Spell Capital (Spell Family Office) Acquires MacDonald & Owen

Spell Family Office Acquires All Star Corrugated

June 18, 2024

Packaging

Spell Family Office, via Spell Capital Partners, has acquired All Star Corrugated, a Fort Worth, Texas-based corrugated packaging manufacturer. The buyer plans to invest in new equipment and expand the company's manufacturing footprint to support customer demand growth in the Dallas/Fort Worth market.

Spell Capital Partners Acquires Diamond Graphics

January 10, 2022

Packaging

Spell Capital Partners, a Minneapolis-based private equity firm, has acquired Diamond Graphics, a Ramsey, Minnesota-based gift card and plastic card manufacturer. Spell Capital said it will partner with Diamond's management and employees to grow the business and pursue further investment opportunities.

Monomoy Capital Partners Acquires Japs-Olson Company

June 6, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

Monomoy Capital Partners acquired Japs-Olson Company, a family-owned direct mail and commercial printing provider headquartered in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Monomoy intends to use Japs-Olson as a platform to expand in the direct mail marketing and print production sector, leveraging the company’s large-scale manufacturing capabilities and longstanding customer relationships.

EagleTree Capital Acquires MacKenzie-Childs from Castanea Partners

October 4, 2022

Consumer Products

EagleTree Capital, via its EagleTree Partners V fund, has acquired artisan home-decor brand MacKenzie-Childs from Castanea Partners; terms were not disclosed. Stellus Capital Management provided senior debt financing and an equity co-invest to support the transaction, and MacKenzie-Childs will operate as a new platform within EagleTree's portfolio with management and operations remaining in place.

Wynnchurch Capital Acquires Owen Family of Companies from CenterGate Capital

November 18, 2021

Industrial Services

Wynnchurch Capital has acquired Owen Family of Companies, a Vancouver, Washington–based specialty equipment platform that supplies and services street sweepers, sewer cleaners, hydro excavators and related municipal and utility equipment. CenterGate Capital, which partnered with Owen since 2018, sold the company to Wynnchurch to enable further geographic expansion, capability investment and accelerated growth under Wynnchurch's ownership.

Specialized Packaging Group Acquires Complete Packaging from Spell Family Office

December 31, 2023

Packaging

Specialized Packaging Group (SPG), a portfolio company of Altamont Capital Partners, acquired Monroe, Michigan-based Complete Packaging from the Spell Family Office in late 2023. The add-on purchase expands SPG’s engineered/protective packaging capabilities and Midwest footprint while adding roughly 90 employees to SPG’s ~1,600-person workforce.