Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) • Manufacturing

Madison Industries Acquires Research Products

On May 7, 2025, private equity firm Madison Industries acquired manufacturer Research Products

Acquisition Context
  • This is Madison Industries’ 13th transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Madison Industries’ 41st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Madison Industries’ 2nd transaction in Wisconsin.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date May 7, 2025
Target Research Products
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Madison Industries
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target Company

Research Products

Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Research Products is specialised in residential and commercial indoor air quality. Research Products is based in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Madison Industries

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Madison Industries is a privately held investment holding firm that targets growth investments in and acquisitions of industrial manufacturing companies. Madison prefers businesses with a defensible market niche, established technology, and significant cash-flow growth potential. Madison will also consider turnaround situations. Target opportunities generally have sales between $50 million and $2 billion. Madison Industries is based in Chicago, Illinois.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 50 of 50
Sector: Manufacturing 13 of 13
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 24 of 24
State: Wisconsin 2 of 2
Country: United States 41 of 41
Year: 2025 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-11-21 Fire Fighting Systems

Moss, Norway

Fire Fighting Systems (FFS) is a developer of external firefighting systems. FFS has designed and delivered the largest ever land-based mobile firefighting system in addition to external firefighting systems on the most powerful and advanced fireboats. FFS is based in Moss, Norway.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-08-18 Hydra-Stop

Burr Ridge, Illinois, United States

Hydra-Stop manufactures specialty valves, fittings, and installation equipment serving water utility service providers and municipalities. Its products prevent water service shutdowns for municipalities and critical facilities by allowing only the affected section of a water pipe to be repaired, versus shutting down vast sections of a water system. Hydra-Stop was founded in 1980 and is based in Burr Ridge, Illinois.

Sell $290M