Tracked deals
10
10 tracked deals across 2016-2026.
Private Equity Firm
Manufacturing
Speyside Equity
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Middle-market private equity firm focused on its operationally intensive “Fix & Build” investment strategy in North American manufacturing and distribution businesses, partnering with management teams to execute value creation across manufacturing, performance materials, building products, food, and related sectors.
- Focus Areas
- Performance materials, Building products, Food
- Website
- speysideequity.com
Recent pace
2
2 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Addon
6 addon · 2 divestiture · 1 buyout
Speyside Equity Acquisition Volume by Year
Last 5 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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August 4, 2026
- Buyer
- Reed Minerals, LLC, Speyside Equity, Reed Minerals
- Target
- U.S. Minerals, Inc. (USM)
- Seller
- Merit Capital Partners
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Addon
Reed Minerals, a Speyside Equity portfolio company, completed its strategic acquisition of U.S. Minerals (USM). The bolt-on combines two coal-slag abrasive brands—Reed’s Black Beauty and USM’s Black Diamond—expanding Reed’s geographic footprint and product capabilities across North America.
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- Buyer
- Speyside Equity, Elliott Investment Management
- Target
- Opta Group
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
Speyside Equity completed a continuation vehicle transaction with Opta Group, keeping the core metallurgical solutions business while restructuring parts of the platform. The move enabled Speyside to pursue further transformation and EBITDA growth for Opta.
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- Buyer
- GSC Technologies, Inc., Speyside Equity
- Target
- F&M Tool and Plastic, Inc.
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Addon
GSC Technologies, Inc. has completed a bolt-on acquisition of F&M Tool and Plastic, Inc., adding F&M’s home storage assortment and injection-molding capabilities to the GSC platform. The deal — executed by GSC (a Speyside-backed platform) — is intended to drive synergies, broaden product assortment, and accelerate growth for the combined business.
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January 9, 2025
- Buyer
- Speyside Equity Advisers
- Target
- GSC Technologies, Inc.
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Quebec, Canada
- Type
- Buyout
Speyside Equity Advisers completed the acquisition of GSC Technologies, a North American manufacturer of plastic storage and organization products. The private equity firm said the deal will provide new capitalization and operational support to fuel GSC's next phase of growth and value creation.
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- Buyer
- AccessSMT, Speyside Equity Fund I LP
- Target
- CP Distributors Ltd.
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Saskatchewan, Canada
- Type
- Addon
AccessSMT, a portfolio company of Speyside Equity Fund I LP, completed the acquisition of CP Distributors Ltd. on October 1, 2024. The combination creates roughly CAD 250 million in annual revenue, positioning the combined business as Canada’s largest door, hardware and specialties supplier and supporting an aggressive growth strategy into the U.S.
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September 3, 2024
- Buyer
- Speyside Equity
- Target
- Reed Minerals LLC
- Seller
- Enviri Corporation
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Divestiture
Speyside Equity has acquired Reed Minerals from Enviri Corporation in a carve-out transaction for $45 million in cash, subject to post-closing adjustments. Enviri said it will use the proceeds to reduce debt and focus on core markets, while Speyside plans to invest in Reed Minerals to support product launches and growth.
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December 20, 2023
- Buyer
- Opta Group, Speyside Equity Advisers
- Target
- Anker Industries
- Seller
- Continuim Equity Partners
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Addon
Opta Group, a portfolio company of Speyside Equity Advisers, acquired Anker Industries effective December 20, 2023. The add-on expands Opta's specialty metallurgical additives, aluminum recycling and clean-steel product offerings and builds on Opta's recent recapitalization to broaden capabilities across metallurgical, glass and concrete end markets.
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October 20, 2023
- Buyer
- Opta Group LLC, Speyside Equity Advisers
- Target
- NuFlux LLC, Nupro Corporation
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Addon
Opta Group LLC, a portfolio company of Speyside Equity Advisers, acquired NuFlux LLC and Nupro Corporation on October 19, 2023. The acquisitions add engineered materials and metallurgical technology that expand Opta’s product and technology capabilities for steelmaking and foundry customers.
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November 1, 2021
- Buyer
- Opta Group LLC, Speyside Equity
- Target
- Metcan Industrial Corporation
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Ontario, Canada
- Type
- Addon
Opta Group LLC, a portfolio company of Speyside Equity, acquired Metcan Industrial Corporation on November 1, 2021. The acquisition adds manufacturing capacity and complementary synthetic-slag formulation capabilities with Metcan facilities in Stoney Creek, Ontario; Selkirk, Manitoba; and Adrian, Michigan.
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May 2, 2016
- Buyer
- Beckner Clevy Partners, Speyside Equity
- Target
- Dalton Corporation (Dalton Foundries)
- Seller
- Neenah Enterprises, Inc.
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Indiana, United States
- Type
- Divestiture
Dalton Corporation, a Warsaw, Indiana foundry specializing in complex gray iron castings, was sold by Neenah Enterprises to private equity firms Beckner Clevy Partners and Speyside Equity. Cleary Gull acted as Neenah Enterprises' exclusive financial advisor; the buyers intend to leverage their industrial expertise to support Dalton's operational growth.
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