Stout announced that SMI Molding, LLC, a portfolio company of Sage Park, has been acquired by Plastic Components, Inc., a portfolio company of MPE Partners. Stout served as exclusive financial advisor to Sage Park and SMI Molding in connection with this transaction.

SMI Molding, headquartered in Clearfield, Utah, is a leading provider of highly engineered plastic injection molded components for the medical, industrial and consumer markets using complex, flexible and specialty plastic resins. SMI’s comprehensive capabilities include advanced color replication, gas-assist, and insert over-molding, enabling many of the world’s leading end use applications. SMI has a reputation in the industry for its technical expertise, manufacturing capabilities, and product quality.

“Our partnership with Sage Park has been outstanding, and we are grateful for their strategic advice, partnership, investment and support. It has enabled us to consistently exceed our goals and catalyze operational improvement and business growth,” said Shane Cave, President and CEO of SMI Molding. “The foundation that we built together will benefit our customers and partners for years to come.”

“The transformation of SMI Molding through Sage Park’s operational excellence model created significant improvement in the underlying business capabilities and the overall strategic value. This business is a testament to the efficacy of our methodologies.” said Rob Joubran, Sage Park’s Chairman and CEO. Sage Park is an acquisition group focused on operational excellence and is renowned for the value creation delivered for its businesses. Sage Park invests tremendous time and energy to facilitate operational improvements, business strategies, direction, and growth. By aligning acquisition expertise with operational proficiency, Sage Park creates additional value through acquisitions of corporate and private divestitures.

David Evatz, Managing Director at Stout, added, “SMI has a strong reputation for advanced materials expertise and an ability to solve complex manufacturing challenges. It was a pleasure working with Sage Park and SMI on this transaction.” Stout’s Chris Hannah and Natalie Walgren assisted in executing the deal.

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