Arizona Natural Resources (CORE) Acquires Contract Filling Inc.

CORE Industrial Partners Invests in Arizona Natural Resources

July 2, 2020

Manufacturing

CORE Industrial Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm, completed an investment in Arizona Natural Resources (ANR), a Phoenix-based contract manufacturer of personal care products specializing in haircare and skincare. CORE said it will partner with ANR’s management to pursue strategic add-on acquisitions and expand the company’s product offering and geographic presence; ANR operates a 132,000 sq. ft., FDA-registered cGMP facility with 23 production lines.

Arizona Natural Resources (CORE Portfolio) Acquires HealthSpecialty

December 17, 2021

Manufacturing

CORE Industrial Partners’ portfolio company Arizona Natural Resources (ANR) has acquired HealthSpecialty, a Santa Fe Springs, California-based contract manufacturer of premium skin, body and hair care products. The add-on expands ANR’s manufacturing footprint, R&D/formulation capabilities and product portfolio in the premium skincare and personal care markets.

Arizona Natural Resources (CORE Industrial Partners) Acquires Marianna Beauty

May 27, 2021

Consumer Products

CORE Industrial Partners–backed Arizona Natural Resources (ANR) has acquired Marianna Beauty Holdings, Inc., a long-established Omaha-based contract manufacturer of hair, skin and beauty products. Monroe Capital provided a senior credit facility to support the deal; the combination creates a larger personal-care manufacturing platform with nearly 40 filling lines and roughly 550,000 square feet of combined capacity to serve retail, salon and private-label customers.

Phoenix Flavors and Fragrances Acquires Innovative Fragrances Inc.

April 18, 2022

Consumer Products

Phoenix Flavors and Fragrances has acquired Innovative Fragrances Inc., an Atlanta-area developer and compounder of fragrance compounds serving home fragrance, personal care, candles and air freshener markets. The deal expands Phoenix's geographic footprint in the Southeast United States and strengthens its perfumery, regulatory and technical capabilities.

SCF Partners and Viburnum Funds Acquire Contract Resources

January 24, 2020

Industrial Services

SCF Partners, in partnership with Perth-based Viburnum Funds and Contract Resources management, has acquired Contract Resources, a specialist industrial and mechanical services provider headquartered in Australia. The investment aims to expand SCF's presence across Australasia and the Middle East and support growth of Contract Resources' shutdown, maintenance and hazardous-waste capabilities.

Cleanaway Waste Management Acquires Contract Resources from SCF Partners

March 20, 2025

Industrial Services

Cleanaway Waste Management has agreed to acquire Contract Resources from SCF Partners for a headline valuation of A$377 million, subject to customary conditions including ACCC clearance. Contract Resources — a Perth‑headquartered specialist in critical-path industrial maintenance, decontamination and decommissioning services across Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East — will retain its name and management under CEO Mike Charles as it integrates with Cleanaway's industrial services platform.