We look for niche manufacturing companies that utilize conversion processes to mold, shape, forge, form, cast, fabricate, or machine materials—primarily polymers and metals—into parts or components. Companies that meet the following criteria are attractive potential acquisitions.
Target Industries We are interested in manufacturing businesses that include:
- Rubber products—molded, Liquid Injection Molding (LIM), extruded, dipped, and calendared products
- Die casting—aluminum, magnesium, or zinc
- Composites—filament winding or molded, and vacuum bagging
- Plastics—blow molded, rotational molding, injection molding, thermoforming, and structural foam
- Forgings—drop forging, open and closed die, and hand forgings
- Investment casting
- Permanent molding
- Sand casting—dry sand or green sand casting
- Metal fabrication—forming, welding, bending, dip brazing
- Metal stampings
- Foundry—all alloys
- Powdered metal
- Metal injection molding (MIM)
Revenues $5,000,000 – 75,000,000
Profitability EBITDA of $1,000,000 or greater
Fees Buy side fees and finder fees are acceptable
Location U.S. and international
Management Management continuity is preferred, but not required
Transaction 100% purchase of ownership preferred, although partial equity purchases are considered.
Structure Sanders Industries does not take a formulaic approach to purchasing companies. We are flexible in structuring the terms of each transaction, with the seller’s or shareholders’ needs foremost in mind. Therefore, purchases may be structured in many different ways, including the purchase or lease of real estate.