics & specialty contracting firms through every step.

Manufacturing & Industrial Services

We’ve seen our fair share of factory floors, and we understand the specific concerns that owners of manufacturing businesses have when they’re ready to sell or grow.

There’s the roller coaster pricing of raw materials. The struggle to attract and retain skilled labor. The risk of high customer concentration. The importance of quality and safety standards.

Because we know the world you live in, we can ask the right questions, address potential roadblocks, and ultimately, better position your company for the right transition or transaction.

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Industrial & Manufacturing

M&A Advisors for Manufacturing & Industrial Companies

Manufacturing & Industrial Services

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Our client: McKee Foods is the manufacturer of Little Debbie snack cakes. The buyer: Drake’s® is a historic American snack cake brand.

Our client: AlChem/CalCHEM is a manufacturer of specialty chemicals. The buyer: USALCO is a leading provider of high-quality aluminum-based chemicals.

Our client: DPI manufactures long-lasting, custom-engineered components used in a variety of applications. The buyer: GreenLiner manufactures and supplies truck bed mats as original equipment.

Our client: Available Plastics, Inc. is a Huntsville, AL-based plastics manufacturer. The buyer: A group of private investors.

Our client:American Bedding Manufacturers, Inc. is a family owned company founded in 1997 in Athens, TN. The buyer:Valesco is a Dallas, TX based private equity firm that focuses on making control & non-control investments.

Our client: McKee Foods is America’s largest family bakery founded in 1934. The buyer: McKee successfully accelerated the company’s growth and expansion.

Our client: IER is a manufacturer of custom products used for power distribution & motor controls. The buyer: Chicago Switchboard has been a leader in quick-ship, custom built electrical distribution equipment.

Our client: Mills Products is a home appliance manufacturer supplier. The buyer: Logic Capital Partners invests primarily in the manufacturing and distribution business sectors.

Our client: Challenger was founded in 1983 by Steve White. The buyer: TenCate develops, produces & markets synthetic turf components.

Our client: Yamamoto ships over 2.5 million lures annually and is one of themost recognized brands in the fishing industry. The buyer: GSM is a portfolio company of Gridiron Capital, a $5 billion private equity firm.

Our client: JKB is a leading precision contract manufacturer in the medical device industry. The buyer: Sandvik AB (ST: SAND) is an $11.3B publicly-traded Swedish corporation.

Our client: Bohr is a second-generation family business that specializes in PTC & engineering solutions. The buyer: Alderman Holdings is an investment firm focused on “old economy” companies.

Our client: Dixie is a provider of label/tag solutions, with a strong presence in the flooring sector. The buyer: A holding company with operations in the label, decal and tag segments of the printing industry.

Our client: Hasko manufactures production machinery for the wood flooring industry. The buyer: Iron Range is a Chicago-based private equity firm.

Our client: Greenscapes manufactures home and outdoor products. The buyer: Hanes is a division of Leggett & Platt (NYSE: LEG), a $3.9 billion company.

Our client: Milner Milling (Grain Craft) is the 3rd largest flour milling company in the US. The buyer: Cereal Food Processors was the largest independent milling company.

Our client: INCA was a pioneer in the development of the plastic fuel tank industry. The buyer: SeaStar Solutions is a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital.

Our client: Southern Water Consultants, Inc. is a specialty chemical manufacturer. The buyer: General Chemical Performance Products has a market for water treatment chemicals.

Our client: Remington designs and manufactures automotive floor mats & accessories. The buyer: UPS Capital provided an asset-based lending facility.

Our client: Robbins was one of the nation’s oldest and largest rubber compounding producers. The buyer: Grey Mountain Partners is a private equity group from Boulder, CO.

Our client: Founded in 1998, Foxmark offered a mix of static and scrolling displays in over 120 malls in the United States. The result: Significant growth opportunities were provided for the employees of Foxmark.

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Our client: McKee Foods is the manufacturer of Little Debbie snack cakes.

The buyer: Drake’s® is a historic American snack cake brand.

Our client: AlChem/CalCHEM is a manufacturer of specialty chemicals.

The buyer: USALCO is a leading provider of high-quality aluminum-based chemicals.

Our client: DPI manufactures long-lasting, custom-engineered components used in a variety of applications.

The buyer: GreenLiner manufactures and supplies truck bed mats as original equipment.

Our client: Available Plastics, Inc. is a Huntsville, AL-based plastics manufacturer.

The buyer: A group of private investors.

Our client:American Bedding Manufacturers, Inc. is a family owned company founded in 1997 in Athens, TN.

The buyer:Valesco is a Dallas, TX based private equity firm that focuses on making control & non-control investments.

Our client: McKee Foods is America’s largest family bakery founded in 1934.

The buyer: McKee successfully accelerated the company’s growth and expansion.

Our client: IER is a manufacturer of custom products used for power distribution & motor controls.

The buyer: Chicago Switchboard has been a leader in quick-ship, custom built electrical distribution equipment.

Our client: Mills Products is a home appliance manufacturer supplier.

The buyer: Logic Capital Partners invests primarily in the manufacturing and distribution business sectors.

Our client: Challenger was founded in 1983 by Steve White.

The buyer: TenCate develops, produces & markets synthetic turf components.

Our client: Yamamoto ships over 2.5 million lures annually and is one of themost recognized brands in the fishing industry.
The buyer: GSM is a portfolio company of Gridiron Capital, a $5 billion private equity firm.

Our client: JKB is a leading precision contract manufacturer in the medical device industry.
The buyer: Sandvik AB (ST: SAND) is an $11.3B publicly-traded Swedish corporation.

Our client: Bohr is a second-generation family business that specializes in PTC & engineering solutions.
The buyer: Alderman Holdings is an investment firm focused on “old economy” companies.

Our client: Dixie is a provider of label/tag solutions, with a strong presence in the flooring sector.
The buyer: A holding company with operations in the label, decal and tag segments of the printing industry.

Our client: Hasko manufactures production machinery for the wood flooring industry.
The buyer: Iron Range is a Chicago-based private equity firm.

Our client: Greenscapes manufactures home and outdoor products.
The buyer: Hanes is a division of Leggett & Platt (NYSE: LEG), a $3.9 billion company.

Our client: Milner Milling (Grain Craft) is the 3rd largest flour milling company in the US.

The buyer: Cereal Food Processors was the largest independent milling company.

Our client: INCA was a pioneer in the development of the plastic fuel tank industry.

The buyer: SeaStar Solutions is a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital.

Our client: Southern Water Consultants, Inc. is a specialty chemical manufacturer.

The buyer: General Chemical Performance Products has a market for water treatment chemicals.

Our client: Remington designs and manufactures automotive floor mats & accessories.

The buyer: UPS Capital provided an asset-based lending facility.

Our client: Robbins was one of the nation’s oldest and largest rubber compounding producers.
The buyer: Grey Mountain Partners is a private equity group from Boulder, CO.

Our client: Founded in 1998, Foxmark offered a mix of static and scrolling displays in over 120 malls in the United States.

The result: Significant growth opportunities were provided for the employees of Foxmark.