This sponsor
- Observed deals
- 4
- Principals
- 4
- Latest deal
- Sep 2026
The sponsor's name, 1 additional person, 7 additional capital, identity and service provider links, 6 additional deals and portfolio companies, 1 verified contact (1 email)
Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.
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- Gilman Precision
- Milwaukee Cylinder
- Perfection Industrial Finishing
ranked by who matters most in a conversation with this firm
- PartnerInvestment
Partner, a senior member of the deal team
- Partner
Partner, a senior member of the deal team
- Partner
Partner, a senior member of the deal team
- Operating Partner
Operating Partner, a senior member of the deal team
- Investor Relationships ManagerInvestor relations
Investor Relationships Manager, handles marketing and investor relations
- for: 3 announced transactions as buyer
- 2 platform or control deals, Aug 3, 2024 to Jan 10, 2025
- 2 add-ons bought by its portfolio companies
- 0 recapitalizations, 0 minority stakes
- Platform targets by state: WI 1
- Sectors: Business services, Industrial services, Industrial manufacturing, Transportation logistics, Specialty distribution
- EBITDA: $3M to $15M
- Control (unaudited quote): yes
- Milwaukee Cylinder
- Sectors transacted
- Industrial manufacturing (1)Factvertical of the acquired targets· 85%· DFX's own graph
Verified sponsor. Evidence identifies a firm: a publisher named it as the buyer in an announced transaction, a law firm or capital partner page names it as an independent sponsor, or its own site says so.
Nothing on this page comes from a website claim unless it is labelled as such with the URL.
- Capitol Bank financed this sponsor on its deal for Gilman Precision (Gilman USA) (2024). Roles: lender, senior debt. madisonlakecapital.com
| Date | Company | Financed by | Role | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2024 | Gilman Precision (Gilman USA) | Capitol Bank | senior debt | Not disclosed | no URL |
2 more facts and signals are on record for this page. They name the firms involved and open with Independent Sponsor Intelligence.
- Reinhart Boerner van Deuren1 observed engagementSponsor counsel. Most recent deal, Aug 3, 2024 Madison Lake Capital
- WIPFLIMedium confidence1 observed engagementAccounting advisor. Most recent deal, Aug 3, 2024 madisonlakecapital.com
- Promontory Point Capital1 observed engagementSell-side advisor. Most recent deal, Aug 3, 2024 Promontory Point Capital
DFX has not observed these firms together on any transaction in our coverage. That is a statement about what DFX has read, not about the firms: a deal that was never announced, or announced without naming its capital, cannot appear here.
Coverage behind this list: 3 providers observed financing sponsors in this sector · 1 of this firm's own deals read in them · most recent of theirs observed Sep 9, 2026.
- seen as equity coinvest, equity provider, lender, mezzanine
- seen as capital provider, co sponsor, equity coinvest, equity provider
- seen as capital provider, co sponsor, equity coinvest, equity provider
Read from the sectors this firm has actually bought in: manufacturing (1).
- Jan 10, 2025Platform acquisitionconfidence 80%Deal page · DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) no URL · madisonlakecapital.com madisonlakecapital.com · madisonlakecapital.com madisonlakecapital.com
- Sep 16, 2026Add onconfidence 90%Deal page · DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) einpresswire.com · fluidpowerjournal.com fluidpowerjournal.com
- Apr 10, 2026Add onconfidence 80%Deal page · DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) no URL · madisonlakecapital.com madisonlakecapital.com · finishingandcoating.com finishingandcoating.com · madisonlakecapital.com madisonlakecapital.com
- Aug 3, 2024Acquisition announcedDFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) no URL
No vehicle filed in the last 12 months.
- a named professionalPartner
- a named professionalPartner
- a named professionalPartner
- Kevin WichmanInvestor Relationships Manager
- a named professionalPartner · Revealable: 1 professional profile (the firm's own page)
Also named here, with no published line of their own (reach them through the firm): a named professional (Partner), a named professional (Partner), Kevin Wichman (Investor Relationships Manager).
Who to call is the organisation, the person's role and the line they published themselves: a business phone, office address, website or profile link from Form ADV, Form 13F or their own website, with that source named on every value. The counts above are what a reveal returns; a personal email is rarely published, so most reveals are the firm's line. Never data bought from a provider, never anything personal. Reveals by plan
| Fact | Value | Class | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entity kind | Independent sponsor firm | Fact | SBIA Independent Sponsor Forum roster sbia.org |
| Entity kind | Independent sponsor firm | Inference | DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) no URL |
| Entity kind | Unknown investment entity | Inference | DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) no URL |
| Sponsor classification | Independent sponsor firm | Fact | SBIA Independent Sponsor Forum roster sbia.org |
3 further observations are on the record behind these, each with its own source and date. Ask and we will send the lot.