Wynnchurch Capital has invested in Eastern Metal Supply (EMS), a distributor of aluminium extrusions and related products. The terms of the investment were not disclosed.
Founded in 1982, Florida-based EMS now has fourteen nationwide distribution centers and manufacturing facilities, totalling nearly 1.5 million square feet. The company’s aluminium products are sold into a variety of industrial, commercial, residential, and marine end markets.
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Greg Weekes, President and Co-Founder of EMS said, “We have built and grown EMS by providing our customers with exceptional service, just-in-time delivery and a wide breadth of value-added products. Wynnchurch shares this commitment and we are excited to partner with them as we continue that mission and pursue our next phase of growth.”
Chris O’Brien, Managing Partner at Wynnchurch, said, “For nearly 20 years, a core part of our strategy at Wynnchurch has been investing in founder-led companies. We are very fortunate to be able to continue this with our investment in EMS and partnership with Greg.”
Greg Gleason, Managing Director at Wynnchurch, added, "As a market-leading, value-added distributor serving a wide variety of end markets, EMS is an ideal platform poised for continued growth. We look forward to working with Greg and his team to build on this impressive track record.”
Wynnchurch Capital, a leading middle-market private equity investment firm in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois, is actively investing from its $1.3 billion Fund IV. Wynnchurch in June acquired MPL Holdings and two closed-die forging facilities of Allegheny Technologies.
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