Capital For Business
Capital For Business, Inc. is the private equity and venture capital arm of Commerce Bancshares, based in St. Louis with an office in Kansas City. The firm targets middle-market manufacturing and value-added industrial services, working with family- and entrepreneur-owned businesses on growth, transitions and buyouts. It pursues buyouts, recapitalizations, add-on acquisitions, spinouts, and growth financings, often taking board seats and partnering with other private equity sponsors. Typical targets generate about 10-100 million in revenue and 2-7 million in EBITDA, with enterprise values of 5-100 million; investment sizes generally range from 0.5-30 million, with co-investment opportunities on larger deals. The program also uses various junior capital structures. Exits are sought in five to seven years via sale to management, strategic or financial buyers, recapitalization, or IPO. The firm serves opportunities primarily in the southern and central United States, from Denver to Pittsburgh and Minneapolis to Houston, though North American deals are possible. It emphasizes long-term partnerships, board involvement, and collaboration with other private equity firms.
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6 past transactions
Lake Air Metal Companies
Acquisition in 2017
Lake Air Metal Companies is a source metal supplier with fabrication, metal stamping, precision machining, welding, and paints services.
Vanguard Graphics International
Private Equity Round in 2013
Vanguard Graphics International provides prepress solutions to the specialty, short-run printing segment of the graphic communications industry. Vanguard Graphics provides computer-to-plate equipment, services, consumables, and software.
WCS Industries
Acquisition in 2013
WCS Industries, also known as Wisconsin Coil Spring, LLC, is a full-service manufacturer specializing in high-quality precision components, including compression, extension, garter, and torsion springs, as well as wire forms and flat forms. The company serves a diverse array of end markets such as automotive, aerospace, consumer products, construction equipment, lawn and garden, and electrical power systems. WCS Industries focuses on delivering custom-designed metal components and offers a wide range of products, including mechanical springs, cold-headed items, specialty fasteners, and machined parts. By providing these high-quality solutions, the company enables clients to enhance product quality while strategically managing costs.
Preston Eastin
Acquisition in 2008
Preston Eastin designs and manufactures a range of manual, electric, and robotic welding positioners and manipulators. Their products include floor turntables, robot transport units, skyhooks, Ferris wheel positioners, and welding floor turntables, serving industries such as aerospace, automotive, and shipbuilding to enhance productivity and safety.
Affiliated Metals Company
Venture Round in 1997
Affiliated Metals, a Bralco Metals Company, is the premier Stainless Steel and Aluminum metals distributor along the Wasatch Front.
Clarion Industries
Venture Round in 1997
Clarion Industries, LLC is a manufacturer and distributor of fiberboard and laminate flooring products, specializing in both medium density fiberboard (MDF) and high density fiberboard (HDF). Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Shippenville, Pennsylvania, with an additional facility in Raleigh, North Carolina, the company produces MDF for a variety of applications including furniture, cabinets, door parts, moldings, and millwork. HDF primarily serves as a substrate for flooring products such as laminate and engineered wood flooring. Clarion Industries operates as a subsidiary of Kaindl Invest GmbH.
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