# Options for Ownership Transitions in Manufacturing w/ Chris Redmond

- Show: [The Manufacturing Executive](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive)
- Published: 2021-05-04
- Length: 28m
- Episode: 47
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2021-05-04-options-for-ownership-transitions-in-manufacturing-w-chris-redmond
- Listen: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-manufacturing-executive#episode-1f82fdf1-4ef4-47dc-8458-cde5c697bd1f

## Summary

Chris Redmond, Senior Vice President at Capital for Business, a middle-market private equity firm focused on industrial growth, explains three distinct private equity investment approaches: hands-on, board-level guidance, and purely financial. He details how Capital for Business differentiates its portfolio companies, such as a sheet metal fabricator that expanded into turnkey assembly and a molding company that pivoted to medical devices, by focusing on niche expertise and value-chain extension. Redmond advises manufacturing owners to assess their readiness for transition, emphasizing that the current strong economy and robust M&A activity create a favorable seller's market for those considering outside investment or exit strategies.

## Chapters

- [0:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2021-05-04-options-for-ownership-transitions-in-manufacturing-w-chris-redmond#t=48) Introduction: Chris Redmond and Capital for Business
- [5:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2021-05-04-options-for-ownership-transitions-in-manufacturing-w-chris-redmond#t=325) Three Private Equity Investment Approaches
- [8:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2021-05-04-options-for-ownership-transitions-in-manufacturing-w-chris-redmond#t=528) Criteria for Investment: Niches and Growth
- [12:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2021-05-04-options-for-ownership-transitions-in-manufacturing-w-chris-redmond#t=768) Identifying True Differentiators
- [15:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2021-05-04-options-for-ownership-transitions-in-manufacturing-w-chris-redmond#t=929) Portfolio Case Studies: Fabrication and Molding
- [20:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2021-05-04-options-for-ownership-transitions-in-manufacturing-w-chris-redmond#t=1258) Advice for Owners Considering Transition

## Topics

- [Growth, exits & acquisitions](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/growth-exits-and-acquisitions)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- Capital for Business (company)
- Gorilla 76 (company)
- A.G. Edwards and Sons (company)
- Morgan Stanley (company)
- Argent Capital Management (company)
- CFB (other)

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