Tide Rock Holdings Acquires Pikes Peak Plastics Co.

Tide Rock Holdings Acquires Altratek Plastics

November 2, 2021

Manufacturing

Tide Rock Holdings, a San Diego–area strategic holding/PE firm, has acquired Altratek Plastics, a Longmont, Colorado custom injection molding and tooling company. The deal expands Tide Rock’s plastics manufacturing platform by adding mid-tonnage injection molding capacity, robot-assisted automated production and broader end-market coverage across commercial, industrial and specialty consumer products. Michael Engler (CEO of Tide Rock portfolio companies) will lead Altratek as CEO alongside Dan Kaven, the company’s former owner, to manage the transition.

Tide Rock Holdings Acquires Plastics Design & Manufacturing (PDM)

May 18, 2021

Manufacturing

Tide Rock Holdings, a San Diego-area holding company, acquired Plastics Design & Manufacturing (PDM), a Centennial, Colorado-based heavy-gauge thermoforming specialist. The deal expands Tide Rock's plastics manufacturing footprint and capabilities—enabling collaboration between PDM and Tide Rock's existing portfolio company Interconnect Solutions Company (ISC)—and follows Tide Rock's recent >$100M fundraising.

Tide Rock Acquires Premier Packaging Inc.

May 6, 2024

Manufacturing

Tide Rock, an unlevered buyout firm, has acquired Premier Packaging Inc., a full-service contract packaging company based in Memphis, Tennessee. Tide Rock plans to scale Premier Packaging's service offering and customer reach by appointing Ignacio Campos as CEO and working with the company's founder and executive team to expand capabilities and grow with existing Fortune 500 and high-growth clients.

Tide Rock Holdings Acquires American Recycling Company, LLC

December 16, 2021

Environmental Services

Tide Rock Holdings, a San Diego-based strategic holding company, has acquired American Recycling Company, LLC of Modesto, California (renamed American Recycling Holdings, LLC). The full-service recycler — which handles paper, plastic, metal and organic waste and provides ESG-compliant analytics — will remain managed by its founders and will expand services and organics processing under Tide Rock's ownership.

Rock West Composites Acquires Assets of Performance Plastics, Inc.

September 8, 2023

Aerospace & Defense

Rock West Composites acquired the assets of Performance Plastics, Inc. on September 8, 2023, integrating PPI’s staff, facility and equipment into RWC operations. The deal expands Rock West’s product offering and manufacturing capabilities—adding metallic manufacturing, machining, forming and bonding—and brings approximately 80 PPI employees into RWC’s employee‑owned business.

Tide Rock Holdings Acquires Summit Seed Coatings and Midwest Seed Coating

September 14, 2021

Agriculture

Tide Rock Holdings acquired Summit Seed Coatings and Midwest Seed Coating to enter the custom seed coating industry and expand its agriculture-oriented portfolio. The two businesses will operate under a single entity, Summit Seed Coatings LLC, led by industry veteran Bill Talley, and will join Tide Rock's growing portfolio to expand capacity and scale in seed coating for turf, forage and legume seeds.