Osceola Capital Acquires Bakers' Signs & Manufacturing and Combines It with Texas Republic Signs

Signature Brands (Traub Capital Partners) Acquires Brand Castle

January 5, 2022

Consumer Products

Signature Brands, a Traub Capital Partners-backed consumer products platform, has acquired Brand Castle, a Bedford Heights, Ohio maker of baking and decorating kits, gingerbread houses and licensed baking mixes. The acquisition is an add-on to Signature Brands' portfolio intended to expand its product assortment, seasonal capabilities and retail presence across mass merchants.

CapitalSpring Acquires Coast Sign

April 17, 2025

Building Products

CapitalSpring, a middle-market private investment firm, partnered with Coast Sign management to acquire Coast Sign, a U.S.-based manufacturer and service provider of exterior signage headquartered in Anaheim, California. CapitalSpring said it will support Coast Sign's growth through organic investment and strategic acquisitions to add capabilities and customers across multi-location end markets.

Blue Sage Capital Acquires Baker Manufacturing Company (Stellus Provides Financing)

July 12, 2022

Manufacturing

Blue Sage Capital has completed an acquisition of Baker Manufacturing Company, a nearly 150-year-old Evansville, Wisconsin-based manufacturer of water well equipment, pumps and iron castings. Stellus Capital Management provided senior/unitranche debt financing and an equity co-investment to support Blue Sage's buyout; Blue Sage will partner with Baker management to expand geographies, pursue strategic acquisitions and invest in product development.

Facility Solutions Group Acquires Capital Architectural Signs

November 7, 2022

Manufacturing

Facility Solutions Group (FSG) has acquired Capital Architectural Signs (CAS), an Austin-based sign fabricator and installer with over 25 years of experience. FSG will integrate CAS's staff, equipment, and services into its existing Signs division to bring interior wayfinding and ADA sign manufacturing capabilities in-house and offer full interior and exterior sign packages to clients.

TruFood Manufacturing Combines with Bar Bakers; Manna Tree Invests Alongside Mubadala Capital

May 3, 2024

Food & Beverage

TruFood Manufacturing, a Mubadala Capital portfolio company, has completed a combination with Bar Bakers, a Los Alamitos, California-based contract manufacturer of nutrition and protein bars. Manna Tree has invested alongside Mubadala Capital to support the combined business, which will be led by TruFood CEO Michael Buick and is positioned to expand west coast manufacturing capacity and broaden product capabilities.

Murry's (Encore Consumer Capital) Acquires Bake Crafters

October 10, 2022

Food & Beverage

Murry's Inc., a portfolio company of Encore Consumer Capital, has acquired Bake Crafters Food Company, a McDonald, Tennessee-based manufacturer and distributor of baked goods that sells primarily into K-12 foodservice and other institutional channels. The transaction closed on April 1, 2022; Encore said the deal is a strategic add-on to expand Murry's capabilities and presence in the K‑12 and institutional foodservice market, and Murry's also hired Jeff Ahlers as CEO to support integration and growth.