7/7/2014 1:09:00 AM
HEADLINES
ACQUISITION: Morawa Sells JM Die to Chicago Holding Company

JM Die Company was acquired from founder John Morawa by d’Anconia Holdings, a Chicago-based private equity firm.  JM Die is now operated by partners Mike Jones and Paul Manzano. 

Manzano is CEO and Jones is president and COO. Email: mjones@jmdie.com

JM Die manufactures carbide and steel cold heading tooling for the fastener industry.  

J.M. Die is an ISO9001:2008 certified manufacturer of tight tolerance, precision tools and dies; high performance segmented tooling; and Altracs tooling for light alloy applications.  Customers are primarily American manufacturers.

Morawa founded JM Die in 1990 with six machines in a 2,500 sq. ft. facility while he held a full time position at a fastener company.  

The company now has 55 employees in a 25,000 sq ft facility near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.  JM Die is located at 299 Beeline Dr., Bensenville, IL 60160. Tel: 630 616-7776  Fax 630 616-7778  Email: info@jmdie.com  Web: jmdie.com

d’Anconia, founded by Manzano, seeks private investments focusing on family-owned manufacturing companies.  d’Anconia is headquartered at 300 N. LaSalle St., Chicago, IL 60654. Tel: 312 803-1774 Email info@danconiaholdings.com

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