NCP Coatings Recapitalized by Century Park Capital Partners

Performance coatings specialty manufacturer NCP Coatings LLC announces its recapitalization by Century Park Capital Partners. Headquartered in Niles, MI, NCP develops and manufactures technologically advanced performance coatings solutions for the military, industrial, commercial, and forestry end markets.

NCP currently manufactures and supplies a broad range of high-performance technologies, including anti-corrosive epoxy systems, high gloss urethane systems, market-leading polysiloxanes, unique specialty systems for forestry customers, and a wide range of MIL-SPEC approved military coatings.

NCP’s core business mission will not change. With the support of Century Park, NCP is poised to accelerate its growth and will continue to deliver excellent solutions to its customers: end users, distributors, manufacturers, or the nation’s military service branches and other government customers. The strategy will build on current NCP strengths and leverage Century Park’s successful track record in the Specialty Chemicals industry, adding additional capabilities by investing in talent, enhanced R&D capabilities, and expansion through strategic acquisitions.

NCP will be led by Doug Holmberg, Century Park managing director and 25-year coatings industry executive, who will serve as CEO and Board Member. Along with additional industry executives, Holmberg will join the current NCP management team to lead NCP in its next phase of growth.

“NCP has a unique mix of strong R&D and wide manufacturing capabilities, not often seen in coatings manufacturers of its size, while excelling in the customer closeness and responsiveness often only found in small companies. With this mix of technology, operational capabilities, and customer focus, NCP will form a strong foundation for the continued investment, innovation, and growth we envision,” said Holmberg.

“Century Park is excited to invest in NCP,” Martin Sarafa, managing partner of Century Park, added. “As a focused investment group, Century Park looks for businesses seeking to move beyond founder or family management. This is where additional investment of resources and capabilities is needed to take a company to its next level of growth.

“We see just such an opportunity with NCP,” Sarafa added. “Recognizing NCP’s strong technology and capabilities, we have full confidence in this experienced management team’s ability to take NCP to an entirely new competitive position within the industry. While we will actively seek acquisitions to complement NCP, we see strong organic growth as a key component to NCP’s continued success.”