Gerard Daniel Worldwide Acquires Wire Cloth Manufacturers Inc.
April 19, 2023
Gerard Daniel Worldwide, a Graycliff Partners portfolio company, has acquired Wire Cloth Manufacturers Inc. (WCM), a Mine Hill, New Jersey-based maker of woven and welded wire mesh. The add-on expands Gerard Daniel’s manufacturing and distribution footprint, and the transaction was supported with subordinated debt and a co-investment from Brookside Capital Partners alongside co-investors Kemper Corporation and Westfield Insurance, creating one of North America’s largest wire mesh suppliers.
- Buyers
- Gerard Daniel Worldwide, Graycliff Partners, Brookside Capital Partners, Kemper Corporation, Westfield Insurance
- Targets
- Wire Cloth Manufacturers Inc.
- Platforms
- Gerard Daniel Worldwide
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- New Jersey, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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