Rock Gate Partners is pleased to announce that its portfolio company, H3 Manufacturing Group, acquired RFR Metal Fabrication, less than a year after its June 2024 recapitalization of H3 in partnership with Ironwood Capital and H3 Management.
RFR Metal Fabrication, Oxford, NC, is a precision metal fabrication company specializing in custom manufacturing solutions through offering: laser cutting, CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, MIG/TIG & robotic welding, powder coating, and automated busbar fabrication. With a strong commitment to quality, innovation, and precision engineering, RFR delivers high-performance components and assemblies that meet the most demanding industry standards. For more information, please visit www.rfr-metalfab.com.
Steve Hillard, CEO of H3, stated, “RFR has maintained a strong commitment to quality and customer satisfaction over its 25-year history, and we are honored to carry forward their legacy of excellence and deep customer relationships. We are also thrilled to welcome Alex Williams, the current manager of RFR, to the H3 family and are excited that he will continue to lead this rapidly growing business going forward.”
Rock Gate’s Kenneth Ali commented, “We are incredibly excited to partner with the RFR team as they continue to service the seemingly endless demand from the power distribution, power quality and data center markets.”
Rock Gate Partners
Rock Gate Partners is a private investment firm that invests in growing, lower middle market companies that have created unique market positions resulting in mind share leadership. Rock Gate’s investments support management teams with leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations and growth financing in companies typically generating $3 to $12 million in EBITDA. RGP was founded in 2006 in Chicago, Illinois. For more information, please visit www.rockgatepartners.com.
Ironwood Capital
Ironwood Capital provides non-control junior capital to middle market companies across the U.S. The firm has invested more than $1 billion in over 100 companies since 2001 and currently invests subordinated debt and minority equity in amounts ranging from $10 million to $40 million. Ironwood’s investments support business owners and financial sponsors in growth financings, recapitalizations, generational transitions and buyouts. For more information, please visit: www.ironwoodcap.com.
H3 Manufacturing Group
H3 is a provider of multi-operation metal contract manufacturing and precision machining services to customers involved in power generation, healthcare, aerospace and defense, electrical distribution, life sciences, and other industries. Headquartered in Champaign, IL, H3’s service offering focuses on partnering with customers to provide integrated manufacturing solutions. For additional information, please visit: www.h3mfggroup.com.
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To learn more, please contact:
Kenneth L. Ali
Founder & Managing Director
(312) 283-0631
kali@rockgatepartners.com
Carl A. Stickel
Managing Director
(312) 283-0636
cstickel@rockgatepartners.com
Jeffrey S. Burns
Vice President
(312) 283-0634
jburns@rockgatepartners.com