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CMTH acquires RLS Machining, Inc., Mill Creek Machining, Inc., and Murphy Machine Products, Inc.

January 15, 2020 – Consolidated Machine & Tool Holdings, LLC (“CMTH”), a portfolio company of White Wolf Capital (“White Wolf”), is pleased to announce the acquisitions of RLS Machining, Inc. (“RLS”), Mill Creek Machining, Inc. (“MCM”), and Murphy Machine Products, Inc (“MMP”).



In conjunction with these acquisitions, CMTH was recapitalized to better position it for additional acquisitions and continued growth. All three transactions closed simultaneously on January 15, 2020. Details of the transactions were not disclosed.

Elie Azar, Managing Director of White Wolf, noted “We are excited to partner with the management teams of RLS, MCM and MMP. This transaction will provide all CMTH companies with access to additional capital and resources to support further growth and better serve our valued customers”.

About CMTH

CMTH is a platform holding company formed in 2017 by White Wolf Capital, LLC to acquire industry leading manufacturers specializing in precision machining, fabrication, assembly, and design of highly engineered components.

In June 2017, CMTH acquired Anaheim-based Astro-Tek Industries, Inc. a precision machining company focused on the aerospace, defense, space/satellite and industrial sectors.

In February 2018, CMTH acquired LCP Machine, Inc. located in Bunnell, Florida. LCP is focused on a number of industries including aerospace, defense and industrial sectors.

CMTH companies are AS9100, ISO9001 and ITAR certified/registered. CMTH has a seasoned management team across all locations with significant experience serving various blue chip customers across multiple industries. For further information, please visit: www.cmth.com.

About RLS

RLS, founded by Mike Rollmann and Hal Schulz in 2010, provides full service precision machining and prototyping work. Their experienced machinists can produce difficult prototype parts to exact specifications and perform single-piece work, repair work as well as production runs. RLS is experienced with working in a variety of materials and can do both milling and turning type machining. RLS is located in Omro, WI. For further information, please visit: www.rlsmachining.com

CMTH Criteria

CMTH is actively seeking add-on acquisition opportunities that meet the following criteria:

  • Revenue of $5 million to $50 million.
  • Specializing in contract precision machining, fabrication, assembly, and design of highly engineered components.
  • Serving the aerospace, defense, medical, heavy industrial, power, agricultural as well as other end markets.
  • Certified by: AS9100, ISO:9001, and/or ITAR
  • Tier-1 or Tier-2 supplier status
About White Wolf

White Wolf is a private investment firm that began operations in late 2011 and is focused on making direct and indirect investments in leading North American middle market companies.

White Wolf seeks private equity and private credit investment opportunities in companies with $20 million to $200 million in revenues and up to $20 million in EBITDA. Typical situations include management buyouts, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, and investments for growth. Preferred industries include manufacturing, business services, government services, information technology, security, aerospace, and defense.

White Wolf also looks to invest with other private fund managers as a limited partner. Targeted investment candidates are North American focused private credit funds looking to raise $50 million to $500 million, with a focus on the lower-middle and middle-market.

White Wolf’s office locations include Miami, Chicago, Montreal, and New York City.

For further information, please visit www.whitewolfcapital.com.


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