Compass Precision Acquires Douglas Machining Services

Main Street Capital Holdings Forms Compass Precision Platform by Acquiring Three Precision Metal Manufacturers

December 17, 2019

Manufacturing

Main Street Capital Holdings, LLC created a new precision metal manufacturing platform, Compass Precision, LLC, by acquiring Quality Products & Machine, LLC, Advanced Machining & Tooling, LLC, and Tri-Tec Industries Inc. All three acquired companies are based in the Charlotte, North Carolina area; Compass Precision will consolidate capabilities (machining, EDM, fabrication, assembly and test) to serve aerospace & defense, medical and industrial customers and pursue further add-on acquisitions.

Compass Precision Acquires R&D Machine and Engineering, Inc.

April 29, 2022

Manufacturing

Compass Precision, a portfolio company of Main Street Capital Holdings, has acquired R&D Machine and Engineering, a precision metal components manufacturer based in Oldsmar, Florida. The acquisition is Compass Precision's sixth operating company and expands its decentralized platform of precision machine shops serving aerospace, defense and space end markets.

Compass Precision Acquires Gray Manufacturing Technologies

September 8, 2020

Manufacturing

Compass Precision, a portfolio company of Main Street Capital Holdings, acquired Gray Manufacturing Technologies, a Denver, North Carolina-based precision metal components manufacturer serving space, aerospace and defense markets. The deal is an add-on acquisition to Compass Precision intended to expand manufacturing capabilities, increase 5-axis machining capacity, and broaden customer relationships across aerospace, space and medical end-markets.

Compass Precision Acquires Bergeron Machine

April 18, 2023

Manufacturing

Compass Precision, a portfolio company of Main Street Capital Holdings, acquired Bergeron Machine, Inc., a Westford, Massachusetts-based precision Swiss-style machine shop. Bergeron, founded in 1948, operates a 14,700 sq ft facility with about 25 employees and ~30 CNC machines servicing semiconductor, aerospace, and defense customers; the acquisition is an add-on to expand Compass's manufacturing capabilities and geographic presence.

Compass Precision Acquires Pocasset Machine Corporation

July 21, 2025

Manufacturing

Charlotte-based Compass Precision, LLC has acquired Pocasset Machine Corporation of Pocasset, Massachusetts from the Kent family. Pocasset — a niche CNC machine shop serving the autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) and oceanographic markets — will become the ninth operating company under Compass as the founders transition to retirement.

Compass Partners Acquires Micro Precision LLC

July 29, 2019

Aerospace & Defense

Compass Partners Capital LLC, a Stamford-based investment firm focused on defense and aerospace, has completed the acquisition of Micro Precision LLC (MPI), a South Windham, Connecticut-based supplier of critical parts and mechanical assemblies to the U.S. submarine program. Compass said the investment will support MPI's growth and expansion of manufacturing capabilities to better serve prime submarine contractors and the U.S. Department of Defense.