Tracked deals
3
3 tracked deals across 2021-2026.
Operating Company
Manufacturing
Mechanix Wear
Valencia, California, United States
Mechanix Wear operates three divisions dedicated to commercial/industrial market needs, serving workers and businesses through distribution partners worldwide. The company offers personal protective equipment including gloves, sleeves, eyewear and protective apparel, with products available in retail and industrial distribution channels globally.
- Focus Areas
- Personal protective equipment (PPE), Work gloves and protective apparel, Protective clothing
- Website
- mechanix.com
Recent pace
1
1 tracked deal announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Addon
3 addon
Mechanix Wear Acquisition Volume by Year
Last 3 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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- Buyer
- Mechanix Wear, Gryphon Investors
- Target
- OTEX
- Industry
- Medical Devices
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Addon
Mechanix Wear, backed by Gryphon Investors, acquired OTEX, a developer and manufacturer of tech-enabled personal protective equipment (PPE) featuring patented safety and air-quality/cooling technologies. OTEX CEO Jake Weidert will remain with the organization as Vice President of Technology and Materials, and OTEX will operate under Mechanix Wear’s Chicago Protective Apparel division; transaction terms were not disclosed.
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June 23, 2025
- Buyer
- Mechanix Wear, Gryphon Investors
- Target
- Kinco
- Seller
- Travis Kindler
- Industry
- Consumer Products
- Location
- Oregon, United States
- Type
- Addon
Mechanix Wear, a portfolio company of Gryphon Investors, has acquired Kinco, the 50-year-old family-owned maker of premium work, farm, and outdoor gloves; terms were not disclosed. Travis Kindler will remain as Kinco President and retain a minority stake; the acquisition (which includes Kinco-owned Welch suspenders) is the second add-on for the Mechanix Wear platform and is expected to broaden product offerings and channel reach.
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August 17, 2021
- Buyer
- Mechanix Wear, Gryphon Investors
- Target
- Chicago Protective Apparel
- Seller
- Scott Sherman, Myrna Sherman
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Addon
Mechanix Wear, a Gryphon Investors-backed portfolio company, has acquired Chicago Protective Apparel (CPA), a 108-year-old family-owned manufacturer of personal protective equipment based in Skokie, Illinois. The deal — terms undisclosed — brings CPA's extensive line of arc-flash, foundry, and welding products into Mechanix Wear's portfolio as the prior owners, Scott and Myrna Sherman, retire; key management including VP John Merikoski will remain.
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Acquisitions in California
1 tracked deal by Mechanix Wear.
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