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Private Equity

Strategic Capital for Sustainable Growth

Empowering Businesses to Reach New Heights

At SMG Group, our Private Equity division is built on the philosophy of creating long-term value. We partner with companies poised for growth, operational transformation, and market expansion. Through targeted capital investment and operational enhancements, we help businesses navigate challenges and scale sustainably.

Our focus lies in acquiring underperforming or high-potential businesses and repositioning them for profitability through hands-on management, operational restructuring, and strategic market entry initiatives.

SMG Group prioritizes industries where operational excellence and strategic innovation can unlock significant value. Our active ownership model ensures that portfolio companies benefit from industry expertise, financial discipline, and long-term support.

Complete Packaging Solutions

Acquired: October 11, 2023

  • DIA Packaging, an SMG Group Company, is a world-class leader in custom packaging, packaging supplies, and 3PL fulfillment services.
  • Proudly minority owned and based in Marengo, Illinois, we deliver comprehensive packaging solutions tailored to meet the dynamic needs of businesses across various industries.
  • We provide custom, scalable, and sustainable packaging and fulfillment solutions that empower businesses to operate smarter, ship faster, and grow stronger globally and locally.
  • Products and Services: Wooden Crates, Custom Corrugated Boxes, Pallets, Onsite Packaging Services, Fulfillment & Logistics, Packaging Supplies and Trucking Services

Corrugated Boxes and Cartons Powered By Packsize

Acquired: August 30, 2024

  • Your Trusted Manufacturer for Custom Corrugated Boxes. Any Box, Any Size, Any Quantity.​
  • Right sized boxes that perfectly fit your needs.
  • Made in USA.​
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Gene Goodwillie, Inc.

Acquired: December 4, 2024

  • Corrugated box and packaging supply specialist.
  • Synergistic acquisition aligned with Dia Packaging’s product line growth.

Foundry Automation Machinery

Acquired: July 24, 2024

  • For over 60 years, Hunter Foundry has been a pioneer in automated Matchplate molding technology, delivering precision, efficiency, and durability to foundries worldwide.
  • Our advanced molding machines ensure consistent casting quality, reduced maintenance, and maximum productivity.
  • Engineered for reliability, the HLM and HTBB series integrate cutting-edge technology to optimize performance, minimize downtime, and enhance operational efficiency.

Pharmaceutical Packaging Machinery

Acquired: October 11, 2024

  • An Industry-Leading Supplier of Pharmaceutical Packaging Machinery and Parts.
  • Ascend offers multiple solid dose bottle fillers along with the ancillary equipment and parts your organization needs to make a full pharmaceutical bottle filling line.
  • We also offer Bottle Filling, Blister Packaging, Leak Testing and Deblistering.

Cost Reduction Experts

franchise: August, 2023

  • The Cost Reduction Experts.
  • Maximize Operational Savings: Specialized cost reduction experts use proprietary software and extensive pricing databases to uncover billing errors, eliminate redundancies, and secure the best business services at competitive rates.
  • Performance-Based Model: Clients pay only a portion of the savings uncovered — if no savings are found, there’s no charge, ensuring a risk-free, mutually beneficial partnership.
  • Comprehensive Expense Management: Covers a wide range of services including telecom, merchant services, waste management, shipping, SaaS, fuel, facility supplies, and more — with continuous monitoring to keep client accounts optimized.

Nite Owl Packaging Chicago

Nite Owl Packaging traces its roots to their sister company, Nite Owl Prints, which was established in 2010 to service the on-demand printing needs of smaller to mid-sized organizations. We recognized that this segment of the printing market was underserved by large traditional printing companies and Nite Owl swooped in to address this need.

Our business has grown quickly by focusing on customer’s needs for small to mid run packaging projects which must move quickly from concept to market. Nite Owl’s commitment is to provide unmatched flexibility from design through production. The ability to offer individualized attention and service to each client, on a wide variety of packaging needs, differentiates us from the large packaging manufacturers throughout the country.

Industries we serve include Consumer Goods, Pharmaceutical, Custom Folding Cartons, Combination Packaging along with Point of Sale Solutions. Nite Owl thrives on the diversity of our client base and variety of projects we work on. Our packaging solutions aim to promote brands to a new level of awareness, aesthetics, and overall satisfaction.

Core Focus Areas

Strategic acquisitions and platform investments

Operational optimization and turnaround management

Revenue enhancement and market diversification

Value-driven exits for superior returns