Sky Island Capital Acquires Kaufhold's Kurds

Kaufhold's Kurds Acquires Curdtown

August 30, 2024

Food & Beverage

Kaufhold's Kurds, a Sky Island Capital portfolio company, has acquired Curdco, Inc. dba Curdtown, a Buffalo, Minnesota-based producer of deep-fried white cheddar cheese curds. Curdtown, founded in 2011 and owned by Mark Largent, will be Kaufhold's Kurds' first add-on as the combined companies pursue expanded distribution through foodservice channels.

Sky Island Capital Makes Majority Investment in USA Industries

January 18, 2022

Manufacturing

Dallas-based private equity firm Sky Island Capital has made a majority investment in USA Industries, a South Houston, Texas manufacturer of piping isolation and testing products, alongside the company's second-generation founding family. Sky Island will support USA Industries' growth plan and product/solutions expansion through operational and financial resources as the company continues serving refining, petrochemical, chemical, industrial and OEM end markets.

Sky Island Capital Acquires Majority Stake in SkyMark Refuelers and KC Tank

January 19, 2022

Manufacturing

Dallas-based private equity firm Sky Island Capital made a majority investment in SkyMark Refuelers, LLC and related company KC Tank, LLC, partnering with the companies' founders to support growth. SkyMark, headquartered in Kansas City, Kansas with production in Findlay, Ohio, is a manufacturer of custom work trucks and vacuum tanks serving aviation refueling, liquid waste removal, rail, and other industrial end markets.

Sky Island Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Polished Metals Limited

February 18, 2020

Manufacturing

Sky Island Capital, a Dallas-based lower middle market private equity firm, has made a majority investment in Polished Metals Limited, a Hillside, New Jersey-based polisher and supplier of architectural and ornamental metals. Sky Island will partner with the founding Lazarus family to support organic growth and pursue add-on acquisitions to expand the company’s product portfolio and customer base across architecture, transportation, and vertical markets such as elevators and escalators.

Sky Island Capital Makes Majority Investment in Valley Forge Flag Company

January 17, 2022

Manufacturing

Dallas-based private equity firm Sky Island Capital has made a majority investment in Valley Forge Flag Company, partnering with fourth-generation owners Scott Liberman and Debra Bergman to support the nearly 140-year-old U.S. flag manufacturer. The deal positions Valley Forge—headquartered in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania—to pursue operational improvements, growth initiatives and potential add-on acquisitions while continuing domestic manufacturing for government, military and retail customers.

Sky Island Capital Acquires Scranton Products Inc.

June 24, 2025

Building Products

Sky Island Capital, a Dallas-based lower middle market private equity firm, has made a majority investment in Scranton Products Inc. from The AZEK Company. Scranton Products, headquartered in Scranton, Pennsylvania, is a manufacturer of HDPE privacy partitions and lockers and will serve as a platform investment to support growth and capability expansion across education, government, healthcare and other end markets.