Private Equity Firm Industrial Services

Holleway Capital Partners

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Holleway Capital Partners is a private equity firm that backs management teams to buy or recapitalize the companies they run, providing liquidity and retirement to business owners. It invests in manufacturers and distributors of industrial and commercial products across the Midwest, High Plains, Rocky Mountains and Southern regions of the U.S. (annual sales roughly $10M–$100M), and may consider service businesses on a selective basis.

Focus Areas
Manufacturing, Distribution, Industrial and commercial products
Website
holleway.com

Tracked deals

25

25 tracked deals across 2019-2026.

Recent pace

4

4 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

14 addon · 9 buyout · 1 growth capital

Holleway Capital Partners Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 8 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 8 years for Holleway Capital Partners. 2 2019 2 2020 5 2021 2 2022 6 2023 4 2024 2 2025 ~3 est. 2 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 25 tracked deals for Holleway Capital Partners.

  • WILsquare Capital Portfolio Company Automotive Color & Supply (ACS) Acquires Ohio Paint Supply
    July 1, 2026
    Buyer
    Automotive Color & Supply, WILsquare Capital
    Target
    Ohio Paint Supply
    Industry
    Transportation
    Location
    Ohio, United States
    Type
    Addon

    WILsquare Capital’s portfolio company, Automotive Color & Supply (ACS), completed its acquisition of Ohio Paint Supply (OPS), a distributor of automotive and industrial paint and supply products in Ohio. The transaction expands ACS’s Midwest geographic footprint and strengthens its position in the automotive refinishing and industrial coatings market.

  • WILsquare-backed OuterBox Acquires GRO Marketing
    January 22, 2026
    Buyer
    OuterBox, LLC, WILsquare Capital
    Target
    GRO Marketing, LLC
    Industry
    Marketing & Advertising
    Location
    Alabama, United States
    Type
    Addon

    OuterBox, a portfolio company of WILsquare Capital, has acquired GRO Marketing, a Tuscaloosa-based digital performance marketing agency specializing in multifamily, student housing and senior living clients. The add-on strengthens OuterBox's vertical capabilities and performance marketing expertise to better serve residential community property management companies and ownership groups.

  • Automotive Color & Supply Acquires Smetzer Paint & Supply
    November 13, 2025
    Buyer
    Automotive Color & Supply, WILsquare Capital
    Target
    Smetzer Paint & Supply
    Seller
    Robert Bradberry
    Industry
    Industrial Services
    Location
    Ohio, United States
    Type
    Addon

    WILsquare Capital’s portfolio company, Automotive Color & Supply (ACS), has completed the acquisition of Smetzer Paint & Supply, a regional distributor of automotive and industrial paints based in northern Ohio. The add-on expands ACS’s Midwest footprint and service network as part of WILsquare’s strategy to build a scalable distribution platform in the automotive and industrial coatings market; terms were not disclosed.

  • OuterBox Acquires Accelerated Digital Media
    October 22, 2025
    Buyer
    OuterBox, WILsquare Capital
    Target
    Accelerated Digital Media
    Industry
    Marketing & Advertising
    Location
    Illinois, United States
    Type
    Addon

    OuterBox, a portfolio company of WILsquare Capital, has acquired Accelerated Digital Media (ADM), a Chicago-based performance marketing agency that specializes in paid search, paid social, and analytics for healthcare and e-commerce clients. The add-on strengthens OuterBox's paid media, programmatic and analytics capabilities and expands its presence in the healthcare and enterprise e-commerce end markets. Terms were not disclosed.

  • Automotive Color & Supply Acquires Paint Works
    December 18, 2024
    Buyer
    Automotive Color & Supply, WILsquare Capital
    Target
    Paint Works
    Seller
    Chad Neal (founder/owner of Paint Works)
    Industry
    Logistics & Distribution
    Location
    Texas, United States
    Type
    Addon

    Automotive Color & Supply, a portfolio company of WILsquare Capital, has acquired Paint Works, a regional distributor of automotive and industrial paint and supplies based in Tyler, Texas. Terms were not disclosed; the deal expands ACS' footprint in the South (Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana) and ACS will continue operating Paint Works branches under the existing Paint Works brand.

