Recent Mergers & Acquisitions 2019
November 2019 – The Calder Capital/Small Business Deal Advisors Team is proud to announce the extension of their closing record with the successful acquisition of Colonial Oil Exchange, Inc. of Farmington, MI by Performance Plus Quick Lubes of Holland, MI. Patrick Robey served as lead advisor to Performance Plus.
According to Calder Managing Partner, Max Friar, “2019 continues to be a very successful year for our M&A firms. Closing 20 transactions is an achievement that few M&A firms ever attain and I attribute the success 100% to our team’s persistence and dedication. Every day our team gets up and rises to the challenge!”
Year-to-date Calder Capital has closed 11 transactions and Small Business Deal Advisors has closed 9.
Here is a listing of recent mergers and acquisitions 2019 from the Calder/SBDA Teams:
| Client Name | Location | Advisor | Type | |
| Think Chromatic, LLC | Grand Rapids, MI | Calder | Service | |
| Precision Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc. | Nunica, MI | Calder | Manufacturing | |
| GP Manufacturing, Inc. | Buchanan, MI | Calder | Manufacturing | |
| Fry Nation, LLC | Grandville, MI | SBDA | Restaurant | |
| Fortune Chef | Caledonia, MI | SBDA | Restaurant | |
| Bazzani Associates, Inc. | Grand Rapids, MI | SBDA | Service | |
| CNC Products, Inc. | Niles, MI | Calder | Manufacturing | |
| Fabtec Enterprises, Inc. | Byron Center, MI | Calder | Manufacturing | |
| Power Supply | Grand Rapids, MI | Calder | Distribution | |
| Laundry Tyme | Douglas, MI | SBDA | Retail | |
| Jamestown Quik Stop | Hudsonville, MI | SBDA | Retail | |
| MC Sandblasting | Coopersville, MI | SBDA | Construction | |
| A&W Restaurant | Stansbury, UT | SBDA | Restaurant | |
| Belding Tool & Machine | Belding, MI | Calder | Manufacturing | |
| DogWatch | Lenoir, NC | SBDA | Service | |
| Pi Optima Manufacturing | Holland, MI | Calder | Manufacturing | |
| Conveyability, Inc. | Walker, MI | Calder | Manufacturing | |
| Iroquois Hoods, Inc. | Muskegon, MI | Calder | Manufacturing | |
| Marco’s New American Bistro | Grand Rapids, MI | SBDA | Restaurant | |
| Performance Plus | Holland, MI | Calder | Retail |
“We are looking forward to and setting our sites on breaking 2019’s record next year,” stated Friar. “I feel momentum is just starting to build. We are going to close out 2019 strong and kick-off 2020 with a force.”
About Calder Capital, LLC
Founded in 2013 by Max Friar, Calder Capital, LLC is a lower middle-market M&A Advisory Firm focused on representing buyers and sellers with enterprise value from $1-100MM primarily in the segments of manufacturing, business services, and distribution. Calder represents sellers primarily in the Midwest and buyers nationwide.
About Small Business Deal Advisors, LLC
Founded in 2017 by Max Friar and Matthew Baas, Small Business Deal Advisors, LLC is a business intermediary firm focused on serving small, traditionally underserved sellers of businesses with enterprise value generally less than $1MM. SBDA’s clients are customarily franchised re-sales, light industrial, restaurants, and business and personal services. SBDA represents sellers nationwide and in Canada.
If you are interested in selling your company, please contact us confidentially.