M&A Deal Summary

Angeles Equity Partners and Stellus Capital Management Acquire SOLID

On June 10, 2025, private equity firms Angeles Equity Partners and Stellus Capital Management acquired business services company SOLID from Plexus Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Angeles Equity Partners’ 3rd and Stellus Capital Management’s 12th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Angeles Equity Partners’ 16th and Stellus Capital Management’s 78th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Angeles Equity Partners’ 1st and Stellus Capital Management’s 4th transaction in North Carolina.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-06-10
Target SOLID
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Angeles Equity Partners
Stellus Capital Management
Sellers(s) Plexus Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) Fieldstone (Financial)
Womble Bond Dickinson (Legal)

Target

SOLID

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
SOLID is a provider of surface maintenance and restoration services primarily for Class A commercial real estate properties. SOLID Surface Care was founded in 1996 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer
DESCRIPTION

Angeles Equity Partners LLC is a private equity firm focused on acquiring North American headquartered companies valued up to $350 million. Angeles is a hands-on investor and prefers underperforming companies in need of restructuring, non-core assets of larger businesses, or family/founder owned businesses that could benefit from operational assistance. Target sectors include automotive, building materials, machinery, chemicals, electronics, manufacturing, metals, transportation/logistics, packaging, and distribution. Angeles Capital Partners was formed in 2014 and is based in Los Angeles, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 17 of 18
Sector: Business Services M&A 3 of 3
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 5 of 5
State: North Carolina M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 16 of 17
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-05-30 O’Hara’s Son Roofing

Chicago, Illinois, United States

O’Hara’s Son Roofing is a national commercial and industrial roofing provider that provides new commercial roof construction, replacement, leak repair service, and preventative maintenance for commercial roofs. O’Hara’s Son Roofing was founded in 1987 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-11-18 Technique

Jackson, Michigan, United States

Technique is a precision metal fabricator specializing in high-mix, low-volume prototyping and production. The Company’s integrated capabilities include metal forming, stamping, tube bending, complex welding, assembly, and finishing. It serves OEMs across a number of industries, including aerospace and defense, power generation, and motorsports, providing rapid, high-quality engineered solutions for mission-critical applications. Technique was formed in 1991 and is based in Jackson, Michigan.

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Buyer

Stellus Capital Management

Houston, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 3.4B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Stellus Capital Management is a provider of debt and equity capital to middle-market companies headquartered throughout the US and Canada. For credit commitments, Stellus looks to provide $10 to $50 million of capital to help support buyouts, acquisitions, recapitalization, growth opportunities, rescue financing, distressed situations, as well as bridge loans. Sectors' of interest for Stellus' credit practice includes business services, energy, general industrial, government, healthcare, software and specialty finance. Stellus' equity practice seeks to provide $20 to $100 million to small and mid-sized energy (upstream, oilfield services, midstream) companies. Stellus Capital was originally formed in 2004 as Laminar Direct Capital and operated as the direct investing unit of D.E. Shaw. The Group became independent in 2012. Stellus has offices in Houston, New York City, and Washington DC.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 81 of 86
Sector: Business Services M&A 12 of 12
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 19 of 19
State: North Carolina M&A 4 of 4
Country: United States M&A 78 of 83
Year: 2025 M&A 6 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-05-12 Eos Fitness

Dallas, Texas, United States

Eos Fitness is a fitness club chain offering a full range of fitness club amenities, including cardio and strength-training equipment, personal training, group exercise, spinning, cardio theaters, women’s-only rooms, locker rooms, saunas, steam rooms, child care, and 24-hour access. Eos Fitness was formed in 1985 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-06-12 International Cybernetics

Largo, Florida, United States

International Cybernetics is a technology-enabled infrastructure management firm that provides software-powered roadway pavement condition surveys and structural testing services, which are integral to state and local governments' cost-effective safety maintenance and management of critical roadway infrastructure networks. ICC also manufactures road condition measurement systems that use proprietary software to collect data about governments' road networks and sells its equipment globally. International Cybernetics is based in Largo, Florida.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Plexus Capital

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 2.2B USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Plexus Capital is a private equity firm that invests in buyouts, acquisitions, recapitalizations and growth financings in the form of junior and/or equity capital. Plexus focuses on lower middle-market businesses located in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast areas of the US. The Firm looks for businesses companies in the business services, consumer services, manufacturing, value-added distribution, and healthcare sectors with up to $2 to $15 million of cash-flow. Plexus Capital was formed in 1995 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 43 of 43
Sector: Business Services M&A 8 of 8
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 11 of 11
State: North Carolina M&A 8 of 8
Country: United States M&A 43 of 43
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-02-17 ChemREADY

Twinsburg, Ohio, United States

ChemREADY is a distributor of water treatment chemicals used in mining, general industrial, and wastewater applications. ChemREADY is a provider of proprietary formulations used in mining, general industrial water treatment, and wastewater applications. ChemREADY’s current product line includes airborne particulate control chemicals, flocculants, frothers, freeze conditioners, defoamers, pond treatment products, and pH control products. In addition, it offers wastewater chemicals, including a cooling tower and boiler chemicals. ChemREADY was founded in 1982 and is based in Twinsburg, Ohio.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-07-16 Fence Builders

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Fence Builders is a residential and commercial fence, gate, and access control platform serving the Southeast. Fence Builders was founded in 1955 and is based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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