  • Holleway Capital Partners Acquires Braner USA, Inc.
    June 26, 2024
    Buyer
    Holleway Capital Partners, Aldine Capital Partners, NewSpring Mezzanine Capital, Doug Matsunaga
    Target
    Braner USA, Inc.
    Seller
    Braner shareholders
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Location
    Illinois, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Holleway Capital Partners led an investor group that acquired Braner USA, Inc., a Schiller Park, Illinois manufacturer of precision flat-rolled coil processing and automated coil handling systems. The transaction — which included co-investors Aldine Capital Partners, NewSpring Mezzanine Capital and Braner CEO Doug Matsunaga — was advised by Prairie Capital Advisors and was completed to provide liquidity and succession for Braner’s shareholders and to support future growth.

  • WILsquare-backed OuterBox Acquires TopSpot
    June 18, 2024
    Buyer
    OuterBox, WILsquare Capital
    Target
    TopSpot
    Industry
    Marketing & Advertising
    Location
    Texas, United States
    Type
    Addon

    OuterBox, a portfolio company of WILsquare Capital, has acquired TopSpot, a Houston-based performance marketing agency specializing in B2B and industrial markets. The add-on deal expands OuterBox's digital marketing platform and capabilities (SEO, paid search, web development, analytics) to deepen its reach in the B2B/industrial sector; terms were not disclosed.

  • TEK Holdings (WILsquare) Acquires Arrow Sewing
    January 23, 2024
    Buyer
    WILsquare Capital, LLC, TEK Holdings, LLC
    Target
    Arrow Companies, LLC (Arrow Sewing)
    Industry
    Consumer Products
    Location
    Wisconsin, United States
    Type
    Addon

    WILsquare Capital’s portfolio company TEK Holdings, LLC has acquired Arrow Companies, LLC (Arrow Sewing), a Wisconsin-based maker of sewing and quilting workstations, storage solutions and accessories. The add-on expands TEK Holdings’ quilting and crafting platform, adding complementary products and dealer/e‑commerce channels; terms were not disclosed.

  • WILsquare Capital Acquires Automotive Color & Supply Corp.
    November 28, 2023
    Buyer
    WILsquare Capital, Midwest Mezzanine Funds
    Target
    Automotive Color & Supply Corp.
    Seller
    The Byers Family
    Industry
    Logistics & Distribution
    Location
    Indiana, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    WILsquare Capital, a St. Louis-based private equity firm, has completed the acquisition of Automotive Color & Supply (ACS), a regional distributor of automotive and industrial paints and supplies headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Midwest Mezzanine provided subordinated debt and equity to support the transaction; the Byers family, which founded ACS in 1951, will transition ownership as WILsquare partners with existing management to pursue growth and geographic expansion across the Midwest.

  • Versare Solutions (WILsquare-backed) Acquires Screenflex Portable Partitions
    September 19, 2023
    Buyer
    Versare Solutions, LLC, WILsquare Capital
    Target
    Screenflex Portable Partitions, LLC
    Industry
    Building Products
    Location
    Illinois, United States
    Type
    Addon

    Versare Solutions, a portfolio company of WILsquare Capital, has acquired Screenflex Portable Partitions, a manufacturer of portable room dividers and space-efficiency solutions. The add-on strengthens Versare's product offering and market position serving churches, schools, corporations and retailers; terms were not disclosed.

  • AccuQuilt (TekBrands/WILsquare) Acquires June Tailor Assets
    August 9, 2023
    Buyer
    AccuQuilt, LLC, TekBrands, LLC, WILsquare Capital
    Target
    June Tailor
    Seller
    June Tailor
    Industry
    Consumer Products
    Location
    Wisconsin, United States
    Type
    Addon

    AccuQuilt, a subsidiary of TekBrands (a WILsquare Capital portfolio company), acquired the brand, product line and key assets of June Tailor. The deal expands TekBrands' quilting and crafting platform by adding June Tailor's complementary tools, notions and sewing kits to AccuQuilt's product portfolio; terms were not disclosed.

  • Holleway Capital Acquires Aladdin Steel
    June 7, 2023
    Buyer
    Holleway Capital
    Target
    Aladdin Steel
    Seller
    Gene Eschbacher
    Industry
    Industrial Services
    Location
    Illinois, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Holleway Capital, a St. Louis-based private equity firm focused on Midwestern manufacturers and distributors, has acquired Aladdin Steel, a specialty carbon steel tubing and pipe distributor founded in 1976 and headquartered in Gillespie, Illinois. RKCA advised the sell-side; founder Gene Eschbacher, who became sole owner in 2009, was the selling party. The acquisition expands Holleway's exposure to regional industrial distribution and value‑added steel services.

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