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Erie Strayer Company

Manufacturing / Machinery manufacturing· Erie, PAeriestrayer.com

As of 2026-09-13 · 4 sources, 19 observations, 1 event; scored today

NAICS 333200

As of 2026-09-13 · 4 sources, 19 observations, 1 event; scored today

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What matters now

$1.5M to $5.3M
probable EBITDA
Probable EBITDA $1.5M to $5.3M on revenue of $18.4M to $33.1M, estimated from 92 employees.
Inside the $1M to $15M EBITDA range most independent sponsors state they buy.
InferenceDFX estimate from headcount on Form 5500, 55% confidence
85
dealability of 100
Why it fits: operating tenure +20, 114 years since founding; ownership +10, family owned (from research); sector demand +14.7, industrial manufacturing: sponsor demand index 0.98 (anonymised market prior).
The largest contributions to its dealability score, each with the fact it rests on.
DerivedDFX score, 26 Sep 2026
96
data confidence of 100
How sure the record is: 4 independent sources; latest effective observation 13 Sep 2026; size estimate at 55% confidence.
How much of this page rests on independent sources rather than on our estimates.
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Covered headcount grew 35% between 2022 to 2024, from 79 to 107 people on the plan.

Dealability

high

Sponsor fit

high

Transition readiness

low

Data confidence

high

Opportunity

ranking only

What is it

ERIE is committed to safety and longevity and it shows. That is why our concrete batch plants can be equipped with automated central lubrication, monitoring systems, proprietary Duroxite buckets, and more.

Why does it fit

+40Size band fit
Estimate
+20Operating tenure
Fact114 years since founding
+14.7Sector demand
Inference
+10Ownership type
Factfamily owned (from research)

Why now

-96AcquiredResolved
FactFeb 11, 2026tecum.com
+10Market pullMarket pull
Inference

What its own filings say

2022 to 2024Workforce on the planrisingmoderate weightFact
Covered headcount grew 35% between 2022 to 2024, from 79 to 107 people on the plan.
Form 5500 · read Sep 17, 2026
1995 to 2026Long establishedcontext weightFact
Has run a benefit plan since 1995, at least 31 years, so the business is older than that.
Form 5500 · read Sep 17, 2026

How large is it

Probable revenue: $18.4M to $33.1M Estimate
Probable EBITDA: $1.5M to $5.3M Estimate
Workforce proxy: 107 plan participants
Estimate computed on: 92 employees, the headcount the size estimate used
Method: employees x sector revenue/employee band x sector EBITDA margin band
Confidence: 55%

How certain are we

+40Source breadth
Fact4 independent sources
+29.5Freshness
Factlatest effective observation 2026-09-13
+16.5Size estimate quality
Estimate

What changed

Ownership and transition activity

How the four classes are defined

Feb 11, 2026announcedConfirmed transactionFactMajority investmentconfidence 60%
Majority investment by CQL Capital
Buyer: CQL Capital (Manhattan Beach, CA)
DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) tecum.com · last verified Sep 13, 2026

Announced transactions

Feb 11, 2026Majority investmentconfidence 60%
CQL Capital acquired Erie Strayer Company (Erie, PA)
Star Mountain Capital · Capital providerBrookside Capital Partners · Capital providerEverside Capital Partners, LLC · Capital providerUMB Private Investments · Capital providerBrookside Capital Partners · Equity providerUMB Private Investments · Equity providerStar Mountain Capital · Equity providerEverside Capital Partners, LLC · Equity providerTecum Capital · Equity providerTecum Capital · Lender
Erie Strayer, a fourth-generation, family-owned leader in concrete batching solutions, announced a strategic partnership with CQL Capital to support the company's long-term growth while preserving its legacy, leadership, and customer-first culture.
DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) tecum.com

Every dated event
Feb 11, 2026AcquiredFactTransaction activity
CQL Capital acquired a stake in Erie Strayer Company (Erie, PA)
DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) tecum.com
Feb 11, 2026Acquisition announcedFactSponsor activity
CQL Capital acquired a stake in Erie Strayer Company (Erie, PA)
DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) tecum.com

Decision makers

No named leader on the record yet: the company's site did not list one where we read it.

Profile

Founded: 1912 (114 years)
Ownership: Family owned
Plans on file: 1

What is the evidence

Fact	Value	Class	Effective	Source
Active participants	92	Fact	2024-01-01	DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets efast.dol.gov
Business start date	1912-03-31	Inference	1912-03-31	SAM.gov entity registrations (monthly public V2 extract) sam.gov
Description		Fact		Company websites (about, team, news pages) no URL
Ebitda band	$3.4M	Estimate	2026-09-12	DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) no URL
Entity structure	corporate entity, not tax exempt	Inference	2025-12-03	SAM.gov entity registrations (monthly public V2 extract) sam.gov
Founded year	1912	Fact		Company websites (about, team, news pages) no URL
Generation language	4th generation	Fact		Company websites (about, team, news pages) no URL
Hq location	Erie, PA	Fact	2024-01-01	DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets efast.dol.gov
Naics code	333200	Fact	2024-01-01	DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets efast.dol.gov
Ownership type	Family owned	Fact		Company websites (about, team, news pages) no URL
Plan count	1	Fact	2024-01-01	DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets efast.dol.gov
Plan effective date earliest	1995-01-01	Fact	2024-01-01	DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets efast.dol.gov
Plan participants	107	Fact	2024-01-01	DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets efast.dol.gov
Plan participants	94	Fact	2023-01-01	DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets efast.dol.gov
Plan participants	79	Fact	2022-01-01	DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets efast.dol.gov
Sam registration	Uei: N81NMFLLAXR6; Cage: 20874; Naics: 333120; Status: A; Expires: 2026-12-02; Purpose: Z2; Updated: 2025-12-03…	Inference	2025-12-03	SAM.gov entity registrations (monthly public V2 extract) sam.gov
Subsector	Machinery manufacturing	Fact	2024-01-01	DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets efast.dol.gov
Vertical	Industrial manufacturing	Fact	2024-01-01	DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets efast.dol.gov
Website		Inference	2026-09-13	DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) no URL

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