HRCP Finishes Strong With Acquisition of Rohner

Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners (“HRCP”), is pleased to announce that it has acquired Rohner Finishing Systems. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Vancouver, WA, Rohner is a leading provider of highly-engineered, integrated finishing systems and controlled environments serving a vast array of industries including aerospace, defense, data center, heavy industrial, marine, transit and rail, and other industrial markets.

Dave Rohner, CEO of Rohner stated, “We recognized that advancing Rohner to the next level would require additional resources and expertise. We are thrilled to partner with Hamilton Robinson, whose proven track record of scaling manufacturing businesses like ours will be instrumental in driving our strategic growth and accelerating our company’s success.”

“We are delighted to partner with Rohner to support the business in its next phase of growth. The company’s technical expertise and customer-focused culture have enabled it to develop deep relationships with customers and gain market share,” stated Chris Lund, Partner at HRCP.

Jim Parmelee, Managing Director at HRCP added, “We intend to invest in the business to expand Rohner’s portfolio of solutions and applications to better serve our customers, partners and a broader end market.” Bryan Burroughs, Vice President at HRCP stated, “Our partnership with the Rohner management team is truly exciting. Their vision, leadership, and commitment to excellence make this an incredible opportunity to build something impactful together.”

ABOUT ROHNER
Rohner is a one-stop shop for finishing systems, with substantial experience in paint application booths, powder coating booths, preparation and finishing enclosures, and curing ovens used in industrial finishing processes. Rohner’s extensive design and engineering capabilities enable the company to deliver complex solutions that are tailored to meet customers’ specialized requirements.

Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners (“HRCP”), is pleased to announce that its portfolio company, Sani-Matic, has acquired Douglas Machine. Douglas Machine is a leading manufacturer of industrial cleaning systems based in Clearwater, Florida.

This strategic acquisition strengthens Sani-Matic’s position as a premier provider of hygienic cleaning solutions for the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and personal care industries. Douglas Machine brings decades of expertise in designing and manufacturing automated cleaning equipment, including cabinet washers, tunnel washers, and custom systems tailored to meet the rigorous demands of sanitary processing environments.

“Douglas Machine is a natural fit for Sani-Matic,” said Brandon Richter, Partner at HRCP. “This combination enhances our ability to serve customers with comprehensive cleaning solutions and accelerates our growth in key markets. The HRCP team, including Chris Lund and Bryan Burroughs, is excited to welcome Douglas Machine to the Sani-Matic family.”

“Douglas’ reputation in the industry aligns perfectly with our mission to deliver high-performance, hygienic cleaning solutions. Together, we will offer an even broader range of products and services to our customers,” said Pete Ensch, CEO of Sani-Matic.

Stout served as financial advisor for the transaction.

ABOUT SANI-MATIC

Sani-Matic is focused on engineering and automating solutions for the cleaning challenges businesses are confronted with every day. From protecting product stream with sanitary strainers to designing automated, sustainable multi-tank Clean-In-Place (CIP) systems to clean process lines and vessels, Sani-Matic can develop a plan that will help ensure safe employees, safe products and boost your bottom line. Repeatable results you can count on every time you clean your process parts and equipment.

Hamilton Robinson’s portfolio company Signal Control Products (“SCP”) announces its acquisition of Southern Lighting and Traffic Systems. Headquartered in Cumming, GA, Southern Lighting & Traffic Systems (“SLTS”) is a leader in the lighting and traffic systems providing high quality traffic control equipment and pole structures, advanced traffic system technology, superior customer service and a steadfast commitment to safety. The combined company will create one of the largest distributors of traffic management solutions on the East Coast.

Chris Lund, Partner at Hamilton Robinson stated, “The acquisition of SLTS expands our geographic reach to the Southeast and strengthens our relationships with key OEM partners and ultimately our customers. We look forward to supporting the team as they continue their growth in the region.”

