M&A Deal Summary

Maxcess Acquires Fives North American Combustion

On December 3, 2014, Maxcess acquired internet software and services company Fives North American Combustion

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Maxcess’ 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Maxcess’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Maxcess’ 1st transaction in Ohio.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-12-03
Target Fives North American Combustion
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Maxcess
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Fives North American Combustion

Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Fives North American Guiding Systems is an application-focused provider of web and strip guiding, web spreading, and width measurement engineered solutions. Fives Guiding offers custom designed detectors, electro-mechanical actuators, controllers, hydraulic power units and valve stands, spreaders, and guide frames to provide the optimal price/performance solution.

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Buyer

Maxcess

Oak Brook, Illinois, United States
Category Company
Founded 1989
Sector Machinery
DESCRIPTION

Maxcess is a provider of highly engineered, mission critical components used in web process manufacturing applications. Maxcess's line of web accessory products includes web-guiding systems, winding products, slitting products and systems tension controls, and inspection products. The Maxcess umbrella covers the strongest brand names in the industry. Fife pioneered automated web guiding, Tidland invented the very first expanding air shaft and MAGPOWR has the largest installed base of tension products in the industry. Maxcess was founded in 1989 and is based in Oak Brook, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 5
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 4
State (Ohio) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 5
Year (2014) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-02-10 Webex

Neenah, Wisconsin, United States

Webex is a designer and manufacturer of precision-engineered rolls and custom web handling machinery for a wide range of web handling and converting applications.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-08-06 Valley Roller Company

Appleton, Wisconsin, United States

Valley Roller Company, Inc. primary focus of the company was to service rubber covered rollers for the tissue and personal care products manufacturing operations in the region.

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