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Speyside Equity Fund I LP Acquires All of the Assets of Avon Gear Company

17 May 2017

Shelby Township, MI

Speyside Equity Fund I LP announces the acquisition of Avon Gear Company, located in Shelby Township, MI.  The transaction was completed on 5/17/2017.

Avon Gear designs and produces large, complex, precision parts for heavy equipment industries in North America and beyond.  The company collaboratively engineers and provides the part solution that maximizes long term reliability, durability and overall cost effectiveness as a Tier 1 supplier to OEMs.  Avon Gear Company was founded in 1974 and moved to its current 110,000 square foot facility in Shelby Township, MI in 2008.

Jeffrey Stone, Managing Director for Speyside, commented: “Avon has a long track record in the gear machining business. The current environment for Avon’s end markets is improving which provides an opportunity for growth.”

About Speyside Equity

Formed in 2005, Speyside Equity employs an operationally intensive approach to investing in manufacturing, specialty chemicals and food ingredients businesses. Speyside targets companies with a history of strong revenue, a defensible position in their respective markets, and a core group of managers that can move the business forward. Speyside prefers situations where there are opportunities to leverage its operating expertise to improve financial performance and create sustainable long-term value.

Since its formation, Speyside has successfully executed numerous platform investments and add-on acquisitions using its own capital. The team made its first investment in Sweet Ovations, a food ingredient company, in 2005 and had its first exit in 2010 when it sold Stahl Specialty Company. This principal-driven investment philosophy and approach has continued in its $130 million institutional fund closed in January 2016, Speyside Equity Fund I LP. To date, Speyside has executed 11 platform investments since closing the fund.

http://www.speysideequity.com

Jeffrey A. Stone

Managing Director

jeffrey.stone@speysideequity.com

212.994.0308 x204

 

Speyside Equity Fund I LP Acquires McGregor & Thompson Hardware Ltd.

12 May 2017

Vancouver, British Columbia

Speyside Equity Fund I LP announces the acquisition of McGregor & Thompson Hardware Ltd. (“M&T Hardware”) which is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia.  The transaction was completed on 5/12/2017.

M&T Hardware was founded in 1964 and has evolved into a leading manufacturer and value-added distributor of doors, frames, finishing hardware, construction specialty products and access control devices in Western Canada and the US Pacific Northwest.  The company primarily serves the mixed-use multi-family residential market along with the industrial, commercial, and institutional (“ICI”) market segment.

Jeffrey Stone, Managing Director for Speyside, commented: “This investment represents an exciting opportunity in the Division 8 and 10 building products industry to continue the growth and development of the company. Speyside supports management’s strategy, expanding the company’s value proposition to its customers.”

About Speyside Equity

Formed in 2005, Speyside Equity employs an operationally intensive approach to investing in industrial, specialty chemicals, and food ingredients businesses. Speyside targets companies with a history of strong revenue, a defensible position in their respective markets, and a core group of managers that can move the business forward. Speyside prefers situations where there are opportunities to leverage its operating expertise to improve financial performance and create sustainable long-term value.

Since its formation, Speyside has successfully executed numerous platform investments and add-on acquisitions using its own capital. The team made its first investment in Sweet Ovations, a food ingredient company, in 2005 and had its first exit in 2010 when it sold Stahl Specialty Company. This principal-driven investment philosophy and approach has continued in its $130 million institutional fund closed in January 2016, Speyside Equity Fund I LP. To date, Speyside has executed 10 platform investments since closing the fund.

http://www.speysideequity.com

Jeffrey A. Stone

Managing Director

jeffrey.stone@speysideequity.com

212.994.0308 x204

Speyside Equity Fund I LP Acquires All of the Assets of Ashland Foundry and Machine Works Inc.

01 May 2017

Ashland, PA

Speyside Equity Fund I LP announces the acquisition of Ashland Foundry and Machine Works, Inc., West Coast Stainless Products, and Dynatek Inc. Ashland Foundry is located in Ashland, PA and the transaction was completed on 5/1/2017. West Coast Stainless Products and Dynatek Inc. are located in Huntington Park, CA and the transaction was completed on 5/6/17.

Ashland Foundry & Machine Works, Inc (AFMW) manufactures complex, highly engineered Steel, Chrome Iron and High Alloy castings ranging in size from 50 pounds to 7,500 pounds primarily for OEM Pump manufacturers. The Ashland facility has operated continuously since 1881 and strives to provide high quality products and services to their customers. The company has an AOD, extensive machining facility, simulation software and in-house 3-D printing to provide customers with a range of technical capabilities and the ability to cast, machine, assemble and test large complex products.

West Coast Stainless Products manufactures Impellers for Pump OEMs in various high alloy steels, Ni-Resist (hard temp resistant grade of Iron) and other exotics. Dynatek Inc. is a sister company to West Coast providing machining services (turning and boring) along with other value-add services such as polishing and pressure testing.

Jeffrey Stone, Managing Director for Speyside, commented: “Ashland and West Coast provide a fully machined solution to their customers from optimum geographic locations on the East and West coasts. These businesses offer a fuller suite of solutions, both alloys and capabilities, for our existing portfolio foundries as well as entry into new end markets. We are confident in a strong and sustainable future for Ashland, West Coast and Dynatek.”

About Speyside Equity

Formed in 2005, Speyside Equity employs an operationally intensive approach to investing in specialty chemicals, industrials/metal forming and food ingredients businesses. Speyside targets companies with a history of strong revenue, a defensible position in their respective markets, and a core group of managers that can move the business forward. Speyside prefers situations where there are opportunities to leverage its operating expertise to improve financial performance and create sustainable long-term value.

Since its formation, Speyside has successfully executed numerous platform investments and add-on acquisitions using its own capital. The team made its first investment in Sweet Ovations, a food ingredient company, in 2005 and had its first exit in 2010 when it sold Stahl Specialty Company. This principal-driven investment philosophy and approach has continued in its $130 million institutional fund closed in January 2016, Speyside Equity Fund I LP. To date, Speyside has executed 9 platform investments since closing the fund.

http://www.speysideequity.com

Jeffrey A. Stone

Managing Director

jeffrey.stone@speysideequity.com

212.994.0308 x204

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