Brixey & Meyer Capital Acquires Universal Distribution Group (UDG)

MSQ Acquires United Digital Group (UDG)

November 14, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

MSQ has acquired United Digital Group (UDG), a €40m-revenue, 350-strong German digital customer experience agency, to build a pan‑European digital customer experience and tech powerhouse. The deal, which adds UDG's design, engineering and technical delivery capabilities to MSQ's global network, is part of MSQ's PE-backed growth strategy supported by One Equity Partners and LDC; UDG was previously part of PIA Group (owned by Equistone).

Brixey & Meyer Capital Acquires Smith Equipment Solutions

November 6, 2024

Automotive

Brixey & Meyer Capital (BMC) has acquired Smith Equipment Solutions, a Raleigh, North Carolina-based provider of sales, installation and field service for automotive aftermarket shop equipment. The transaction — closed October 31, 2024 — is BMC's second add-on to its automotive equipment platform (following its recent ProMain purchase) and the sellers, Wil and Emily Smith, will retain an ownership stake.

Brixey & Meyer Capital Acquires Professional Maintenance & Equipment, Inc.

October 29, 2024

Automotive

Brixey & Meyer Capital (BMC), a Cincinnati-based private investment firm, has acquired Professional Maintenance & Equipment, Inc. (PME), a Wade, North Carolina-based distributor and service provider of aftermarket automotive shop equipment. PME's founders Mark and Steven Holden will remain in leadership roles and retain ownership stakes as BMC positions PME for geographic and service/product expansion as part of a broader aftermarket automotive equipment investment strategy.

Brixey & Meyer Capital Acquires Unistrut Midwest

June 24, 2022

Building Products

Brixey & Meyer Capital (BMC) has acquired Unistrut Midwest from Mark and Dave Ellis. Unistrut Midwest, a Cincinnati-based value-added distributor, fabricator and installer of Unistrut metal framing products, will continue to be led in part by the Ellis family while BMC provides capital and resources to support growth.

Brixey & Meyer Capital Acquires Gateway Distribution

March 11, 2020

Transportation

Brixey & Meyer Capital (BMC) has acquired Gateway Distribution, a Cincinnati-based niche LTL carrier and consolidator focused on specialty cargo such as light poles and flag poles. The acquisition expands BMC's transportation portfolio within its Growth Fund II and keeps Gateway's existing management team in place to continue operations from its Cincinnati headquarters.

Dobbs Equity Partners Recapitalizes The Universal Group Corporation

September 12, 2014

Manufacturing

Dobbs Equity Partners completed a recapitalization of The Universal Group Corporation, providing partial liquidity to founders Annik and Nick Smith while the Smiths retain management roles and a meaningful ownership stake. The Universal Group, a distributor of leaf springs and suspension components to truck and trailer OEMs and aftermarket customers, will operate as The Universal Group LLC with capital to support growth and geographic/product expansion.