DCD CAPITAL

Private Equity · Current

Meridian Industrial

A precision components manufacturer with a strong engineering culture and an under-developed international footprint.

Sector

Industrial & Manufacturing

Geography

Europe

Investment type

Private Equity

Year

2019

Meridian Industrial — business environment

The Opportunity

European industrial supply chains were being redrawn. Customers wanted fewer, deeper supplier relationships and were willing to pay for engineering certainty.

The Investment

The business had exceptional technical capability and unusually loyal customers, but had never been capitalised for expansion. We saw a platform, not a component supplier.

The Challenge

Capacity was constrained, commercial processes were informal, and the leadership team needed institutional support to sell internationally.

The Partnership

We provided growth capital, helped recruit a commercial leadership team, and introduced the company to customers and advisers across three regions.

The Transformation

Two additional production facilities, a professionalised commercial function, and a customer base spanning Europe, North America and Asia.

The Outcome

A materially larger, more resilient business with diversified end markets and a clear next phase of growth.

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