Gemini Investors Recapitalizes Alexis Russell Jewelry; AOTCO (Gemini portfolio) Acquires Plating for Electronics

AOTCO Metal Finishing Acquires Plating for Electronics

September 8, 2020

Manufacturing

AOTCO Metal Finishing has acquired Plating for Electronics, a Waltham, Massachusetts-based provider of anodizing, electroplating and laser marking services. Both companies will continue to operate in their current locations with existing management and employees retained; the deal expands AOTCO's certified capacity and adds PFE's anodize colors and laser marking capabilities to AOTCO's NADCAP-accredited facility.

Gemini Investors Recapitalizes American Standard Circuits and Acquires The Cable Company

July 29, 2021

Manufacturing

Gemini Investors completed two investments: a recapitalization of American Standard Circuits (a U.S.-based printed circuit board designer and manufacturer) alongside management, and the acquisition of The Cable Company (a specialty online retailer of high-end audio/video cables). Gemini will partner with ASC's management to support the company's manufacturing operations across defense, aerospace, automotive, medical and industrial end markets and will operate The Cable Company as a consumer-facing e-commerce business serving audiophiles.

AOTCO Acquires Modern Metal Finishing

June 22, 2023

Industrial Services

AOTCO Metal Finishing, a Billerica, Massachusetts-based specialty finishing provider, has acquired Modern Metal Finishing (MMF) of Oxford, Connecticut. The purchase expands AOTCO’s anodizing capabilities and establishes a Tri-State distribution hub to provide local pickup and delivery for customers across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut while retaining MMF’s management and employees.

Pioneer Metal Finishing (Aterian-backed) Acquires Indianhead Plating

January 11, 2021

Industrial Services

Pioneer Metal Finishing, a portfolio company of Aterian Investment Partners, has acquired Indianhead Plating, a chrome plating and metal finishing provider based in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. The add-on expands Pioneer's plating and cylindrical grinding capabilities across its North America footprint; John Altmann, the owner of Indianhead, sold the business and Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP advised Pioneer.

Pioneer Metal Finishing Acquires Electrochem Solutions

February 10, 2021

Industrial Services

Pioneer Metal Finishing, a portfolio company of Aterian Investment Partners, has acquired Electrochem Solutions, a Union City, California-based metal finishing specialist founded in 1982. Electrochem provides precious metal plating and other technical finishing services (including gold and silver plating, anodizing, and electroless nickel) primarily to the semiconductor fabrication equipment end market; the deal expands Pioneer’s West Coast presence and technical capabilities as an add-on to its platform.

Graycliff Partners Acquires Gold Tech Industries

July 7, 2021

Industrial Services

Graycliff Partners LP has completed the acquisition of Gold Tech Industries (GTI), a Tempe, Arizona-based provider of precision metal finishing and plating services for the semiconductor and aerospace industries. The deal represents Graycliff's third investment from its fourth private equity fund and is intended to accelerate GTI's growth as Graycliff targets additional acquisitions in the semi-cap metal finishing space.