M&A Deal Summary

Filtration Group Acquires Flow Dry Technology

On March 5, 2020, Filtration Group acquired manufacturer Flow Dry Technology from Ironwood Capital and Argosy Private Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Filtration Group’s 9th transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Filtration Group’s 10th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Filtration Group’s 1st transaction in Ohio.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-03-05
Target Flow Dry Technology
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Filtration Group
Sellers(s) Ironwood Capital
Argosy Private Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Flow Dry Technology

Brookville, Ohio, United States
Flow Dry Technology is a designer and manufacturer of highly innovative, integrated solutions for the automotive, industrial, and healthcare industries. Flow Dry’s products include desiccant bags, value-added assemblies, and other sealant solutions to protect valuable systems from costly moisture damage. Flow Dry Technology was founded in 1946 and is based in Brookville, Ohio.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Filtration Group

Oak Brook, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 1942
Sector Manufacturing
Revenue 1.3B USD (2017)
DESCRIPTION

The Filtration Group is a filtration company. Serving industry leaders across the globe, Filtration Group operates facilities in 20 countries under four strategic business units: Medical/Bioscience, Liquid/Process, Environmental Air and Fluid. Filtration Group provides solutions to customers in the food & beverage; water, micro-electronics & telecommunications; environmental air; medical, pharma & bioscience; hydraulic fluid; mining & minerals; industrial finishing and energy industries. Filtration Group was founded in 1942 and is based in Oak Brook, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 17
Sector (Manufacturing) 9 of 10
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 9 of 12
State (Ohio) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 10 of 11
Year (2020) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-09-06 Kaydon Filtration

TULSA, Oklahoma, United States

Kaydon Filtration is a designer and manufacturer of fluid filtration systems and replacement elements. Kaydon solutions are used in a variety of applications, including power generation, marine, pulp & paper, oil & gas and manufacturing. Kaydon Filtration is based in TULSA, OKLAHOMA.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-03-31 Global Filter

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

Global Filter is a developer, designer and manufacturer of validated filtration solutions serving industry leaders in the food & beverage, pharmaceutical, chemical, fertilizer, petrochemical, oil & gas, ethanol, animal nutrition, power generation, data storage and high purity water markets. Global Filter was founded in 1999 and is based in Cedar Rapids, lowa.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Ironwood Capital

Avon, Connecticut, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1986
PE ASSETS 1.0B USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ironwood Capital is a private investment firm that makes equity and subordinated debt investments in lower middle-market companies. Investment proceeds are generally used to support leveraged buyouts, growth financings, and recapitalizations. Investments typically range from $5 to $20 million in companies generating $20 to $200 million in annual sales. Target sectors include healthcare products/services, value-added manufacturing, business services, consumer products, specialty distribution, and education. Ironwood prefers opportunities East of the Mississippi, but will selectively consider investments in the Western US. The Firm's investment horizon is three to five years. Ironwood Capital was formed in 2002 and is based in Avon, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 37 of 52
Sector (Manufacturing) 5 of 8
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 24 of 32
State (Ohio) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 37 of 52
Year (2020) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-23 Denali Water

Russellville, Arkansas, United States

Denali Water is a specialty waste and environmental services company. Denali Water is based in Russellville, Arkansas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-04-02 Performance Team

Santa Fe Springs, California, United States

Performance Team LLC is a third-party logistics and distribution provider, offering consolidation, warehousing, distribution, and transportation services across the US. Performance Team was founded in 1987 and is based in Santa Fe Springs, California.

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SELLER

Argosy Private Equity

Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1990
PE ASSETS 575M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Argosy Private Equity is the private equity arm of Argosy Capital, an asset management firm. Argosy Private Equity provides both debt and equity capital to lower middle-market companies located throughout the US. Argosy focuses on growth companies with experienced management teams and revenues between $15 and $100 million and EBITDA of $3 to $9 million. Argosy looks to invest $5 - $20 million per transaction. Specific areas of interest include manufacturing, business services, franchising and Value added distributions. The Firm will consider a variety of transaction types, including MBO’s, recapitalizations, growth equity and acquisitions. Argosy was formed in 1990 and is based in Wayne, Pennsylvania.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 37 of 52
Sector (Manufacturing) 7 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 25 of 38
State (Ohio) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 37 of 52
Year (2020) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-09-20 Groome Industrial Service Group

Denville, New Jersey, United States

Groome Industrial Service Group is a provider of industrial cleaning and maintenance services to customers in the natural gas-fired power generation, refinery, manufacturing, construction, marine, and aviation industries. Groome Industrial Service Group was founded in 1969 and is based in Denville, New Jersey.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-06-01 Kmco

Houston, Texas, United States

Kmco LLC is an operator of specialty chemical company serving the automotive, petroleum, industrial, and agricultural markets. Kmco was founded in 1975 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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