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Ballymore Safety Products (One Equity Partners) Acquires Valley Craft Industries

April 1, 2025

Manufacturing

Ballymore Safety Products, a One Equity Partners portfolio company, has completed the acquisition of Valley Craft Industries, a Lake City, Minnesota-based manufacturer of material handling, drum handling, and storage solutions. The add-on expands Ballymore’s domestic manufacturing footprint and establishes a Midwest headquarters while preserving the Valley Craft brand and workforce of over 100 employees.

One Equity Partners Acquires Ballymore Safety Products

April 17, 2024

Manufacturing

One Equity Partners (OEP) has completed the acquisition of Ballymore Safety Products, a Coatesville, Pennsylvania–based designer and manufacturer of engineered vertical access, material handling and safety products. Ballymore—previously owned by Graycliff Partners—operates six U.S. facilities with ~270 employees; OEP said it will grow the company through product development and transformational M&A to expand its safety and productivity solutions across retail, warehousing and industrial customers.

Graycliff Partners Acquires Ballymore Company, Inc.

March 11, 2021

Manufacturing

Graycliff Partners LP has completed the acquisition of Ballymore Company, Inc., a Coatesville, Pennsylvania-based designer and manufacturer of safety-focused material handling equipment. Brookside Capital Partners provided subordinated debt and an equity co-investment to facilitate the transaction; Graycliff plans to grow Ballymore organically and through add-on acquisitions while expanding its product line.

Ballymore Safety Products (OEP) Acquires Equipto (Consolidated Storage Companies)

January 1, 2025

Manufacturing

Ballymore Safety Products, a portfolio company of One Equity Partners, completed the acquisition of Consolidated Storage Companies, Inc. d/b/a Equipto, a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of mobile racking and engineered storage solutions. The deal expands Ballymore's domestic manufacturing footprint, adds new product categories and capabilities in material handling and storage, and brings roughly 100 Equipto employees into the Ballymore platform.

Ballymore (Graycliff Portfolio) Acquires Material Handling Holdings from Borgman Capital

August 24, 2023

Manufacturing

Ballymore Company, Inc., a portfolio company of Graycliff Partners LP, has acquired Material Handling Holdings, LLC (MHH) from Borgman Capital. MHH, a Wisconsin-based manufacturer and distributor of custom lifting and positioning equipment, was Borgman’s first platform investment (acquired in 2018) and will be integrated into Ballymore’s product offering to expand its material-handling capabilities.

Ballymore Safety Products Acquires Equipto (Consolidated Storage Companies)

January 1, 2025

Manufacturing

Ballymore Safety Products, a One Equity Partners-backed platform, has acquired Consolidated Storage Companies, Inc. d/b/a Equipto, a manufacturer of mobile racking, safety storage products, and customized access solutions headquartered in Tatamy, Pennsylvania. The acquisition expands Ballymore's domestic manufacturing footprint and product breadth in material handling and storage and adds roughly 100 Equipto employees to the Ballymore family of safety-focused brands.