Omni-Lite Industries

Omni-Lite Industries Canada, Inc (“Omni-Lite) is a diversified, high-technology company that develops and manufactures mission-critical, precision components that are utilized by Fortune 500 companies, including Boeing, Airbus, Raytheon Technologies, Lockheed Martin, Howmet, Ford, Borg Warner, the U.S. Military and Nike.

Designed Precision Casting Inc (“DP Cast”) manufactures large, complex structural investment castings, and serves trusted, long-tenured customers, including Pratt & Whitney Canada, L3Harris Technologies, and J/E Bearings. DP Cast is accredited under ISO 9001:2015 and AS 9100D by the Bureau Veritas for the manufacture of custom, ferrous, non-ferrous and light-alloy investment castings for aerospace, nuclear, and industrial applications.

In December 2021, DP Cast was acquired by Omni-Lite. The acquisition will diversify Omni-Lite’s aerospace and industrial portfolio, create a platform with enhanced scale and scope, and further a competitive moat that will lead to producing highly engineered, high-performance components, ranging from fasteners to large, complex, hardware and structural investment castings for the aerospace, defense, industrial and energy markets. The two companies will be able to leverage their combined management expertise, current customer relationships, market knowledge, R&D, and broader manufacturing processes to strengthen their shipset content and presence across a diverse range of markets.

Cypress Associates LLC acted as exclusive financial advisor to Omni-Lite in its acquisition of DP Cast.

Klausner Lumber

Klausner Lumber One (KL1), located in Florida, and Klausner Lumber Two (KL2), located in North Carolina, are state-of the-art Southern Yellow Pine sawmills, and were each planned to reach production capacity of approximately 350 million board feet per year, or equivalent of 500,000 cubic meters (m3) of construction quality lumber.

Binderholz manufactures and sells solid wood products and innovative mass timber solutions at 27 locations across the USA and Europe.

Klausner successfully sold its two US sawmills, KL1 and KL2, to Binderholz in late 2020 via Section 363 auctions.

Cypress acted as exclusive financial advisor to Klausner in KL1’s and KL2’s Chapter 11 proceedings and Section 363 sales.

East Coast Envelope and Graphics

East Coast Envelope & Graphics is a growing national manufacturer and supplier of commercial envelopes for the direct mail industry. The company is headquartered in Maspeth, NY.

Cypress Associates LLC acted as financial advisor to East Coast Envelope & Graphics in connection with an industrial services business acquisition.

CPM Holdings, Inc.

CPM Holdings, Inc. is a leading global provider of proprietary process equipment, engineered system solutions and related aftermarket parts for animal feed, oilseed processing, consumer food products, biomass, and engineered materials markets.

Gilbert Global Equity Partners is a private equity firm specializing in making equity and equity—related investments in both public and private companies..

In August 2018, American Securities LLC agreed to acquire CPM Holdings Inc. from Gilbert Global Equity Partners.

Cypress is acting as the sell side advisor to Gilbert Global Equity Partners in its sale of CPM Holdings Inc. to American Securities LLC.

Omni-Lite Industries

Omni-Lite Industries Canada Inc. is a rapidly growing high technology company that develops and manufactures mission critical, precision components utilized by Fortune 500 companies including Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier, Embraer, Alcoa, Ford, Borg Warner, Chrysler, John Deere, the U.S. Military and Nike.

Monzite is a private company based in Nashua, New Hampshire. The company manufactures multi-chip microelectronic components for aerospace, defense, industrial and medical applications.

In September 2018, Monzite was acquired by Omni-Lite Industries.
A senior member of Cypress advised Omni-Lite Industries Canada in its successful acquisition of Monzite.

Horsehead Industries

Represented the Special Committee of Horsehead Industries in its sale to Management

Corvis Equipment

Represented the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Corvis in its acquisition of Dorsal Networks

rStar Networks

Cypress Associates LLC represented the special committee of rStar Corp. in its acquisition of Starband Latin America, a subsidiary of Gilat Satelite Networks

American Rock Salt

American Rock Salt operates the largest producing salt mine in the USA., producing between 10,000 and 18,000 tons each day. They also possess largest distribution network in the northeast, allowing faster and more dependable delivery.

Cypress acted as financial advisor on the private placement of $100,000,000 of 9 ½% Senior Secured Notes, due 2014.

Venture Industries

Venture Industries and its successor company develops and manufactures a range of plastic interior and exterior parts for the automobile industry.

Venture sought confirmation of a plan of reorganization which was opposed by its majority equity owner in the owner’s role as new value investor.

Cypress acted as financial advisor to the equity owners of Venture Industries in the Chapter 11 proceeding. Cypress negotiated with lenders and other creditors regarding a restructuring of a new value plan. When those negotiations were not successful, Cypress testified as the lack of “market” terms of the exit financing and the lack of feasibility of the Plan of Reorganization. The bankruptcy court found in favor of Cypress’ client. The opposing side did not appeal.