Wheaton Industries, Inc.

Wheaton Industries, Inc. is a premium provider of laboratory glassware, consumables, instrumentation and associated products and services sold principally to customers in the general laboratory, life sciences, diagnostics and reagent/chemicals packaging markets.

How We Partnered

Transaction Dynamics

A partnership with management to acquire the company from a private owner. Management made a significant reinvestment in the company as part of the transaction.


Investment Thesis

  • Leading supplier of laboratory consumable products serving attractive end markets
  • Strong brand name recognized by loyal end users
  • Favorable industry trends led by increasing spend on Healthcare R&D
  • Strong organic growth opportunities with potential for add-on acquisitions


Incline Value Enhancement

  • Expanded product portfolio and geographic reach with three acquisitions:  LSL, CELLine and MicroLiter
  • Realigned leadership to better suit the Company’s strategy
  • Improved gross margins by focusing on more profitable product mix and investing in sales tools
  • Strengthened technical profile of the sales force
Key Details

HEADQUARTERS
Millville, NJ

STAGE
Realized

INDUSTRY
Value-Added Distribution

INVESTMENT DATE
June 2010

“Incline helped us think differently about our business, opening opportunities we would have never thought possible.”

Wayne Brinster

Chief Executive Officer and President