Midwest Growth Partners and Summit Equity Group Acquire Manitowoc Tool & Machining

Manitowoc Tool & Machining Acquires Mid Valley Industries

February 8, 2024

Manufacturing

Manitowoc Tool & Machining (a portfolio company backed by Summit Equity Group, Midwest Growth Partners and NewSpring Mezzanine) completed the acquisition of Mid Valley Industries, a Kaukauna, Wisconsin-based precision contract manufacturer, on January 17, 2024. The deal is an add-on to MTM's platform and is intended to expand MTM's large turning and milling capabilities and broaden its end-market exposure to heavy equipment, aerospace/defense and energy customers.

Manitowoc Tool & Machining Acquires G&V Machine Company

May 3, 2023

Manufacturing

Manitowoc Tool & Machining, a portfolio company of Midwest Growth Partners, completed the acquisition of G&V Machine Company on May 3, 2023. G&V, an ISO 9001:2015 certified production CNC machining firm based in Ixonia, Wisconsin, supplies complex parts to construction, agriculture, on‑highway trucking, forestry, mining and other OEM industries; the deal expands MTM's capacity, capabilities and end-market reach.

TJM Capital Partners Acquires Midwest Automation LLC

November 22, 2021

Manufacturing

TJM Capital Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm, has acquired Midwest Automation LLC, a family-owned U.S. manufacturer of industrial machinery for metal deburring, edge rounding and surface finishing. Kenny Holley, the past president and owner, exited the business and Micah Coleman (CEO of Timesavers LLC and Dubois Equipment Co.) will serve as incoming CEO as TJM looks to expand Midwest Automation's capabilities and grow the business.

Summit Equity Group & Midwest Growth Partners Acquire Livingston Machinery Company; Create Ag Solutions Group Platform

April 9, 2021

Agriculture

Summit Equity Group and Midwest Growth Partners, with co-investor Northcreek Mezzanine and Livingston management, acquired Livingston Machinery Company by purchasing stock held in the company’s ESOP and capitalized Ag Solutions Group Holding Company, LLC to combine Livingston with Ag Solutions Group. The move creates a scaled agricultural equipment dealer platform serving multiple Midwest and Southern states and provides capital for growth, M&A and management succession.

First Capital Partners Invests in BTM Company

September 1, 2019

Manufacturing

First Capital Partners completed a mezzanine debt investment in BTM Company to support a management-led recapitalization. BTM, founded in 1966 and based in Marysville, Michigan, supplies clinching and piercing tools, inserted fastener and work-holding equipment, and fully automated assembly systems to global OEMs in automotive, appliance, furniture, garage door and general industrial markets; Peakstone Group represented BTM in the transaction.

Manitowoc Acquires Aspen Equipment

September 1, 2021

Industrial Services

The Manitowoc Company, Inc. completed the acquisition of substantially all the assets of Aspen Equipment Company for approximately $51 million. The purchase expands Manitowoc's direct-to-customer footprint in Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota and adds Aspen's crane dealership, parts & service capabilities and final-stage work-truck upfitting expertise to complement Manitowoc's National Crane boom truck and aftermarket businesses.