Deal History

Indiana-based elevator service company. Calder served as exclusive M&A advisor. Part of 2025 transaction portfolio.

St. Joseph, Michigan rental and equipment service company. Calder served as exclusive M&A advisor to sale of Midwest-based buyer.

Cross-border acquisition of Ohio-based electrical project design and contracting firm by Israeli-based global industrial engineering and construction firm. Deal valued nearly double the seller's original unsolicited off-market offer. Won The M&A Advisor 2025 Industrials Deal of the Year ($10-50MM) and Cross-Border Deal of the Year (<$100MM). Highly competitive process yielded 8 offers. Lead advisors: Sam Scharich and Matthew Baas.

Grand Rapids, Michigan construction company sold to individual entrepreneur buyer in Grand Rapids area.

Fairfield, Ohio distribution company. Sold to Dubuque, Iowa-based buyer.

Nearly 100-year-old Michigan-based sheet metal fabrication company sold to Ohio-based investor group. Closed Q4 2025. Lead advisor: Jonathan Dykstra. Featured in Crain's and The Fabricator.

Grand Rapids, Michigan-based manufacturing company sold to Farmington Hills, Michigan-based strategic buyer.

South Hutchinson, Kansas manufacturing company sold to Green Bay, Wisconsin-based buyer.

Illinois-based conveyor systems manufacturer. Closed 2025.

Crain's Grand Rapids 2025 Manufacturing Deal of the Year. Calder's Buy-Side team sourced and executed acquisition of Michigan manufacturing firm. Buyer engaged within 2 months, transaction closed in under 5 months. Demonstrated exceptional buy-side advisory speed and market knowledge.

Benton Harbor, Michigan metal finishing company. Partnered with Elk Grove Village, Illinois buyer.

Fort Myers, Florida service business. Calder served as exclusive M&A advisor on sale to Atlanta, Georgia-based buyer.

Boulder, Colorado professional services firm sold to Denver, Colorado buyer.