Sky Peak Capital Acquires Hicks Machine and Forms Excelus Manufacturing Solutions

Sky Peak Capital Forms Excelus Holdings Precision Manufacturing Platform

May 19, 2026

Industrial Services

Sky Peak Capital announced the formation of Excelus Holdings, a scaled precision manufacturing platform created by combining Excelus Manufacturing Solutions, D26G Machine Products, and Millennium Precision. Excelus will focus on mission-critical aerospace and defense, medical device, power generation, and high-reliability industrial applications, with more than 200,000 square feet of combined manufacturing space and over 200 employees.

Excelis Packaging Automation Acquires Marks Machinery

January 30, 2025

Manufacturing

Excelis Packaging Automation, a portfolio company of LFM Capital, has acquired Marks Machinery, a Suwanee, Georgia manufacturer of replacement parts for beverage filling equipment. Financial terms were not disclosed; the add-on expands Excelis' parts and service capabilities and broadens its footprint into Central and South America.

Taconic Capital Holdings Acquires Excel Mechanical, Inc.

July 14, 2023

HVAC & Mechanical

Taconic Capital Holdings, a private investment firm based in Boca Raton, Florida, acquired Excel Mechanical, Inc., an HVAC and plumbing contractor headquartered in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. The transaction closed on July 14, 2023 and was advised by Generational Equity.

Excelus Manufacturing Solutions (Sky Peak) Acquires Maclean Precision Machine

April 4, 2023

Manufacturing

Excelus Manufacturing Solutions, the precision manufacturing platform backed by Sky Peak Capital, has acquired Maclean Precision Machine, a supplier of tight-tolerance parts to the aerospace, defense and semiconductor industries. The add-on nearly doubles Excelus' capacity, expands difficult-material and large-turning capabilities, and provides a path to AS9100 certification to better serve mission-critical customers.

Sky Peak Capital Acquires Jarvis Machine

January 10, 2022

Manufacturing

Sky Peak Capital, a New England–based private equity firm, has acquired Jarvis Machine, a precision machining provider focused on industrial, defense, photonics, firearms and pneumatics end markets. The transaction follows a prior growth investment and represents Sky Peak's first acquisition in its manufacturing platform, delivering an exit option for founder Duane Jarvis and continuity for employees and customers.

3Phase Elevator Acquires Excel Elevator

January 7, 2020

Industrial Services

3Phase Elevator Corp., a New England-based independent elevator maintenance and modernization provider, has acquired Excel Elevator & Escalator Corp., a Staten Island, New York-based vertical-transportation services company. The deal, backed by Fort Point Capital and financed by BMO Sponsor Finance, expands 3Phase's geographic footprint along the I-95 corridor to cover ten states and strengthens its position as a leading independent elevator services platform.