Rulmeca Group Acquires Douglas Manufacturing Company

Douglas Dynamics Acquires Venco Venturo Industries

November 5, 2025

Manufacturing

Douglas Dynamics, Inc. has purchased Venco Venturo Industries LLC, a long-established maker of truck-mounted cranes and dump hoists. The acquisition expands Douglas Dynamics' Work Truck Attachments segment and furthers its strategy to add complex attachment capabilities to its portfolio.

Aetna Truck Parts Acquires Douglas Truck Parts

September 18, 2025

Automotive

Aetna Truck Parts has acquired Douglas Truck Parts, combining two Chicago-based truck-parts firms. The deal will expand Aetna’s inventory, distribution network and service capabilities to improve product availability and support for commercial-truck customers.

Amca Acquires Cal-Draulics

August 28, 2025

Aerospace & Defense

The Advanced Manufacturing Company of America (Amca) has acquired Cal-Draulics, a Corona, California-based supplier of high-precision hydraulic products for aerospace. The deal brings Cal-Draulics' engineering and manufacturing capabilities into Amca's family of aerospace suppliers and welcomes former owner Doug Johnson to Amca's engineering team to support expanded design, manufacturing and testing capacity.

Ruland Manufacturing Acquires RoCom Couplings Corp

April 11, 2025

Industrial Services

Ruland Manufacturing acquired RoCom Couplings Corp, a Santa Maria, California-based designer and manufacturer of flexible shaft couplings. The acquisition is intended to combine RoCom’s coupling design capabilities with Ruland’s manufacturing processes and resources to expand product and solution offerings for prototype and large-scale production.

MacLean-Fogg Acquires Mallard Manufacturing

May 8, 2024

Manufacturing

MacLean-Fogg Company, a family-owned manufacturing enterprise, has acquired Mallard Manufacturing, a provider of custom gravity-flow storage and conveyor solutions. Mallard will operate as a distinct platform within the MacLean-Fogg organization with its current leadership retained as MacLean-Fogg expands its manufacturing portfolio and capabilities in material-handling and warehouse solutions.

CNL Strategic Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Douglas Machines Corp.

October 8, 2021

Manufacturing

CNL Strategic Capital, with support from affiliate Levine Leichtman Strategic Capital (LLSC), acquired a majority equity stake and made a concurrent debt investment in Douglas Machines Corp., partnering with the company's existing management. Douglas Machines, founded in 1979 and headquartered in Clearwater, Florida, manufactures commercial and industrial cleaning and sanitizing equipment serving food, pet food, nutraceutical and industrial end markets.