PRETTL Manufacturing Corporation Acquires Kurz-Kasch, Inc.

Continuim Equity Partners Acquires Kottler Metal Products, Inc.

April 30, 2024

Manufacturing

Continuim Equity Partners has acquired Kottler Metal Products, a family-owned metal bending and fabrication specialist headquartered in Willoughby, Ohio. Continuim plans to apply its EDGE operational playbook to expand Kottler's production capacity, build its commercial team, and pursue a targeted acquisition strategy to create a multi-regional metal bending and fabrication platform.

Centauri Acquires The Design Knowledge Company and PreTalen

December 11, 2019

Aerospace & Defense

Centauri, a PE-backed defense technology and engineering firm, has acquired The Design Knowledge Company (TDKC) and PreTalen, Ltd., both headquartered in the Dayton, Ohio region. The transactions expand Centauri's capabilities in microelectronics trust, space domain awareness, PNT (positioning, navigation and timing) and cyber warfare, more than doubling its Dayton headcount and prompting new R&D and secure facilities in the region.

Kreate Acquires Precision Thermoplastic Components (PTC) in Lima, Ohio

August 25, 2025

Manufacturing

Kreate, backed by Nickolas Asset Management and the Reinhart family, has acquired Precision Thermoplastic Components (PTC) and its 115,000-square-foot Lima, Ohio manufacturing facility. The acquisition expands Kreate’s U.S. manufacturing capacity, adds new product categories and customers, and secures proprietary product rights to accelerate automation, AI-driven process optimization and sustainable production.

Clearlake Capital Group Renews Partnership in Pretium Packaging Pre-Packaged Restructuring

March 3, 2026

Packaging

Pretium Packaging completed a pre-packaged restructuring/ capital structure optimization transaction with its existing lenders and equity sponsor Clearlake Capital Group. The deal reduces funded debt by more than $900 million, provides over $175 million of liquidity, and includes new debt commitments plus a $50 million equity investment from Clearlake.

Prince & Izant Acquires Peltier Mfg.

October 7, 2022

Manufacturing

Prince & Izant, LLC (P&I), a Cleveland-based provider of engineered metal alloys and precision materials, acquired the assets of Peltier Mfg., Inc. on October 7, 2022. The add-on purchase—by P&I, which is PE-backed by Industrial Growth Partners (IGP)—expands P&I’s product portfolio and manufacturing capabilities in precision metal preforms and microstampings for aerospace, medical, electronics and other industrial end markets.

Kurz Industrial Solutions Acquires Endeavor Technologies, Inc.

March 7, 2025

Industrial Services

Kurz Industrial Solutions has acquired Endeavor Technologies, Inc., a St. Charles, Illinois-based specialist in precision spindle and servomotor repair. The deal, which closed on March 7, 2025, was advised by Generational Group and is intended to deepen Kurz's industrial automation and advanced motor repair capabilities.