Tide Rock Holdings Acquires Plastics Design & Manufacturing (PDM)

Tide Rock Holdings Acquires Pikes Peak Plastics Co.

October 12, 2021

Manufacturing

Tide Rock Holdings acquired Pikes Peak Plastics Co., a Colorado Springs-based plastic injection molder and components manufacturer, to expand its plastics manufacturing capabilities across thermoforming, overmolding and injection molding. The acquisition is an add-on to Tide Rock’s portfolio intended to broaden onshore plastics capability and create synergies across industrial, aerospace and medical end markets.

Tide Rock Holdings Acquires Altratek Plastics

November 2, 2021

Manufacturing

Tide Rock Holdings, a San Diego–area strategic holding/PE firm, has acquired Altratek Plastics, a Longmont, Colorado custom injection molding and tooling company. The deal expands Tide Rock’s plastics manufacturing platform by adding mid-tonnage injection molding capacity, robot-assisted automated production and broader end-market coverage across commercial, industrial and specialty consumer products. Michael Engler (CEO of Tide Rock portfolio companies) will lead Altratek as CEO alongside Dan Kaven, the company’s former owner, to manage the transition.

Tide Rock Acquires Premier Packaging Inc.

May 6, 2024

Manufacturing

Tide Rock, an unlevered buyout firm, has acquired Premier Packaging Inc., a full-service contract packaging company based in Memphis, Tennessee. Tide Rock plans to scale Premier Packaging's service offering and customer reach by appointing Ignacio Campos as CEO and working with the company's founder and executive team to expand capabilities and grow with existing Fortune 500 and high-growth clients.

Tide Rock Acquires Precision Advanced Machining and Made in America Manufacturing

October 22, 2025

Manufacturing

Tide Rock, an unlevered buyout firm, has acquired Precision Waterjet & Laser (now Precision Advanced Machining) in Anaheim, California, and Made in America Manufacturing in Buda, Texas, establishing two complementary precision machining platforms. The acquisitions expand Tide Rock's capabilities in precision CNC machining, waterjet/laser cutting, and full-service metal fabrication to serve aerospace, space systems, defense, and advanced industrial customers nationwide.

Tide Rock Holdings Acquires American Recycling Company, LLC

December 16, 2021

Environmental Services

Tide Rock Holdings, a San Diego-based strategic holding company, has acquired American Recycling Company, LLC of Modesto, California (renamed American Recycling Holdings, LLC). The full-service recycler — which handles paper, plastic, metal and organic waste and provides ESG-compliant analytics — will remain managed by its founders and will expand services and organics processing under Tide Rock's ownership.

Tide Rock Acquires Analog Technologies to Expand EMS Platform

January 23, 2026

Manufacturing

Tide Rock, an unlevered buyout firm, acquired Analog Technologies, a Burnsville, Minnesota-based electronic manufacturing services (EMS) provider. The deal is an add-on to Tide Rock's EMS platform (working alongside portfolio company Pro-Active Engineering) and expands the platform's PCBA, high-performance interconnect and A&D-certified capabilities.