M&A Deal Summary

Palm Peak Capital and Stellus Capital Management Acquire Pacific Shoring

On January 13, 2025, private equity firms Palm Peak Capital and Stellus Capital Management acquired manufacturer Pacific Shoring from Huron Capital, Salt Creek Capital and Talon Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Palm Peak Capital’s 1st and Stellus Capital Management’s 3rd transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Palm Peak Capital’s 1st and Stellus Capital Management’s 74th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Palm Peak Capital’s 1st and Stellus Capital Management’s 8th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-01-13
Target Pacific Shoring
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Palm Peak Capital
Stellus Capital Management
Sellers(s) Huron Capital
Salt Creek Capital
Talon Group
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) D.A. Davidson (Financial)

Target

Pacific Shoring

Santa Rosa, California, United States
Pacific Shoring is a manufacturer of underground and trench shoring assemblies and safety equipment. Pacific Shoring is dedicated to producing quality shoring and shield products, rigorously tested to the highest standards. Pacific Shoring’s in-house design team, with vast experience in the underground shoring industry and produces the ideal custom assembly solutions for customers. Pacific Shoring was founded in 2005 and is based in Santa Rosa, California.

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Buyer(S) 2

DESCRIPTION

Palm Peak?Capital is a private equity firm with a dedicated focus on majority investments in North American lower middle?market industrial manufacturing and business services companies. The Firm looks to partner with founder- and family-owned businesses as well as carve-outs, targeting businesses with at least $25?million in revenue and valued up to $250 million. Palm Peak Capital was formed in 2024 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-10-01 Domaille Engineering

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Domaille Engineering is a provider of polishing machines and fixtures, inspection equipment and associated engineered products for the fiber-optic cable market. The company also engineers and manufactures complex, mission-critical products for the defense, aerospace, national security, telecommunications, energy and medical sectors. Domaille Engineering was founded in 1990 and is based in Rochester, Minnesota.

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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 77 of 86
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 3 of 4
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 18 of 19
State: California M&A 8 of 10
Country: United States M&A 74 of 83
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-01-07 USDTL

Des Plaines, Illinois, United States

USDTL offers a broad suite of forensic testing capabilities. USDTL provides substance abuse toxicology services worldwide for healthcare facilities, child protection agencies, the Department of Defense, legal services, research, businesses, and analytical and forensic laboratories. USDTL was founded in 1991 and is based in Des Plaines, Illinois.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-01-27 Environmental Remedies

Hayward, California, United States

Environmental Remedies specializes in providing asbestos abatement services for remediation companies, insurance companies, and homeowners across the State of California. It focuses on the non-discretionary demand drivers of fire and water damage and is the go-to abatement partner in the industry. Environmental Remedies was formed in 2004 and is based in Hayward, California.

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Seller(S) 3

SELLER

Huron Capital

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 2.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Huron Capital Partners is a private equity firm that seeks to acquire or recapitalize niche manufacturers, value-added distributors and specialty service companies. Prospective transaction situations include management buyouts, corporate spin-offs, recapitalizations, family successions and consolidations. Huron prefers opportunities located in the US and Canada. Target companies typically have revenues between $20 and $200 million and EBITDA of at least $5 million. Huron can commit up to $10 million and $50 million of equity capital per transaction. Huron Capital Partners was formed in 1999 and has offices in Detroit, Michigan and Ontario, Canada.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 39 of 40
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 2 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 17 of 17
State: California M&A 4 of 4
Country: United States M&A 36 of 37
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-01-07 ExperiGreen

Mishawaka, Indiana, United States

ExperiGreen provides customized lawn care services including fertilization, weed control, aeration, seeding, disease treatment, grub control, perimeter pest control, and tree and shrub care. The Company serves over 140,000 residential customers through a network of branch locations across nine U.S. states (Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, Northeast) and two Canadian provinces. ExperiGreen was founded in 2016 and is based in Mishawaka, Indiana.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-06-02 InterVision Systems

Chesterfield, Missouri, United States

InterVision Systems is an integrator of technology solutions focused on helping clients optimize their IT infrastructure, better manage risk, and gain a competitive advantage. InterVision Systems provides IT solutions, infrastructure, and services for the cloud ecosystem (private, hybrid, and public), allowing customers to achieve the full potential of a software-defined data center. InterVision Systems was founded in 1993 and is based in Chesterfield, Missouri.

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SELLER

Salt Creek Capital

Woodside, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2009
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Salt Creek Capital is a private equity firm focused on the lower middle-market. SCC targets growth oriented businesses (organic or through acquisitions) with the potential to lead their respective markets. Prospective companies are generally profitable ($1 million+ of EBITDA) and generate $5 to $150 million of revenue. Sectors of interest include business services, energy services, distribution, franchising, logistics, and specialty finance. Target transaction situations include recapitalizations, successions, growth capital financings, shareholder liquidity needs, MBOs, and divestitures. Salt Creek Capital is based in Woodside, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 20
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 2 of 3
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 5 of 5
State: California M&A 8 of 8
Country: United States M&A 18 of 19
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-12-17 Carrie Amber Intimates

El Monte, California, United States

Carrie Amber Intimates is a designer, manufacturer, distributor, and wholesaler of women’s intimate apparel to the off-price retail channel. The company offers intimate apparel, shapewear, sleepwear, and activewear across missy, junior, contemporary, maternity, and plus-size markets. Carrie Amber Intimates was founded in 1999 and is based in El Monte, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-01-28 King Tester

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, United States

King Tester is a manufacturer and distributor of metallurgical equipment, specializing in ruggedly designed portable Brinell testers and related accessories. King Tester was founded in 1936 and is based in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.

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DESCRIPTION

Talon Group is a private investment firm focused on acquiring lower middle-market companies with a preference for businesses located near Detroit, Michigan. The Firm seeks companies operating in niche sectors with market sizes less then $300 million. Target companies generally have $5 to $25 million in revenues and EBITDA of $1 to $5 million. Talon Group is based in Grosse Point, Michigan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-12-03 Pacific Shoring

Santa Rosa, California, United States

Pacific Shoring is a manufacturer of underground and trench shoring assemblies and safety equipment. Pacific Shoring is dedicated to producing quality shoring and shield products, rigorously tested to the highest standards. Pacific Shoring’s in-house design team, with vast experience in the underground shoring industry and produces the ideal custom assembly solutions for customers. Pacific Shoring was founded in 2005 and is based in Santa Rosa, California.

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