Manufacturing & Distribution
Meridian Capital brings deep experience advising manufacturing, distribution, and building products companies across industrial supply chains, specialty production, engineered components, and value-added distribution. This sector is shaped by operational excellence, capacity utilization, technological differentiation, and the resilience of sourcing and logistics networks. We understand the nuances of operating at scale while navigating inventory cycles, margin pressures, regulatory considerations, and evolving customer demands across commercial, residential, and industrial end markets.
Our team helps manufacturers, distributors, and building products businesses articulate the strengths of their processes, workforce, and customer relationships. Whether pursuing strategic partnerships, ownership transitions, or capital solutions, Meridian provides data-driven guidance to help clients achieve the most valuable outcomes in competitive, highly specialized, and material-intensive markets.
Team Leadership
Subsector Experience
- Automation and Robotics
- Industrial Technology and Engineered Products
- Paper and Packaging
- Niche Manufacturing
- Safety Products and Services
- Transportation & Logistics
- Value-Add Distribution
Recent Manufacturing & Distribution M&A Transactions
Berg Companies Has Been Acquired by HDT Global, a Portfolio Company of Charlesbank Capital Partners
METALfx Has Been Acquired by Montage Partners
Allpak Container LLC Has Been Acquired by Golden West Packaging Group, a Portfolio Company of Lindsay Goldberg
Rockmount Research & Alloys, Inc. Has Been Acquired by Tricor Pacific Capital
Tedder Industries LLC Has Been Recapitalized by Main St Capital Corporation
BDI Blast Deflectors Has Been Acquired by Hanover Partners, Inc., Greyrock Capital Group, Northstar Capital
AD Systems Has Been Acquired by Allegion
Smith & Greene Has Been Acquired by Edward Don & Company
Thortex Has Been Acquired by Avalign Technologies
Apollo Video Technology Has Been Acquired by Luminator Technology Group
*Note: Includes transactions completed by Meridian bankers while at previous firms