CCL Industries Acquires McGavigan from Maven Funds

Maven Capital Partners Acquires CMS Window Systems

March 27, 2019

Building Products

Maven Capital Partners has completed a management buyout and taken a majority equity stake in CMS Window Systems from LDC. CMS, a Cumbernauld-based designer, manufacturer and installer of PVCu and aluminium windows, doors and curtain walling systems employing ~300 people, will use the investment to expand its social housing and new-build footprint in England and accelerate growth.

CCL Industries Acquires Plum Paper LLC

July 16, 2021

E-Commerce

CCL Industries Inc. acquired Plum Paper LLC, a privately owned direct-to-consumer ecommerce business based in Oceanside, California, in an all-cash, debt-free transaction valued at approximately $26.0 million. The bolt-on purchase expands Avery's portfolio of web-to-print technologies and personalized stationery products, adding a company with forecasted 2021 sales of about $11.5 million and a high EBITDA margin.

Consolidated Equipment Group Acquires Agile Manufacturing Group

October 1, 2024

Manufacturing

Consolidated Equipment Group (CEG), a portfolio company of Dominus Capital, has acquired Agile Manufacturing Group, LLC, a Granite, Iowa-based maker of agricultural, industrial and construction attachments marketed under the GrabTec and Miller Loader brands. The deal is an add-on to CEG's platform to broaden its product suite and expand into adjacent material-handling end markets; Agile founder Mike Feilmeier will remain in leadership as Vice President of Agile Products.

Maven Capital Partners Leads £4.4M Investment in Candle Shack

September 9, 2021

Consumer Products

Maven Capital Partners has led a £4.4 million funding package into Candle Shack — including £3.0 million from its Maven Investor Partners syndicate and a £1.4 million debt facility from HSBC UK — to support the company's scaling, product development and expansion into the EU. Candle Shack, an e-commerce supplier and contract candle manufacturer based in central Scotland, employs about 105 staff at its West Carron facility.

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Acquires Wolseley UK from Ferguson plc

February 1, 2021

Building Products

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) completed the acquisition of Wolseley UK from Ferguson plc in a carve-out divestiture valued at £308 million. Wolseley — a leading UK distributor of plumbing, heating, climate control, pipe and infrastructure products with ~542 branches, ~5,000 employees and ~£1.5 billion revenue in FY2020 — will be owned by CD&R funds alongside Wolseley management and run as an independent company to accelerate growth and pursue operational improvements.

Elysian Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Mergon Group

December 19, 2019

Manufacturing

Elysian Capital has acquired a majority stake in Mergon Group, a Castlepollard, Ireland-based plastics moulding specialist, while the Beirne family retains a substantial minority ownership. The investment will fund an ambitious growth plan — including international expansion (notably China) and product diversification — with Mergon targeting 50% revenue growth over the next three years.