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Craftsman Cutting Dies

The Deal

Bought By
Calvin Portley and Graham Butler
Year
2018
Vehicle
Avon Growth Management, backed by Search Fund Partners, Endurance Search Partners and The Operand Group
Kind
Physical operations

A manufacturer of flat and rotary steel rule cutting dies for corrugated box plants, sold under the Craftsman and Unity names.

What Happened Next

The index host says the company was acquired in November 2018, names both as chief executives and records its own exit in 2022. A second backer names one of them as former chief executive beside a fund and a 2016 partner year, and lists the company against 2018.

The exit ends of journeys like this one, where the buyer has announced the purchase itself, are on Buyers.

Backed by the Same Firms

Search Fund Partners

Endurance Search Partners

The Operand Group

Method & Source

This record is double-sourced: it joined when the purchase and, where the company has traded on, the exit could both be read in primary accounts rather than inferred.