M&A Deal Summary

Vallen Acquires Eastland Engineering Supply

On July 11, 2024, Vallen acquired business services company Eastland Engineering Supply from MML Growth Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Vallen’s 2nd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Vallen’s 1st transaction in Ireland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2024-07-11
Target Eastland Engineering Supply
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Vallen
Sellers(s) MML Growth Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Eastland Engineering Supply

Dublin, Ireland
EES is an outsourced provider of integrated supply chain services associated with maintenance, repair, and overhaul activities in large manufacturing facilities, with a particular focus to date on the pharma, food, and beverage sectors. The business provides services across 67 customer sites in Ireland and the UK through its 103 employees. It has long-standing contracts with blue chip customers such as Diageo and Pfizer and has more recently moved into the Dairy sector with Glanbia and Dairygold. EES is based in Dublin, Ireland.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Vallen

Belmont, North Carolina, United States

Category Company
Founded 1865
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION

Vallen is a provider of indirect industrial supplies from earplugs to specialty tools, to abrasives and cutting tools. The company also offers safety services that include equipment inspection, maintenance, certification, and solution design. Vallen was founded in 1865 and is based in Belmont, North Carolina.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Business Services) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (Ireland) 1 of 1
Year (2024) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-02-23 WIS

Uniondale, New York, United States

WIS is an integrated supply services provider, based in Uniondale, New York.

Buy $350M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

MML Growth Capital Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2013
PE ASSETS 270M EUR
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

MML Growth Capital is an investment group focused on providing growth capital to support expansions, acquisitions, shareholder liquidity needs, and buyouts throughout Ireland. The Firm looks to commit €2 to €20 million per transaction. MML Growth Capital was established in 2013 and is headquartered in Dublin.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (Ireland) 3 of 3
Year (2024) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-12-20 Mainport Shipping

Cork, Ireland

Mainport Shipping is an integrated marine services business that charters survey support vessels to global geo data specialists in the international offshore energy sector. Mainport Shipping is based in Cork, Ireland.

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