M&A Deal Summary

Lock Joint Tube Acquires Wright Metal Products

On October 6, 2010, Lock Joint Tube acquired metals/mining company Wright Metal Products from Thompson Street Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Lock Joint Tube’s 1st transaction in the Metals/Mining sector.
  • This is Lock Joint Tube’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Lock Joint Tube’s 1st transaction in South Carolina.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2010-10-06
Target Wright Metal Products
Sector Metals/Mining
Buyer(s) Lock Joint Tube
Sellers(s) Thompson Street Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Wright Metal Products

Simpsonville, South Carolina, United States
A leading provider of steel shipping containers for power sports and lawn and garden vehicles.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Lock Joint Tube

South Bend, Indiana, United States

Category Company
Founded 1919
Sector Manufacturing
DESCRIPTION

Lock Joint Tube is a manufacturer and supplier of mechanical, structural, and industrial-grade steel tubing, offering a wide range of tube types. Lock Joint Tube was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in South Bend, Indiana.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Metals/Mining M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: South Carolina M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2010 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-12-01 Atkore - Tectron Tube Product Line

De Pere, Wisconsin, United States

Atkore's Tectron Tube Product Line offers various shapes and wall thicknesses of mechanical steel tubing and is based in De Pere, Wisconsin.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Thompson Street Capital Partners

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 2.6B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Thompson Street Capital Partners is a private equity firm that targets control stakes in profitable, mid-sized North American companies with $5 to $20 million of EBITDA. Thompson Street looks for family businesses, private companies seeking liquidity, corporate divestitures, and public companies going private. Areas of interest include healthcare services, business services, electronics, information technology, and engineered products companies. Thompson Street will not consider investments in start-ups, early stage companies, or real estate. Thompson Street Capital was founded in 2000 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 49
Sector: Metals/Mining M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 24
State: South Carolina M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 4 of 49
Year: 2010 M&A 2 of 2
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Levata is a provider of products and services that enable businesses to digitally capture and act on data related to their assets, people, and transactions. Levata was founded in 1994 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-01-05 Assembly & Test Worldwide

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Assembly & Test Worldwide, Inc. is a provider of automation systems and solutions fundamental to the assembly and testing of a wide variety of consumer and industrial products.

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