2023 Year in Review

MelCap Partners is pleased to announce another great year for our firm. The MelCap team found success in leveraging team culture, strong relationships with trusted professionals, and M&A expertise to effectively execute critical M&A transactions for our clients. We are so honored to be serving our clients for more than 24 years and are extremely proud of our accomplishments. We would like to thank our clients and partners for trusting us to help them achieve their lifelong goals.

Our Firm’s Recent Accomplishments

2023 was a great year for the MelCap team. Here are some of this year’s accomplishments:

• Finalist for M&A Advisor’s Boutique Investment Banking Firm of the Year
• Won the M&A Advisor Consumer Discretionary Deal of the Year for the sale of Kid Works by Busy Bees and Ontario Teachers Pension Plan
• Won the Top Honor for Global M&A Atlas Award for Americas M&A Deal of the Year for the Sale of Kid Works to Busy Bees and Ontario Teachers Pension Plan
• Recognized as a Smart 50 Award Winner by Smart Business
• Award Honoree for the Cascade Capital Corporation Business Growth Awards Program
• Featured in Axial’s Advisor 100
• Welcomed four new professionals in 2023
• Promoted four team members in 2023

We Were Pleased to Add Four New Investment Bankers to the MelCap Team in 2023

We added four new team members in 2023 and can’t wait to see what they accomplish in the new year:

• Andrew J. Chalhoub — Analyst
• Jake E. Peebles — Analyst
• Christopher R. Sfeir — Analyst
• Luke T. Hippler — Analyst

Our Team Members Advanced Their Careers

At the end of 2023, and in recognition of their hard work in helping our clients achieve their goals, we promoted four individuals on our team:

• Michael Kostandaras — Promoted from Associate to Senior Associate
• David M. Shibley — Promoted from Analyst to Associate
• J. Carter Hatina — Promoted from Analyst to Associate
• Andrew J. Chalhoub — Promoted from Analyst to Senior Analyst

MelCap Closed the Following Deals in 2023

• Cleveland Wire Cloth & Manufacturing Co. sold to Freshwater Capital
• Lee Brass, a portfolio company of The Reserve Group, sold to Lee Brass Acquisition, LLC

• Wire Products and Globe Pipe Hanger Products sold to Sioux Chief

• Reuther Mold & Mfg. Co., Inc. sold to Fidelis 
• RUDIS refinanced its Senior Indebtedness with KeyBank

• Kid Works Creative Learning Centers was acquired by BrightPath Early Learning, a division of Busy Bees

• Professional Pipe, a portfolio company of KJM Capital, sold to PremiStar, a portfolio company of Partners Group

• Home Instead Senior Care sold to Rockmont Capital Partners, LTD.

• A Leading Metal Stamper refinanced its Senior Indebtedness with MidCap

• Selinsky FORCE, a portfolio company of EXCEL, sold to KLH Capital

• Crozier Welding sold to Fidelis

With a New Year Comes New Opportunities 

We are excited about the year ahead and look forward to supporting more owners and organizations with their most important transactions. Again, thank you to our team, clients, and partners for your trust throughout 2023 and the years prior. Our success is only possible because of you.