Milton Street Capital Acquires Woodsage LLC

Milton Street Capital Forms ProVeyance Group by Acquiring Woodsage and Ashland Conveyor Products

September 22, 2022

Manufacturing

Houston-based private equity firm Milton Street Capital formed ProVeyance Group by acquiring Ohio-based Woodsage and Ashland Conveyor Products and named Tim Carpenter CEO. The combined platform creates a North American manufacturer of conveyor components and subsystems to expand manufacturing capabilities, reduce supply-chain risk, and pursue further strategic acquisitions.

Wood Technologies International Acquires Norwood Sawmills

October 23, 2025

Manufacturing

Wood Technologies International (WTI), the One Equity Partners–backed owner of USNR and Burton Mill Solutions, has acquired Norwood Sawmills. Norwood will continue to operate from Barrie, Ontario and retain its brand, product names, dealer network and warranties while gaining access to WTI's broader capabilities, R&D and technical support.

Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Universal Woods

March 15, 2019

Building Products

Capital Partners Private Equity Income Fund III, LP completed a majority-equity investment in Universal Woods on March 15, 2019, partnering with CEO and long-time shareholder Paul Neumann and management. The investment will provide Universal Woods — a Louisville-based manufacturer of hard-surface coated substrates for image sublimation and mezzanine decking — with additional resources to support growth, new product development and hiring; debt financing was provided by PNC.

Vance Street Capital Acquires Mountain Manufacturing Technologies (Add-on to Wytech Industries)

October 13, 2022

Medical Devices

Los Angeles-based private equity firm Vance Street Capital acquired Mountain Manufacturing Technologies, a Lino Lakes, Minnesota contract manufacturer of precision mandrels and machined components for medical devices. The deal will complement Vance Street's existing portfolio company Wytech Industries by expanding mandrel capabilities and supporting growth in interventional and advanced surgical markets.

Blue Sage Capital Invests in MHW, Ltd.

October 24, 2024

Logistics & Distribution

Austin-based private equity firm Blue Sage Capital has completed an investment in MHW, Ltd., a U.S.-based provider of licensed importation, distribution, compliance and logistics fulfillment services for the beverage alcohol industry. The partnership (with financing support from TPG Twin Brook Capital Partners) will fund MHW’s growth and expansion of its tech-enabled service offering.

Wellspring Capital Management Acquires Steele Solutions, Inc.

June 4, 2020

Manufacturing

Wellspring Capital Management closed its acquisition of Steele Solutions, Inc. on May 29, 2020. The New York-based private equity firm acquired the Milwaukee-headquartered designer and manufacturer of structural steel platforms and mezzanines to support growth and capitalize on long-term e-commerce and warehouse automation trends; financial terms were not disclosed.