Calfee Congratulates CW Industrial Partners on the Sale of Its Portfolio Company Safe-Way Garage Doors, LLC

Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP congratulates our client, CW Industrial Partners, on the recent sale of its portfolio company, Safe-Way Garage Doors, LLC, to Point 41 Capital Partners.

CW Industrial Partners is an industrial-focused investment firm founded in 1999 and based in Cleveland, Ohio. CWI acquires lower-middle-market companies in manufacturing and industrial services and provides capital, support, and the freedom to grow. CWI originally invested in Safe-Way Garage Doors, LLC in December 2021.

Safe-Way is a Warsaw, Indiana-based leading manufacturer and distributor of residential and commercial overhead garage doors and related parts and accessories. In September 2023, CWI supported Safe-Way’s acquisition of 1^st United Door Technologies, a Tempe, Arizona-based overhead door manufacturer, expanding the combined company’s national footprint and product offering.

Point 41 Capital Partners is a Connecticut-based middle-market private equity firm focused on specialty industrials and services businesses.

Calfee’s legal team was led by Brent M. Pietrafese, Partner and Corporate and Finance Practice Co-Chair, and included Corporate and Finance Partner Daniella C. Vespoli and Associate Attorneys Vincent Mora and Lindsey M. Adams. The transaction team was supported by Intellectual Property Partner Ryan W. Falk, Tax Partner Michael K. Gall, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Partner Steven W. Day, Labor and Employment Partner Jennifer Walwyn Colvin, Real Estate Senior Counsel Elizabeth (Lisa) Zoller Golish, and Commercial Lending Partner Brian A. McMahon and Senior Counsel Jerry J. Thomas.

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