Origin Merchant Partners is pleased to announce the successful sale of Energy Manufacturing Company, Inc. (“Energy”) to Ligon Industries, LLC (“Ligon”). With the addition of Energy, Ligon expands its presence in the mobile industrial equipment end market and further strengthens its products offering. Origin Merchant Partners acted as exclusive financial advisor in this transaction.

Energy Manufacturing Company is a leading designer and manufacturer of hydraulic cylinders and related products for mobile and stationary industrial equipment. Their products are sold to customers in a wide variety of industries including agriculture, construction, lawn & garden, refuse compaction, forestry and medical. Energy Mfg. is based in Monticello, Iowa. The Company has access to Asian sourcing of cylinders through an exclusive manufacturing relationship in Dongguan, China.

Ligon is the largest independent manufacturer of hydraulic cylinders in North America through its operating businesses including HDM Hydraulics, HTI, Ramrod Industries, Seabee Corporation, Fisher Hydraulics, Great Bend Industries, Hydratech and now Energy Mfg.

Origin Senior Lead: Bill Doepke

Origin Merchant Partners is pleased to announce the successful sale of certain assets of the Tool Steel Division of Steel Warehouse Company, LLC (“Steel Warehouse”) to Cincinnati Tool Steel Company Inc. (“Cincinnati Tool Steel Company”). Origin Merchant Partners served as the exclusive financial advisor to Steel Warehouse.

Steel Warehouse is one of the largest family-owned industrial concerns in the U.S. and Mexico focused on the metal service center sector. The company offers a broad range of processing services to provide production-ready steel for metal stampers, fabricators and manufacturers. Services include leveling, slitting, temper/cut-to-length, blanking/shearing, pickling and cold reduction. Steel Warehouse affiliates produce mechanical and structural grade steel tubing and fabricate medium to heavy gauge components for original equipment manufacturers. The Tool Steel Division is headquartered in South Bend, Indiana, and is operated as a master distributor of multiple tool steel products. Its processing capabilities include sawing, milling, and grinding.

Cincinnati Tool Steel Company is a value-added distributor of tool steel, powder metal and alloys based in Rockford, Illinois.

Origin Senior Lead: Bob Wujtowicz

Origin Merchant Partners is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of Precise Structural Products (“Precise Structural”), a business unit of L.B. Foster Company, to Cianbro Fabrication and Coating Corporation (“Cianbro”). Origin Merchant Partners acted as the exclusive financial advisor to L.B. Foster Company and Precise Structural.

Precise Structural is engaged in manufacturing fabricated steel products for the highway, bridge, transit and construction markets. Precise Structural provides custom fabrication and related services including welding, sawing, cambering, blasting and painting. Precise Structural is headquartered in Georgetown, Massachusetts.

Cianbro is a provider of heavy industrial, civil construction and construction management services based in Pittsfield, Maine.

Origin Senior Lead: Bob Wujtowicz

Origin Merchant Partners is pleased to announce the successful sale of Magna-Tech Manufacturing , Inc. (“Magna-Tech”) to CapitalWorks, LLC (“CapitalWorks”). Origin Merchant Partners served as the exclusive financial advisor to Magna-Tech and its shareholders.

Magna-Tech is the largest independent provider of vacuum impregnation sealing solutions in North America for both cast metal and electronic components. The Company also offers metal machining, leak testing, chromating, cleaning, shot blasting, sub assembly and thermal deburring services. Its customers primarily produce components for the automotive, railcar, pleasure boat, electric motor, electronic module and wire/cable industries.

CapitalWorks is a private equity firm focused on control investments in middle-market companies in the United States and Canada.

Origin Senior Leads: Bill Doepke, Nick Newlin

Origin Merchant Partners is pleased to announce the successful sale of F&B Mfg. Co. (“F&B”) to Thunderbird LLC, a private partnership that seeks to acquire metals-based manufacturing businesses in the United States. Origin Merchant Partners acted as the exclusive advisor to F&B and The Northern Trust Co., solely in its capacity as trustee.

F&B is a leading manufacturer of highly specialized, precision component parts and sub-assemblies for the commercial and military aerospace and semi-conductor industries, specializing in components for engines, auxiliary power units and environmental control systems. F&B has been in business for nearly 90 years and is located in Phoenix, AZ.

Thunderbird is a Chicago-based private investor group with a dedicated team of experts actively engaged in building long-term growth.

Origin Senior Lead: Nick Newlin

Origin Merchant Partners is pleased to announce the successful sale of Lanworth Inc. (“Lanworth”), a subsidiary of The Westervelt Company, to Thomson Reuters. Origin Merchant Partners acted as exclusive financial advisor in this transaction.

Lanworth provides independent intelligence on global food, feed, fuel and fiber supplies by combining daily satellite feeds, ground observations and biophysical models. Its reports on crop planting and production mitigate market risk and improve supply chain operations. Lanworth is located in Chicago, IL.

Thomson Reuters is a publicly traded company focused on providing intelligent information for businesses and professionals in the financial, legal, tax and accounting, healthcare, science and media markets.

Origin Senior Lead: Bill Doepke