Covington Partners Acquires Grand Traverse Plastics Corp.

Star Plastics Merges with Trivalence Technologies; Akoya-Backed Platform Expands Capabilities

July 9, 2025

Manufacturing

Star Plastics, the Akoya Capital Partners-backed engineered thermoplastics compounder, has merged with Trivalence Technologies, LLC, a custom thermoplastic compounder based in Evansville, Indiana. The merger is an add-on to the Star Plastics platform intended to expand technical capabilities, product offerings, geographic reach, and tolling services for OEM and molder customers.

Coda Resources, Ltd. Acquires Design Plastics Inc.

February 20, 2024

Manufacturing

Coda Resources, Ltd. has acquired Design Plastics Inc., a manufacturer of injection-molded and vacuum-formed plastic parts that serves the off-road automotive parts market. Woodbridge International announced the sale and acted as the sell-side advisor; the deal expands Coda's contract manufacturing and integrated supply-chain capabilities.

Wolverine Capital Partners Acquires Vital Plastics, Inc.

July 18, 2023

Manufacturing

Wolverine Capital Partners has acquired Vital Plastics, Inc., a Baldwin, Wisconsin-based injection molding manufacturer and assembly provider, in a transaction announced July 18, 2023. Vital Plastics will continue day-to-day operations under President & CFO Matthew Fish, and Wolverine Capital intends to support the company's next phase of growth and capabilities expansion.

Nautic Partners Acquires Aurora Plastics

August 11, 2021

Manufacturing

Nautic Partners has completed the acquisition of Aurora Plastics, a Streetsboro, Ohio-based producer of PVC and custom polymer compounds, in partnership with Aurora management. The seller parties were Wind Point Partners and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board; financing for the deal was led by Antares Capital and Carlyle Global Credit, and Nautic says it will support Aurora's growth and pursue acquisitions in the fragmented specialty compounds market.

Lear Corporation Acquires M&N Plastics

March 25, 2021

Automotive

Lear Corporation acquired M&N Plastics, a Michigan-based injection molding specialist, to strengthen vertical integration and expand its capability to produce engineered plastic components for automotive electrical distribution and power electronics. M&N Plastics operates facilities in Sterling Heights, Michigan and El Paso, Texas and will support Lear's E-Systems connection systems business.

Plastivaloire Group Acquires TransNav Corporation

November 12, 2018

Manufacturing

Plastivaloire Group has acquired TransNav Corporation, a vertically integrated manufacturer of engineered plastic components and assemblies based in New Baltimore, Michigan. The deal expands Plastivaloire's footprint into the United States and adds three manufacturing sites (Michigan, Kentucky and Puebla, Mexico), strengthening its automotive, retail and industrial product capabilities and taking proforma revenue to nearly €750 million.