Post-close · Precision Manufacturing

Precision Manufacturing Deals: Platform & Add-On Integration Done Right

Integrating Platform & Add-On Integration on precision manufacturing deals, with the structure protection and capital connectivity an independent sponsor actually needs.

EV range $10M to $150M EV EBITDA $2.5M to $25M Audience Independent Sponsor
The deal context

Every precision manufacturing acquisition has its own gravity. Platform & Add-On Integration is the workstream where independent sponsor counsel earns the seat.

The typical precision manufacturing platform sits at $10M to $150M EV with EBITDA in the $2.5M to $25M range. The thesis runs on platform plus tuck-in machine shops or aerospace-qualified shops. Most precision manufacturing sellers will not sign an LOI without a known capital partner already named.

The moves

How Platform & Add-On Integration actually gets structured.

  1. Plan integration sequencing in the 100-day plan, with clear go-live dates.

  2. Map customer contracts, vendor relationships, and employee benefits for transfer.

  3. Update the platform's operating agreement to reflect new add-on equity and governance.

  4. Coordinate insurance program consolidation across platform and add-on entities.

  5. In precision manufacturing, layer in AS9100 succession plan as a closing condition as part of the Platform & Add-On Integration workstream.

The common mistake

Leaving the add-on as a parallel entity. The synergies live in the integration, not the addition.

Jason's take
"Integration is when the multiple actually expands. Plan it as a deal, not an aftermath."
Jason Powell · Platform & Add-On Integration
Capital after close

The deal is one thing. The capital that opens up after close is another.

Refinancing, recaps, growth rounds, and the right strategic conversation eighteen months early are all downstream of relationships that take years to build and minutes to use.

MONTH 18
Senior refi
MONTH 24
Dividend recap
MONTH 36
Growth equity
YEAR 4–5
Strategic exit
TALK TO JASON

An LOI on the desk, a precision manufacturing target, and a Platform & Add-On Integration question worth a real conversation.

Twenty minutes of practitioner-grade input from a securities attorney whose first move is to read the deal, not the engagement letter.