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
HNI Has Successfully Divested Artco-Bell
J & M Machine Has Been Acquired by Accurus Aerospace Corporation
Fasteners, Inc. Has Been Acquired by Fastenal
Qualmark Corporation Has Been Acquired by ESPEC Corporation
Mobile Tool Management Has Received Growth Capital From Craft3
JL Manufacturing Has Been Acquired by Givon
Burton Saw and Supply Has Been Acquired by Pfingsten Partners
Procesos Termicos Has Been Acquired by Noranco
Dynamic Ceramics Ltd Has Been Acquired by CoorsTek, Inc.
Clearwater Spas Has Been Acquired by FV Capital
*Note: Includes transactions completed by Meridian bankers while at previous firms