Capstone Partners advised Saelens Corporation—a precision manufacturing platform specializing in highly automated CNC machining and strategic sourcing—on its recapitalization with LongueVue Capital and its real estate transaction with Royal Oak Trust. The transaction closed in late 2025, and terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Saelens is a Johnson Creek, Wisconsin-headquartered precision manufacturing platform specializing in mission-critical machined components supported by advanced automation, engineering expertise, and global sourcing capabilities. Saelens serves customers under the trade names Diamond Precision Products and Coupling Nut Supply. Additionally, through its subsidiary Lembak Global Sourcing, the Company offers international sourcing and CNC manufacturing services, including operations in Vietnam. With over 230 employees worldwide and over 200,000 square feet of combined manufacturing space, Saelens serves OEM customers across a diverse range of industrial end markets. For more information, visit here.
Royal Oak acquired two facilities from Saelens located in Johnson Creek, Wisconsin (Madison MSA) and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and leased the properties back to Saelens pursuant to long-term agreements. The two facilities are 185,000 square feet combined and sit on 20 acres.
“The Saelens team has done a masterful job preparing for anticipated changes in their core markets. They have invested wisely in automation and capacity and should significantly benefit from reshoring activities,” notes Ted Polk, Managing Director and co-lead of the deal team for Capstone Partners.
Founded in 2001, LongueVue Capital is a New Orleans-based equity investment firm focused on providing transformational growth capital to middle-market companies, drawing upon its successful 25-year track record of partnering with entrepreneurs and management teams to drive value creation. LVC has made investments in a wide variety of industries including consumer, healthcare, specialty packaging, food and beverage, transportation and logistics, mission critical industrial, and precision manufacturing. For more information, visit here.
The investment banking professionals on Capstone Partners’ dedicated Industrials Team work with leading middle market companies operating in the precision manufacturing market to advise with their strategic decision-making in order to maximize financial outcomes at every stage of the business lifecycle. Our firm has developed a full suite of corporate finance solutions, including M&A advisory, debt advisory, financial advisory, and equity capital financing to help privately owned businesses and private equity firms address any need, ranging from growth and financial or operational advisement to an ultimate exit transaction. To learn more about this transaction, or about the benefits of starting a relationship with our Industrials Banking Team, contact us here.
