Holleway Capital Partners Acquires Braner USA, Inc.

Holleway Capital Acquires Aladdin Steel

June 7, 2023

Industrial Services

Holleway Capital, a St. Louis-based private equity firm focused on Midwestern manufacturers and distributors, has acquired Aladdin Steel, a specialty carbon steel tubing and pipe distributor founded in 1976 and headquartered in Gillespie, Illinois. RKCA advised the sell-side; founder Gene Eschbacher, who became sole owner in 2009, was the selling party. The acquisition expands Holleway's exposure to regional industrial distribution and value‑added steel services.

Holley Steel, Inc. Sold to an Individual Investor

September 2, 2025

Manufacturing

Generational Group advised Holley Steel, Inc., a family-owned steel fabrication and erection company based in Elmore, Alabama, on its sale to an individual investor. The transaction closed July 1, 2025; Holley Steel operates a 22,000 square-foot facility and provides structural and miscellaneous steel services to commercial and industrial clients across the Southeast.

H.I.G. Capital Takes Strategic Stake in HELLER Group

February 4, 2025

Manufacturing

H.I.G. Capital affiliate has signed a definitive agreement to invest a strategic minority stake in the HELLER Group, a global CNC machine tool manufacturer headquartered in Nürtingen, Germany. The Heller family will retain a significant ownership interest as H.I.G. partners with management to fund HELLER’s transformation and growth plans; the transaction is subject to antitrust clearance.

EBNER Group Acquires Hazelett Strip-Casting Corporation

January 27, 2022

Manufacturing

The EBNER Group has acquired a majority interest in Hazelett Strip-Casting Corporation, a U.S.-based designer and manufacturer of continuous metal casting machines. The strategic acquisition will allow EBNER to offer complete upstream and downstream process lines for the aluminum, steel, and copper industries by integrating Hazelett’s twin-belt casting technology with EBNER’s heat-treatment and furnace capabilities.

Wellspring Capital Management Acquires Rohrer Corporation

March 18, 2021

Packaging

Wellspring Capital Management has closed the acquisition of Rohrer Corporation, a Wadsworth, Ohio–based retail packaging designer and manufacturer. Rohrer, founded in 1973 and a ShoreView portfolio company since 2009, will retain its CEO and management team and continue to operate from its Wadsworth headquarters and seven additional manufacturing facilities; financial terms were not disclosed. Wellspring said the acquisition extends its packaging sector strategy and positions Rohrer to pursue organic growth and further consolidation in the industry.

ERIKS North America Acquires Branham Corporation

November 15, 2023

Manufacturing

ERIKS North America (ENA), a portfolio company of LKCM Headwater Investments, has acquired the assets of Branham Corporation, a Louisville-based fabricator and distributor of industrial hoses, gaskets, conveyor belts and related services. The transaction brings Branham's five fabrication/distribution plants, eight sales locations and a team of more than 100 employees into ENA's North American platform to expand geographic coverage and product/service capabilities.