MFG Partners Sells AZ Wire & Cable to LindFast Solutions Group (Nautic Partners portfolio company)

MFG Partners Makes Strategic Investment in A-Z Industries

November 15, 2022

Building Products

MFG Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, has completed a strategic growth investment in A-Z Industries, a re-distributor of electrical wire and cable headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois. Company founders and Executive Vice Presidents Darren, Todd, and Eric Anixter retain significant equity and will continue to run day-to-day operations; terms were not disclosed.

LindFast Solutions Group Acquires Star Stainless Screw Company

August 4, 2022

Industrial Services

LindFast Solutions Group (LSG), a Nautic Partners-backed master distributor, has acquired Star Stainless Screw Company in partnership with Star management. The acquisition adds Star's 14 branch footprint across the U.S. and Canada to LSG's platform to expand distribution reach and product availability in the specialty fasteners market.

LindFast Solutions Group (Nautic Partners) Acquires Big Bolt

December 24, 2024

Manufacturing

LindFast Solutions Group (LSG), a portfolio company of Nautic Partners, has completed the acquisition of Big Bolt, a Bloomingdale, Illinois-based manufacturer of specialty fasteners. The add-on acquisition expands LSG's manufacturing capabilities and product offering to better serve distributor customers across North America; Lincoln International acted as exclusive financial advisor to Big Bolt.

LindFast Solutions Group Acquires Hi-Q Fasteners

December 27, 2023

Industrial Services

LindFast Solutions Group (a Nautic Partners portfolio company) has acquired Hi-Q Fasteners, a Santa Fe Springs, California-based provider of sems, thread-forming and machine screws, spacers, standoffs and self-clinching hardware. The deal, completed December 27, 2023, is an add-on to LindFast's platform intended to expand product capabilities and leverage LindFast's supply chain and distribution network across North America.

Auxo Investment Partners Acquires SOS Manufacturing

June 21, 2023

Manufacturing

Grand Rapids-based private equity firm Auxo Investment Partners acquired SOS Manufacturing, a Roberts, Wisconsin-based custom wire harness and cable assembly manufacturer. The deal is Auxo's fourth add-on to its growing wire harness and cable manufacturing platform and will expand the platform's capabilities (including work relevant to supercomputing), while SOS's management will remain in place.

InstarAGF Acquires LS Networks

April 1, 2021

Telecommunications

InstarAGF Asset Management Inc. completed its acquisition of LS Networks, a Portland-based fiber-optic bandwidth infrastructure provider, from a collective of Oregon rural electric cooperatives. LS Networks' management will remain in place as the company continues to expand its network across the Pacific Northwest; financial terms were not disclosed.