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August 2019 – Calder Capital, LLC is pleased to announce the sale of Pi Optima Manufacturing, Inc. of Zeeland, Michigan to an individual investor. Pi Optima is a niche machine shop specializing in custom fixture solutions and magnesium machining. Pi’s customers consist of automotive and aerospace manufacturers nationwide. Serial entrepreneur Jason Beecham purchased Pi Optima

August 2019 – Calder Capital, LLC is pleased to announce the sale of Conveyability, Inc. of Walker, Michigan to an individual investor. Conveyability is a premier integrator of engineering conveyor and material handling systems. The company’s customers consist of manufacturing and distribution businesses throughout West Michigan. Bob Sokorai owned and operated Conveyability for over 30

By Max Friar, Managing Partner The IBBA’s Q1 2019 Market Pulse recently came out and I wanted to share with you a quick synopsis of the findings. In my opinion, the Market Pulse is one of the most insightful reports on the state of the market and includes the aggregate results of surveys conducted in April 2019

May 2019 – Calder Capital, LLC is pleased to announce the sale of Fabtec Enterprises, Inc. of Byron Center, Michigan to an individual investor. Fabtec is a structural steel fabricator whose clients consist of many of West Michigan’s premier commercial general contracting and construction management companies. Since forming Fabtec in 1995, Tim Stevens and Mitch

May 2019 – Calder Capital is pleased to announce that Grand Rapids, MI-based Power Supply, Inc. has been acquired by an Individual Investor. Transporting natural gas from its origin to the end user requires not only a pipeline infrastructure that stretches cross-country, but massive engines and compressors housed in stations along the way to keep

According to a just released report by BizBuySell, the volume of Q1 2019 sales of small and mid-sized businesses was down year over year from 2018. Despite lower sales numbers and longer transaction times, businesses are still trading hands in record numbers. The numbers may be down a little, but they are still very good

April 2019 – Calder Capital is pleased to announce that Southwest, MI-based C.N.C. Products LLC has been acquired by Parker Holding, Inc. C.N.C. Products was established in 1987 by Mr. Fritz Knauf, along with his brother-in-law. Mr. Knauf had previous experience purchasing sheet metal products from a variety of businesses, so when a supplier of

Calder Capital is pleased to announce that Buchanan, MI-based GP Manufacturing has been acquired by an individual investor based in Harbor Springs, Michigan. Gordon “Butch” Payton established GP Manufacturing out of pure demand in 1995. After making his first few parts for a friend in need of a favor, it was not long before word