MelCap Partners is reflecting on another great year for our firm. We had another record year, closing 14 deals. Our team found success executing successful M&A transactions while forging strong professional relationships. We take pride in helping our clients meet their goals, and we’re honored to be recognized by several peer groups for our expertise and dedication to excellence.
Our Firm’s Recent Accomplishments
Some of our accomplishments in 2025 include:
- The M&A Advisor: Anthony A. Melchiorre, Dan Bowman, and Evan Lyons were honored as the 2025 16th Annual Emerging Leaders
- Globalscope Deal of the Year Award
- Globalscope Excellence Award — Second Most Active Member (3X Winner) + other Globalscope
- The M&A Atlas Awards: USA M&A Deal of the Year: Northeast Box Company sale to Welch Packaging Company
- Anthony A. Melchiorre, Managing Director & Principal, was selected as one of the 2025 Smart Business Dealmakers “Rising Star Winners”
Our Team Members Advanced Their Careers
In recognition of their hard work in helping our clients achieve their goals, we are excited to announce four promotions at the firm in 2025:
- Anthony A. Melchiorre, Managing Director & Principal
- Domenick F. Cristino, Director
- J. Carter Hatina, Vice President
- Andrew J. Chalhoub, Senior Associate
MelCap Closed the Following Deals in 2025
- ChildCraft, a business unit of Foundations, sold to Halo Dream, Inc., a portfolio company of Transom Capital Group
- Burckhardt Compression acquired Advanced Compressor Technology
- Calibration Services, Inc. sold to Accredited Labs, a portfolio company of Incline Equity Partners
- Consolidated Construction Products, Inc. and Culverts, Inc. recapitalized by Intuitis Long-Term Investors
- Daboosh Investments LLC acquired GS Industries of Bassett, Ltd.
- Party Animal, Inc. sold to Preserve Equity Partners
- Pro-Flex Holdings, LLC acquired of Formtech Enterprises, Inc. and Truline
- Pro-Techs Surfacing, LLC sold to Ecore, a portfolio company of General Atlantic
- Reuther Mold & Mfg. Co., Inc. acquired by Additive Engineering Solutions
- Sioux Chief Manufacturing acquired Dundee Manufacturing Company
- Smart Business Network, Inc. sold to Vistage, a portfolio company of Gridiron Capital
- Kent Automation and Kent Pultrusion sold to Private Investor Group
- Industrial Process Measurement, Inc. sold to Accredited Labs, a portfolio company of Incline Equity Partners
Building Success in 2026
As we leverage our culture, strong relationships, and M&A expertise to continue our work in the year ahead, we would like to thank each of our team members, clients, and partners for an amazing 2025!
















