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

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.

• Search Fund Partners' own account searchfunds.net
• Endurance Search Partners' own account, The backer's partners page, which names the searcher beside the company and the fund. endurancesearchpartners.com
• Endurance Search Partners' own account, The backer's investments list, which carries the company and its own year. endurancesearchpartners.com
• The Operand Group's own account theoperandgroup.com