Allentown Acquires BetterBuilt (Northwestern Systems Corporation)

Aterian Investment Partners Acquires Majority Interest in Allentown, LLC

May 9, 2022

Medical Devices

Aterian Investment Partners has acquired a majority interest in Allentown, LLC, a 50+-year provider of vivarium laboratory equipment and solutions based in Allentown, New Jersey. The transaction — Aterian’s first investment from its Fund IV — was completed from Heartwood Partners (Heartwood Partners Fund III, LP), with Aterian positioning Allentown as a platform for further organic growth and M&A in the life‑sciences equipment/manufacturing space.

WernerCo (Triton Portfolio Company) Acquires Daws Manufacturing (Better Built)

May 5, 2019

Manufacturing

WernerCo, a portfolio company of Triton Partners, has acquired Daws Manufacturing Company, Inc., d/b/a Better Built, a Pensacola, Florida-based maker of truck tool boxes and aftermarket truck accessories. The acquisition is an add-on to WernerCo’s product portfolio, expanding its truck and van storage and aftermarket accessories capabilities; Dinan Capital Advisors served as financial advisor to Daws and its shareholders.

Allentown, LLC Acquires ClorDiSys Solutions, Inc.

January 8, 2024

Medical Devices

Allentown, LLC, a portfolio company of Aterian Investment Partners, has acquired ClorDiSys Solutions, Inc., a Branchburg, New Jersey-based provider of chlorine dioxide-based sterilization equipment and contract sterilization services. The deal is an add-on acquisition to Allentown's platform that expands its decontamination, disinfection and medical device sterilization capabilities for life sciences, biomedical research and adjacent medical device markets.

Capital Partners Invests in Allentown, Inc.

October 22, 2019

Medical Devices

Capital Partners (through Capital Partners Private Equity Income Fund III, LP) completed a growth investment in Allentown, Inc. on October 22, 2019. John Coiro will remain CEO and Chairman as the investment is intended to support Allentown’s continued organic growth and acquisition-driven expansion of its lab animal housing and life‑science product offerings.

Vantem Acquires Affinity Building Systems

May 2, 2023

Construction

Greensboro, North Carolina–based modular technology company Vantem has acquired Lakeland, Georgia–based Affinity Building Systems, a regional modular home manufacturer serving the Southeast. The deal expands Vantem’s U.S. footprint as part of a strategy to establish 20 plants nationwide and will integrate Vantem’s energy-efficient, climate-resilient building technology into Affinity’s product portfolio.

US LBM Acquires Better Built Truss

May 6, 2024

Building Products

US LBM, a leading privately owned distributor of specialty building materials, has acquired Better Built Truss, a Northern California manufacturer of roof and floor truss components. The acquisition adds two manufacturing facilities (Oakdale and Ripon, California) to US LBM’s footprint and expands its structural component capabilities and customer reach in Northern California.