Horsburgh & Scott Acquires Excel Gear Company

Bad Boy Mowers Acquires Excel Industries from Stanley Black & Decker

September 7, 2026

Manufacturing

Bad Boy Mowers agreed to acquire Excel Industries, maker of Hustler-branded commercial and residential ride-on and zero-turn mowers, from Stanley Black & Decker. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions; financial terms were not disclosed.

Horsburgh & Scott Acquires Franklin Machine & Gear

April 14, 2026

Industrial Services

GenNx360 Capital Partners’ portfolio company, Horsburgh & Scott (H&S), acquired Franklin Machine & Gear, a Houston-based provider of industrial gear and gearbox repair and replacement services. The deal adds precision machining and gearbox rebuilding capabilities to H&S and expands the platform’s geographic footprint into the Gulf Coast region.

Sky Peak Capital Acquires Hicks Machine and Forms Excelus Manufacturing Solutions

October 24, 2022

Manufacturing

Sky Peak Capital, a New England-based private equity firm, has acquired Hicks Machine of Walpole, New Hampshire and launched Excelus Manufacturing Solutions as a holding platform for its precision machining investments. Excelus will combine Hicks and existing portfolio company Jarvis to serve aerospace & defense, medical, high-tech and commercial end markets and pursue additional machining, sheet metal, fabrication and additive manufacturing capabilities.

Benshaw Acquires Excel Industrial Electronics

August 13, 2020

Industrial Services

Pittsburgh-based Benshaw Inc. has acquired Excel Industrial Electronics Inc., a Clinton Township, Michigan leader in drive systems, control panels and automation. The deal brings Excel's drive systems integration, PLC/PC, networking and HMI capabilities into the Benshaw Group to accelerate growth and expand Benshaw's industrial and OEM motor control solutions.

3Phase Elevator Acquires Excel Elevator

January 7, 2020

Industrial Services

3Phase Elevator Corp., a New England-based independent elevator maintenance and modernization provider, has acquired Excel Elevator & Escalator Corp., a Staten Island, New York-based vertical-transportation services company. The deal, backed by Fort Point Capital and financed by BMO Sponsor Finance, expands 3Phase's geographic footprint along the I-95 corridor to cover ten states and strengthens its position as a leading independent elevator services platform.

H-D Advanced Manufacturing (backed by The Riverside Company, Hicks Equity Partners and Weinberg Capital Group) Acquires Sungear

July 2, 2014

Manufacturing

H-D Advanced Manufacturing, a holding company backed by The Riverside Company, Hicks Equity Partners and Weinberg Capital Group, has acquired Sungear, Inc., a San Diego-based manufacturer of precision gears for the aerospace industry. The deal is an add-on to H-D's gear products division and aims to expand the platform's capabilities and presence in the aerospace supply chain.