Acme Finishing Company Acquires Freedom Finishing
December 4, 2025
Acme Finishing Company of Elk Grove Village, Illinois has acquired Freedom Finishing of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The deal transfers ownership from founders Gloria and Erik Ender to Acme and expands Acme's Midwest coating capacity with Freedom's 60,000-square-foot powder and electrocoating facility; Calder Capital advised Freedom Finishing on the transaction.
- Buyers
- Acme Finishing Company
- Targets
- Freedom Finishing
- Sellers
- Gloria Ender, Erik Ender
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Michigan, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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