Sky Island Capital Acquires Majority Control of Material Sciences Corporation

Seemann Composites Acquires Materials Sciences Corporation

October 10, 2018

Aerospace & Defense

Seemann Composites, Inc. completed the acquisition of Materials Sciences Corporation (MSC), a composites engineering and manufacturing firm based in Horsham, Pennsylvania. The deal integrates MSC's design, testing and manufacturing capabilities with SCI's composite production platform to expand end-to-end capabilities for defense and other high‑performance markets; MSC's leadership will remain in place.

Sky Island Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Polished Metals Limited

February 18, 2020

Manufacturing

Sky Island Capital, a Dallas-based lower middle market private equity firm, has made a majority investment in Polished Metals Limited, a Hillside, New Jersey-based polisher and supplier of architectural and ornamental metals. Sky Island will partner with the founding Lazarus family to support organic growth and pursue add-on acquisitions to expand the company’s product portfolio and customer base across architecture, transportation, and vertical markets such as elevators and escalators.

Material Sciences Corporation Acquires Alum-A-Fold Pacific

June 4, 2019

Manufacturing

Material Sciences Corporation, a portfolio company of Sky Island Capital, has acquired Alum-A-Fold Pacific, a Los Angeles-area producer of specialty coated metals. The add-on acquisition expands MSC's West Coast footprint and enhances its capabilities to serve end markets including building products, packaging, and consumer goods.

Sky Island Capital Makes Majority Investment in USA Industries

January 18, 2022

Manufacturing

Dallas-based private equity firm Sky Island Capital has made a majority investment in USA Industries, a South Houston, Texas manufacturer of piping isolation and testing products, alongside the company's second-generation founding family. Sky Island will support USA Industries' growth plan and product/solutions expansion through operational and financial resources as the company continues serving refining, petrochemical, chemical, industrial and OEM end markets.

Sky Island Capital Acquires Scranton Products Inc.

June 24, 2025

Building Products

Sky Island Capital, a Dallas-based lower middle market private equity firm, has made a majority investment in Scranton Products Inc. from The AZEK Company. Scranton Products, headquartered in Scranton, Pennsylvania, is a manufacturer of HDPE privacy partitions and lockers and will serve as a platform investment to support growth and capability expansion across education, government, healthcare and other end markets.

Polished Metals (Sky Island Capital) Acquires Architectural Metal Polishing

July 12, 2021

Manufacturing

Polished Metals Limited, a Sky Island Capital portfolio company, has acquired Architectural Metal Polishing L.L.C., a Union, New Jersey-based metal polishing specialist. The deal expands Polished Metals' production capacity and polishing capabilities to better serve customers across architecture/design, elevator/escalator OEMs, and automotive/trucking markets as part of Sky Island's add-on growth strategy.