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HBM Holdings

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

HBM Holdings is a privately held industrial conglomerate focused on investing in middle-market acquisitions and operating portfolio companies across aerospace, flow control, specialty chemicals, specialty agriculture, off-highway mobility, and packaging.

Focus Areas
Industrial conglomerate / holding of manufacturing businesses, Aerospace components, Engineered flow control valves and regulators
Website
hbmholdings.com

Tracked deals

10

10 tracked deals across 2020-2026.

Recent pace

4

4 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

8 addon · 2 buyout

HBM Holdings Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 5 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 5 years for HBM Holdings. 1 2020 1 2021 2 2022 2 2024 ~5 est. 4 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    HarperLove, HBM Holdings
    Target
    ChromaScape
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Addon

    HarperLove, a portfolio company of HBM Holdings, announced the acquisition of the corrugated products business of ChromaScape (formerly known as CEL Chemical). The deal expands HarperLove’s corrugated packaging customer relationships and geographic reach, while strengthening HBM Holdings’ packaging adhesives platform. Terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Control Devices, HBM Holdings
    Target
    Solenoid Solutions
    Type
    Addon

    Control Devices, a portfolio company of HBM Holdings, announced it will acquire Solenoid Solutions. The deal is intended to expand Control Devices’ engineered flow control product range with complementary solenoid valve and manifold technology, though financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Control Devices, HBM Holdings
    Target
    Sherwood Valve
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Type
    Addon

    Control Devices, a portfolio company of HBM Holdings, has acquired Sherwood Valve to expand its compressed gas flow control portfolio and enhance engineering and manufacturing capabilities. The deal adds Sherwood's product lineup and brand (operations in Cleveland, Ohio and the Pittsburgh area) and brings about 75 employees to Control Devices; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Mississippi Lime Company (MLC), HBM Holdings Company
    Target
    Burnett, Inc.
    Seller
    Burnett, Inc. (Burnett family owners: Hugh Burnett, Tom Burnett, Brian Smith)
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Type
    Addon

    Mississippi Lime Company (MLC), an HBM Holdings company, has completed the acquisition of Burnett, Inc., a technical leader in lime slurry systems and services used in municipal water treatment. The deal includes Burnett's four Southeast U.S. operations, trucking business and proprietary technologies (CAL~FLO and the RE~MIN PROCESS); financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    HBM Holdings
    Target
    Calcium Products, Inc.
    Seller
    Affiliate of Sun Capital Partners
    Industry
    Agriculture
    Type
    Buyout

    HBM Holdings has acquired Calcium Products, Inc., a manufacturer of calcium-based fertilizers headquartered in Ames, Iowa, from an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners. The deal adds approximately 130 employees and expands HBM's agricultural and specialty fertilizer capabilities as part of its portfolio diversification and buy-and-build strategy.

  • Buyer
    Control Devices, LLC, HBM Holdings
    Target
    Gilmore
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Type
    Addon

    Control Devices, a portfolio company of HBM Holdings, has acquired Gilmore, a Houston-based manufacturer of severe service flow control valves. The acquisition expands Control Devices' flow control product offering and strengthens HBM's capabilities and presence in the oil & gas energy market; approximately 100 employees will join HBM/Control Devices as part of the deal.

  • Buyer
    Mississippi Lime Company, HBM Holdings
    Target
    Singleton Birch
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Location
    North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    Mississippi Lime Company (MLC), an HBM Holdings company headquartered in St. Louis, has acquired Singleton Birch, the leading independent supplier of lime products in the United Kingdom. The acquisition, which closed on September 8, 2022, expands MLC's geographic footprint into the UK and adds Singleton Birch's lime, specialty chemicals and renewable-energy capabilities to MLC's product and technology offerings.

  • Buyer
    Control Devices, LLC, HBM Holdings
    Target
    Essex Industries (medical gas regulator product line)
    Seller
    Essex Industries
    Industry
    Medical Devices
    Type
    Addon

    Control Devices, LLC (a portfolio company of HBM Holdings) has acquired the medical gas regulator product line from Essex Industries. The product line will be marketed under the Control Devices brand and expands Control Devices' offerings in the medical gas regulator market; terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    HBM Holdings
    Target
    Control Devices, LLC
    Seller
    Goldner Hawn
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Type
    Buyout

    HBM Holdings has acquired Control Devices, LLC, a Fenton, Missouri-based designer and manufacturer of engineered flow-control products. Control Devices was previously a portfolio company of Goldner Hawn; terms were not disclosed and Control Devices' existing management will remain in place as HBM pursues a buy-and-build growth strategy in industrial components.

  • Buyer
    HBM Holdings Company
    Target
    HarperLove Holdings, LLC
    Seller
    Graycliff Partners LP
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Type
    Addon

    HBM Holdings has acquired HarperLove, a Charlotte-based provider of specialty adhesives, performance additives and wet-strength resins for the corrugated packaging industry. The company was previously a portfolio company of Graycliff Partners; HarperLove's management team will remain in place and terms were not disclosed.

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