Hidden Harbor Capital Partners Acquires Norplex Micarta from Industrial Dielectrics Holdings

Hidden Harbor Capital Partners Makes Strategic Investment in Teckrez, LLC

December 6, 2023

Manufacturing

Hidden Harbor Capital Partners made a strategic investment in Teckrez, LLC, a Jacksonville-based supplier of tackifier resins and acrylic monomer solutions, with the transaction closing on November 30, 2023. Founder Tom Eckhardt will remain an investor and serve on the board; Capital Dynamics provided financing and advisors on both sides supported the deal. Terms were not disclosed.

Hidden Harbor Capital Partners Acquires Avtron Power Solutions from Schneider Electric

November 15, 2022

Manufacturing

Hidden Harbor Capital Partners, a Boca Raton-based private equity firm, has acquired Avtron Power Solutions — the global market leader in load bank design and manufacturing — in a carve-out from Schneider Electric's ASCO Power Technologies division. The transaction closed September 30, 2022, and was financed in part by Czech Asset Management; terms were not disclosed.

Plaskolite Acquires MXL Industries

June 7, 2022

Manufacturing

Plaskolite LLC, a Pritzker Private Capital-owned manufacturer of engineering thermoplastics, has acquired MXL Industries, a Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based maker of specialty optical plastic parts. The acquisition strengthens Plaskolite's coatings and polycarbonate capabilities and expands its offerings into specialty-crafted optical thermoplastic solutions for aerospace, medical, life-safety and marine markets.

Arcane Capital Partners Acquires Petroflex North America and Wescon Plastics

January 16, 2024

Manufacturing

Arcane Capital Partners, a Little Rock-based private investment firm, has acquired Petroflex North America (Gainesville, Texas) and Wescon Plastics, LLC (Wichita, Kansas). The transactions expand Arcane's plastics manufacturing platform, adding production capacity, engineered-resin capabilities and in-house recycling; financing included senior bank debt from JPMorgan Chase, PNC and Regions and preferred equity from Aventurine Partners.

Druid Capital Partners Acquires Thermex-Thermatron

July 1, 2023

Manufacturing

Druid Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of Thermex-Thermatron, a long-established manufacturer of high-power industrial RF and microwave heating systems, partnering with Thermex management led by President/CEO Ray Lund. The transaction provides liquidity to existing shareholders and positions Thermex to pursue growth opportunities while continuing to serve global customers across automotive, medical and packaging markets.

Harrington Industrial Plastics (Nautic Partners) Acquires Crist Group

August 24, 2022

Manufacturing

Harrington Industrial Plastics, a portfolio company of Nautic Partners, has acquired Crist Group, a Woodland, California-based specialty fabricator of fluoropolymer fluid process components serving the semiconductor and medical markets. The add-on acquisition will deepen Harrington's fabrication capabilities and broaden its offering to semiconductor customers while Crist's owner, Paul Crist, will join Harrington and continue to run the Crist division.