Transactions

Custom Cable Industries, Inc. a subsidiary of Steelcase Inc. has been acquired by HWI Technologies LLC MERTZ ASSOCIATES advised and assisted Steelcase Inc. in this transaction.

• CUSTOM CABLE INDUSTRIES, INC., Tampa, Florida, is a leading manufacturer of voice, data and signal connectivity cables, assemblies and systems. The Company serves major telecom service providers, OEMs and equipment resellers nationwide.
   
• STEELCASE INC. (NYSE: SCS), Grand Rapids, Michigan, is a global office furniture leader, with approximately 13,000 employees worldwide, manufacturing facilities in over 30 locations and more than 800 dealer locations around the world.
   
• HWI TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Hockessin, Delaware, is a wholly owned subsidiary of HWI Partners, a private equity firm that invests in middle market companies with extraordinary value creation possibilities.