“We could not be more pleased to welcome SLTS to the SCP family. Their culture is very similar to ours, placing our customers’ success at the forefront of everything we do,” added John Bolt, CEO of SCP.

Tom Dekle, President of SLTS said, “While we will continue to operate independently under the SLTS brand, the combination with SCP will provide us with greater resources to better serve our customers and empower our employees.”

Jim Parmelee, Managing Director at Hamilton Robison continued, “The combination underscores SCP’s commitment to delivering a portfolio of leading-edge traffic management solutions to its customers.”

ABOUT SIGNAL CONTROL
Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Branchburg, NJ, Signal Control is a leading value added distributor and solutions provider of signal equipment used to manage America’s busiest roads and highways today, while building safer, faster and more efficient signal control systems for tomorrow’s integrated traffic mobility.

Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners’ portfolio company, American Roller Company, closed on its latest acquisition of A-Korn Roller, Inc. A-Korn, founded in 1970 and located in Chicago, IL, gives American Roller increased capabilities in the graphic arts and converting sectors. They also add unique OEM-approved compounds and strong customer relationships to expand American Roller’s position as an industry leader in industrial rollers.

Adam Fitzner, Managing Director at Hamilton Robinson stated, “This is American Roller’s sixth acquisition since our initial investment. The team has done a great job leveraging its internal business systems to integrate acquisitions including the most advanced engineering in the industry, largest best-in-class sales team, in-house compounding, purchasing and lean operating processes.”

“We are very proud of American Roller’s success accelerating growth and increasing profits by 50%-100%+ in the first 18 months post-acquisition while retaining and creating new opportunities for the add-on’s existing team,” stated Christian Lund, Partner at Hamilton Robinson.

Dan Cahalane, CEO of American Roller continued, “We are fortunate within our industry that quality people and quality companies reach out to us to explore how collectively we can better service our customers. Partnering with the A-Korn Roller team further deepens our value to customers.”

“The A-Korn team is a great cultural fit and will allow us to improve our positioning in several important growth markets,” continued Bryan Burroughs, Vice President at Hamilton Robinson.

ABOUT AMERICAN ROLLER
American Roller Company is an industry leading provider of engineered services and industrial rollers including rubber and urethane coverings, plasma coverings and core fabrication. Founded in 1938 and based in Union Grove, WI, American Roller has multiple facilities throughout the United States and a facility in Canada and China.

Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners (“HRCP”), a lower middle market private equity firm, announces that it has sold its investment in GrayMatter to Tailwind Capital. GrayMatter is a leading provider of automation and intelligence solutions serving some of the largest industrial companies in the world.

“We are proud of the accomplishments achieved and the impressive transformation of GrayMatter’s business. The company more than tripled in size during our partnership,” stated Brandon Richter, Partner, HRCP. “We accomplished this by completing five strategic acquisitions, expanding into new end markets including life sciences, investing in its US engineering team and fast-growing India operations, and enhancing its portfolio of solutions to provide compelling value to customers.”

“We are excited for the entire management team and the 84 employee shareholders who participated alongside us, as they embark on a new chapter. GrayMatter is poised to deliver a comprehensive suite of solutions on the strength of the foundational investments we made during our partnership. We invested in emerging technologies including data analytics and implemented new systems and processes to position GrayMatter for future growth,” continued James Parmelee, Managing Director, HRCP.

Jim Gillespie, CEO, GrayMatter noted, “Hamilton Robinson’s support was key to achieving our strategic objectives over the last six years. We are well positioned to create a new brand of industrial intelligence solutions for our long-standing and loyal customers.”

Finn Dixon & Herling, Crowe LLP and William Blair & Company LLC advised Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners and GrayMatter.

ABOUT GRAYMATTER

GrayMatter is a technology and solutions service company, headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, committed to transforming operations and empowering people in critical infrastructure environments. GrayMatter focuses on co-innovation and curating the best process and technology to drive industrial companies and utilities through digital transformations.