Hayward Gordon Has Acquired Sharpe Mixers
January 2015 – Hayward Gordon US, Inc. has acquired Sharpe Mixers, Inc. to better serve its customers by strengthening and expanding its mixer offerings and technical capabilities.
Hayward Gordon was represented in this transaction by England Securities, LLC.
Sharpe Mixers, based in Seattle, Washington, has served customers for the past 60 years and provides advanced mixing solutions in the chemical, industrial, and sanitary markets. Hayward Gordon intends to make significant investments in plant, equipment, and people in Sharpe’s Seattle plant to better serve customers in the global market.
Hayward Gordon, headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, designs, manufactures, and distributes mixers, pumps, and engineered systems for challenging fluid handling applications in a range of industries including: food, water, mining, chemical, oil & gas, mineral processing, and wastewater treatment. A controlling interest in Hayward Gordon was previously acquired by Element Partners and it serves as a platform for acquisitions of pump and mixer manufacturers focused on abrasive, harsh duty, or other engineered fluid handling applications.
Element Partners is a leading growth equity firm investing in high-growth companies offering innovative products and services to the global energy, industrial, and environmental markets. Element has a long history of providing companies with the financial resources, industry contacts, and strategic insights necessary to maximize growth and shareholder return. With 125 combined years of experience, the team has successfully managed over $1.25 billion in capital commitments spanning six investment partnerships.