Resilience Capital Partners Completes Acquisition of Steel Parts Corporation

    CLEVELAND, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Resilience Capital Partners
 (www.resiliencecapital.com), a Cleveland-based private equity firm, has
 completed the acquisition of Steel Parts Corporation of Tipton, Indiana.
 Steel Parts filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on September 15,
 2006. The new company will be known as Steel Parts Manufacturing, Inc.
     Steel Parts is a leading manufacturer and supplier of high-volume,
 close- tolerance precision metal stampings used primarily in automatic
 transmission systems for automotive and light-truck applications.
     "Steel Parts is an important supplier to both OEM's and Tier 1
 manufacturers in the automotive and transportation sectors. We are grateful
 to the customers, suppliers and employees for their dedication and support
 throughout this process," said Bassem Mansour, a Managing Partner of
 Resilience Capital Partners.
     "The completion of this transaction marks a new day in the history of
 Steel Parts. We believe that the company is well positioned to recover and
 grow beyond levels that it had achieved in the past," said Steven Rosen, a
 Managing Partner of Resilience Capital Partners.
     About Resilience Capital Partners
     Resilience Capital Partners is a private equity firm based in
 Cleveland, Ohio focused on investing in underperforming and turnaround
 situations. Resilience's investment strategy is to acquire lower middle
 market companies that have solid fundamental business prospects, but have
 suffered from a cyclical industry downturn, are under-capitalized, or have
 less than adequate management resources. Resilience typically acquires
 companies with revenues of $25 million to $250 million. Resilience manages
 two private equity funds with capital under management of over $75 million.
 Since its inception in 2001, Resilience has acquired 12 companies with
 revenues in excess of $650 million.
      Contact Information
 
      Resilience Capital Partners
      25201 Chagrin Blvd., Suite 360
      Beachwood, OH 44122
      216-292-4748
 
 

SOURCE Resilience Capital Partners