First Capital Partners and Willis & Smith Capital Recapitalize TPE Midstream

MPE Partners Recapitalizes Precision Pipeline

August 17, 2023

Industrial Services

MPE Partners completed a recapitalization of Precision Pipeline, LLC, a Lancaster, Ohio-based provider of repair, replacement and maintenance services for gas, electrical, telecommunications and water utilities. The deal brings in MPE as the financial partner to support growth initiatives, including targeted M&A, with founder Matt Upp remaining as President and industry veteran Mark Crowson joining as CEO.

Willis & Smith Capital Acquires J&E Manufacturing (with First Capital Partners financing)

July 14, 2022

Manufacturing

Willis & Smith Capital acquired J&E Manufacturing LLC (and affiliate J&E Coatings LLC), with mezzanine debt and a minority equity investment from First Capital Partners supporting the transaction. The deal brings J&E into the same corporate umbrella as Willis & Smith portfolio company R&B Grinding, increasing manufacturing capacity and capabilities across the U.S. and Mexico.

MPE Partners Recapitalizes Teel Plastics

February 5, 2020

Manufacturing

MPE Partners (Morgenthaler Private Equity) completed a recapitalization of Teel Plastics, partnering with owner Jay Smith and the senior management team to support the company's next phase of growth. Teel Plastics, headquartered in Baraboo, Wisconsin, is a technology-driven manufacturer specializing in plastic extrusion and injection molding for agriscience, medical, consumer cosmetics and industrial markets.

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.

Tecum Capital and Expedition Capital Recapitalize BP Business Solutions

July 13, 2021

Environmental Services

Tecum Capital Partners and Expedition Capital Partners led a majority recapitalization of BP Business Solutions, partnering with CEO Lou Pellegrino and management, who retained meaningful ownership. The investors will provide growth capital to accelerate BP's expansion (including potential strategic add-on acquisitions), broaden in-house equipment rental offerings, and support national growth of the company's asset-light managed waste, recycling and facilities services.

Tecum Capital, Provariant and Centerfield Support Recapitalization of Midwest Equipment Sales

April 27, 2020

E-Commerce

Tecum Capital Partners joined Provariant Equity Partners, Centerfield Capital, and MWE founder/CEO James Cline Jr. in a recapitalization of Midwest Equipment Sales (MWE), a Columbus-based technology-enabled specialty distributor of outdoor power products and aftermarket parts. The investment provides capital and organizational support to fund MWE's next phase of growth while keeping founder James Cline Jr. in place as CEO.