Innovize and Excel Scientific (Vance Street Capital) Acquire Zenith Adhesive Components
April 3, 2025
Vance Street Capital’s portfolio companies Innovize and Excel Scientific have acquired Zenith Adhesive Components (ZAC), a contract manufacturer based in Athlone, Ireland. The acquisition expands the platform’s adhesive and film-based manufacturing capabilities for medical, life science and high-technology end markets and adds regional capacity to better serve customers in North America and Europe.
- Buyers
- Innovize, Excel Scientific, Vance Street Capital
- Targets
- Zenith Adhesive Components (ZAC)
- Sellers
- Pat O'Neill
- Platforms
- Excel Scientific, Innovize
- Industry
- Medical Devices
- Location
- Westmeath, Ireland
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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