Owner Resource Group Recapitalizes Acme Industries, Inc.

Owner Resource Group Recapitalizes Employer Flexible

May 5, 2022

Staffing & HR

Austin-based private investment firm Owner Resource Group (ORG) has made an investment to recapitalize Employer Flexible Management, LLC, a Houston-based professional employer organization (PEO). The recapitalization partners ORG with CEO and co-founder Michael Hopkins and management to support geographic expansion, technology investments and strategic acquisitions; co-founders Chris Dollins and Michael Greathouse will retain continued ownership.

Owner Resource Group Recapitalizes Bear Paper Tube

September 29, 2025

Packaging

Owner Resource Group (ORG), an Austin-based private investment firm, has completed a partnership recapitalization with Bear Paper Tube, LLC, a specialty manufacturer of industrial paper tubes and cores headquartered in Dalton, Georgia. ORG will partner with co-founders Michael Wise and Brian Clark and the existing management team to support geographic and end-market expansion and further investment in manufacturing capabilities, while the co-founders retain significant ownership and continue to lead the business.

Owner Resource Group Recapitalizes Standard Iron & Wire Works

January 10, 2022

Manufacturing

Owner Resource Group (through ORG Opportunity Fund III) made an investment in Standard Iron & Wire Works, recapitalizing the specialty metal fabricator. The recapitalization will provide capital to support geographic and product portfolio expansion, manufacturing technology investments and future acquisitions while partnering with owner Richard Demeules and management.

Tyrolit Acquires Acme Abrasives

October 6, 2023

Manufacturing

The Tyrolit Group acquired all outstanding stock of Acme Holding Company (Acme Abrasives) at the end of September 2023, adding a U.S. manufacturing plant in Michigan to Tyrolit’s global abrasive solutions footprint. The acquisition expands Tyrolit’s product portfolio and strengthens its position in key end markets including steel, foundry and rail.

Acacia Partners Completes Majority Recapitalization of A&A Global Industries

June 7, 2023

Consumer Products

Acacia Partners, an Austin-based private investment firm, completed a majority recapitalization of A&A Global Industries, a nationwide distributor of novelty toys, candy, plush and redemption products that serves family entertainment centers, vending route operators, and amusement companies. The recapitalization provides A&A with permanent capital to support continued organic growth and pursue add-on acquisitions while enabling a generational transition for the family-owned business.

Crete Mechanical Group and Ridgemont Equity Partners Recapitalize AC Corporation

September 14, 2022

HVAC & Mechanical

Crete Mechanical Group, a Ridgemont Equity Partners-backed commercial mechanical services platform, has recapitalized Greensboro, North Carolina-based AC Corporation and added it as a partner company. The transaction is intended to accelerate AC Corp.'s growth and expand Crete's presence across North Carolina and adjacent East Coast markets by leveraging Crete's operational support and partner network.