Nelson Global Products Acquires Tru-Flex
September 24, 2021
Nelson Global Products, a Wind Point Partners-backed manufacturer of thermal, acoustic and fluid-management components, has acquired Tru-Flex LLC, a West Lebanon, Indiana-based maker of engineered flexible elements for exhaust systems with manufacturing in Indiana and Zimna Wodka, Poland. The add-on expands Nelson's NVH and exhaust-component capabilities and adds European manufacturing footprint; HBM Holdings (the Tru-Flex parent) will retain an ownership position via an investment in Nelson.
- Buyers
- Nelson Global Products Inc., Wind Point Partners
- Targets
- Tru-Flex LLC
- Sellers
- HBM Holdings (holding company owned by a family trust established by Harry B. Mathews Jr.)
- Platforms
- Nelson Global Products Inc.
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Indiana, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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