Vickers is a premier supplier for original
equipment manufacturers in the automotive industry
CHICAGO, April 18,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Brown Gibbons Lang & Company
(BGL) is pleased to announce the merger of Vickers Engineering
(Vickers), a leading provider of mission-critical, highly
engineered metal components and assemblies for the automotive and
industrial markets, with Netform, a leading manufacturer of
advanced flow-formed and cold-formed components and assemblies
primarily focused on transmission and propulsion applications.
BGL's Automotive & Aftermarket and Metals & Advanced Metals
Manufacturing teams exclusively advised Vickers Engineering in the
transaction.
Vickers is a premier supplier for original
equipment manufacturers in the automotive industry.
Headquartered in New Troy,
Michigan, Vickers produces high-quality precision parts by
leveraging its advanced robotics and automation capabilities to
supply major Asian, European, and North American headquartered
automotive OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, and industrial companies.
Vickers manages full non-ferrous and aluminum supply chains and
serves as a one-stop shop for complex, tight-tolerance components
for hybrid powertrains, electric vehicles, and driveline
applications.
Netform, headquartered in Shelby
Township, Michigan with two additional facilities in
Ohio, is a portfolio company of
Torque Capital Group. Its proprietary, highly engineered
flow-formed and cold-formed products primarily serve transmission
and propulsion applications in the automotive and truck
markets.
The new partnership will allow Vickers to continue to leverage
its advanced product capabilities and automated manufacturing
processes across a larger, more diversified customer base. Vickers
provides Netform with a diversified set of steel and aluminum
processing capabilities as well as automation synergies, which will
continue to support growth in the hybrid and EV markets.
BGL's Industrials group has extensive global transaction
experience and domain knowledge across a broad range of industrial
end markets. Our emphasis is on providing investment banking
advisory services to middle-market companies that specialize in
highly engineered and value-added products.
About Brown Gibbons Lang & Company
Brown Gibbons
Lang & Company (BGL) is a leading independent investment bank
and financial advisory firm focused on the global middle market.
The firm advises private and public corporations and private equity
groups on mergers and acquisitions, capital
markets, financial restructurings, business valuations
and opinions, and other strategic matters. BGL has
investment banking offices in Chicago, Cleveland, Los
Angeles, and New York, and
real estate offices in Chicago,
Cleveland, and San Antonio. The firm is also a founding
member of Global M&A Partners, enabling BGL to service clients
in more than 35 countries around the world. Securities transactions
are conducted through Brown, Gibbons, Lang & Company
Securities, LLC, an affiliate of Brown Gibbons Lang & Company
LLC and a registered broker-dealer and member of FINRA and SIPC.
For more information, please visit www.bglco.com.
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