Spell Capital Partners Fund IV acquires Data Manufacturing

Data Manufacturing, St. Louis, Missouri, (dba: American Card Services) is a leading manufacturer of printed gift and loyalty cards for global retail merchant payment processors. American Card Services has developed a niche expertise in manufacturing and fulfilling short run gift card orders for retailers around the United States. The company’s proprietary order entry software interface enables unparalleled quality and turn-around time in the industry.

In 1997, American Card Services began surface printing plastic cards using a single card, UV offset press. Today, American Card Services has four of these presses, each producing more than 10,000 cards per hour. The quality is unmatched. They now print and personalize orders of 100 to 1.0 million cards.

About Spell Capital Private Equity

Spell Capital Private Equity is engaged in the acquisition of controlling interests in well-managed, historically profitable industrial manufacturing businesses. We use our deep expertise in acquisitions and financing to collaborate with management and grow the businesses in which we invest – both internally and through add-on acquisitions.

About Spell Capital Mezzanine

Spell Capital Mezzanine provides subordinated debt and non-control equity to businesses in a variety of industries across the United States. We finance leveraged acquisitions backed by lower middle-market private equity sponsors, management and family driven ownership transitions, add-on acquisitions, recapitalizations and growth initiatives

For more information about this transaction, please contact Jim Rikkers, Senior Managing Director, at jim@spellcapital.com.