Manufacturing Acquisitions with Purpose, with Mike Payne (Part 1)-EP 232 (Best of Swarfcast)
On today’s podcast, I’m talking with Mike Payne, owner of Hill Manufacturing and Fabrication in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, to peek inside the mind of a prolific acquirer of manufacturing companies. Before purchasing Hill in 2018, Mike spent 20 years in M&A, orchestrating over 100 deals across nearly every industry. Since
Manufacturing Value
I’ve been interested in K&K Screw Products since I sold the founder of the company his first three Davenport screw machines a million years ago.
Machining 2025?
If mighty General Electric is in such bad shape that its Board is considering breaking the company apart, it makes one consider how our best
Acmesaurus
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Making the Nut
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