Investment Summary

MCM Capital Partners Exits ChemREADY

On February 17, 2025, private equity firm Plexus Capital invested in distribution company ChemREADY from MCM Capital Partners

Investment Highlights
  • This is Plexus Capital’s 5th transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Plexus Capital’s 148th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Plexus Capital’s 4th transaction in Ohio.

Investment Summary

Date 2025-02-17
Target ChemREADY
Sector Distribution
Investor(s) Plexus Capital
Sellers(s) MCM Capital Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

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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Investor(S) 1

Investor

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 148 of 149
Sector: Distribution M&A 5 of 5
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 11 of 11
State: Ohio M&A 4 of 4
Country: United States M&A 148 of 149
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-02-13 S&K Building Services

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

S&K Building Services is a multi-branch provider of exterior facilities maintenance and cleaning services services to commercial and high-end residential buildings. S&K Building Services was founded in 2000 and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-06-10 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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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

MCM Capital Partners

Beachwood, Ohio, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1992
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

MCM Capital Partners is Midwest based private equity firm focused on acquiring niche manufacturers, value added distributors and service companies. Specific areas of interest include specialty chemicals, medical component products, home accessories, engineered materials, packaging, specialty distribution, building products, transportation, and high performance composites. Prospective companies generally have revenues of $8 to $50 million and are valued up to $50 million. Typical transactions include recapitalizations, management buyouts, and divestitures. MCM Capital Partners was formed in 1992 and is based in Beachwood, Ohio.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 17 of 17
Sector: Distribution M&A 3 of 3
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 10 of 10
State: Ohio M&A 9 of 9
Country: United States M&A 16 of 16
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-01-10 RMB Products

Fountain, Colorado, United States

RMB Products is a manufacturer of highly engineered, high-performance thermoplastic solutions for demanding industrial applications. RMB specializes in providing plastics solutions to the aerospace, chemical, and high purity applications in the semiconductor and pharmaceutical industries. In addition to its manufacturing capabilities, RMB offers an extensive line of both proprietary and non-proprietary rotationally moldable resins. RMB Products was founded in 1963 and is based in Fountain, Colorado.

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