Deal Summary

East End Welding

BellMark Partners, LLC (“BellMark”) is pleased to announce that it advised East End Welding, Inc. (“EEW”) in its sale to Connell Limited Partnership (“Connell”). Based in Brimfield, OH, EEW is a leading heavy steel fabricator that manufactures and repairs large part precision fabricated products through its turnkey offering of services including cutting, machining, forming, welding, blasting, and painting. EEW was founded in 1949 and serves customers in the energy and power generation, industrial, defense, and minerals and mining industries.

Connell is a Boston, MA based company with manufacturing and engineering operations in North America, Europe and Asia, principally serving customers in the automotive, energy, mining, construction, and agriculture industries. Connell is a family-owned business that is characterized by market leading companies, excellence in operations, and a strong commitment to each of its portfolio companies.

About BellMark Partners, LLC

BellMark Partners, LLC is an independent investment bank that provides M&A advisory and investment banking services to middle market companies in the business & technology services, consumer, industrials and healthcare industries. We advise family, entrepreneur, and other privately-owned companies; private equity and family office-owned companies; and small to mid-cap public companies. Our services include mergers and acquisitions, capital raising and strategic advisory services. Our Managing Directors have collectively executed and closed more than 400 transactions during their professional careers, and previously worked as senior bankers for firms such KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc., BankBoston Robertson Stephens, Fleet Securities, Inc. and Covington Associates LLC.