Granite Creek Capital Partners and Canterbury Ventures Acquire Diamond Blade Warehouse

DBW Holdings Acquires Peak Toolworks

December 13, 2023

Manufacturing

DBW Holdings, parent of Diamond Blade Warehouse, acquired Peak Toolworks in a deal completed with private investors Granite Creek Capital Partners and Canterbury Ventures, with financing from Hidden River Strategic Capital and Muzinich BDC, Inc. Peak Toolworks will join DBW under the DBW Holdings umbrella and continue to operate as a separate business, expanding DBW's product and service offerings across infrastructure, construction, automotive and manufacturing end markets.

Granite Creek Capital Partners Acquires NYP Corp.

November 14, 2023

Manufacturing

Granite Creek Capital Partners, a Chicago-based private investment firm, has acquired NYP, LLC (d/b/a NYP Corp.), a value-added packaging manufacturer and distributor headquartered in Elizabeth, New Jersey. As part of the transaction Robert Dahl was named CEO and Granite Creek partners joined NYP's board; sellers included long-time owner-operators Christopher and Jerry LaBelle. Granite Creek said it will support product diversification, expansion, and continued growth at the company.

Arable Capital Partners and David Sullivan Invest in Blazer Wilkinson Gee

October 26, 2022

Food & Beverage

Arable Capital Partners, together with industry veteran David Sullivan, has become a new partner in Blazer Wilkinson Gee (BWG), a Salinas-based grower, packer and shipper of premium strawberries sold under the Foxy brand. The strategic investment expands Arable's footprint in vertically integrated premium fruit operations and aims to drive growth, capability expansion and cross‑company synergies across BWG's multi-state production and distribution footprint.

GW Capital Acquires US Marble & Granite, Rebrands as Granite Works Stone Design

October 4, 2021

Building Products

GW Capital, the management company led by Tony Nasrallah, acquired US Marble & Granite and rebranded the business as Granite Works Stone Design. The acquisition expands GW Capital's portfolio (joining Ground Works Land Design), establishes a 55,000 sq. ft. headquarters at 875 Crocker Rd. in Westlake, Ohio, and adds on-site stone fabrication and showroom capabilities for residential and commercial customers.

Granite Creek and Equivu Acquire Majority Stake in C&C Manufacturing

September 24, 2021

Manufacturing

Chicago-based Granite Creek Capital Partners partnered with Equivu Capital (the investment arm of Salvatore Calvino) to acquire a majority stake in C&C Manufacturing (formerly Al-jon Manufacturing). Equivu's Salvatore Calvino was named CEO and the investment will provide working capital to grow the company's workforce, expand parts and services, and capitalize on demand across scrap recycling, waste management, and airport maintenance markets.

Benford Capital Partners and Will Daly Invest in Warehouse-Lighting.com

October 30, 2019

E-Commerce

Chicago-based private equity firm Benford Capital Partners and investor Will Daly have acquired Warehouse-Lighting.com, a New Berlin, Wisconsin-based B2B e-commerce distributor of LED lighting fixtures, in a deal where founder James Abraham remains president and retains an ownership stake. The transaction is positioned to support growth and scale the company's e-commerce and distribution capabilities across industrial, commercial, municipal, and residential end markets.