Drum Capital Management Acquires Excel Interior Door

Fusion Capital Partners Acquires Excel Engineering, Inc.

January 6, 2026

Industrial Services

Los Angeles-based private equity firm Fusion Capital Partners has acquired Excel Engineering, a Diagonal, Iowa-based testing and certification firm that provides engine, powertrain, battery and emissions testing services to OEM and industrial customers. The transaction (terms undisclosed) is positioned as a growth-oriented, capability-expanding platform investment to scale Excel's testing capacity, capabilities and talent; Monroe Capital acted as a joint lead arranger on the senior credit facility supporting the deal.

3Phase Elevator Acquires Excel Elevator

January 7, 2020

Industrial Services

3Phase Elevator Corp., a New England-based independent elevator maintenance and modernization provider, has acquired Excel Elevator & Escalator Corp., a Staten Island, New York-based vertical-transportation services company. The deal, backed by Fort Point Capital and financed by BMO Sponsor Finance, expands 3Phase's geographic footprint along the I-95 corridor to cover ten states and strengthens its position as a leading independent elevator services platform.

Taconic Capital Holdings Acquires Excel Mechanical, Inc.

July 14, 2023

HVAC & Mechanical

Taconic Capital Holdings, a private investment firm based in Boca Raton, Florida, acquired Excel Mechanical, Inc., an HVAC and plumbing contractor headquartered in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. The transaction closed on July 14, 2023 and was advised by Generational Equity.

Trimlite (Wynnchurch Capital platform) Acquires Harris Door & Millwork

March 12, 2026

Logistics & Distribution

Trimlite, a platform company backed by Wynnchurch Capital, acquired Harris Door & Millwork, a value-added door distributor serving customers in the Southeast. The JIAN Group advised Harris Door & Millwork in the transaction, and Harris leadership (Scotty Harris Jr. and Devon Miller) will provide continuity post-close while remaining shareholders.

Allegion Acquires Next Door Company

February 4, 2025

Building Products

Allegion plc has acquired the business and operations of Next Door Company, a privately held Miami-area manufacturer of stainless steel and hollow metal doors. The deal expands Allegion's specialty door solutions and integrates Next Door into Allegion Americas to leverage Allegion's manufacturing, specification and distribution scale; terms were not disclosed.

Shamrock Capital Invests in Excel Sports Management

December 15, 2020

Media & Entertainment

Excel Sports Management received a strategic minority growth investment from Shamrock Capital to support the agency’s expansion in sports, media and brand marketing. Terms were not disclosed; Excel’s leadership (Jeff Schwartz, Casey Close and Mark Steinberg) will continue to run the agency and enlisted LionTree Advisors (financial) and Katten Muchin Rosenman (legal) on the transaction.