BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$17.5M
- Private
- US
Dow Jones Description
Aluminum Foundries
Chief Executive Officer
Leon A. NolenNumber of Employees 100
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Fluid Power Cylinder and Actuator Manufacturing: 333995
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Bidding on permanent mold: originally focusing on manufacturing and V-process casting, private equity firm Ligon Industries has branched out to permanent mold casting with two recent acquisitions
For almost 20 years, Bob Haebig and his partners Mike Allik and Doug Haag watched their low-pressure permanent mold aluminum metalcasting business, Premier Aluminum, grow and survive. It began with the purchase of a bankrupt casting facility in Allenton, Wis., in 1988 and continued with the purchase of a second...
Wisconsin metalcaster sold to Alabama equity firm
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Watry Industries, Sheboygan, Wis., was sold for an undisclosed price in late summer to a private equity firm in Alabama. On July 31, Ligon Industries LLC, Birmingham, Ala., purchased Watry, adding the permanent mold aluminum caster to its collection of 13 manufacturing companies. Ligon owns another permanent...
Wisconsin metalcaster sold to Alabama equity firm
Watry Industries, Sheboygan, Wis., was sold for an undisclosed price in late summer to an Alabama private equity firm. On July 31, Ligon Industries LLC, Birmingham, Ala., purchased Watry, adding the permanent mold aluminum caster to its collection of 13 manufacturing companies. Ligon owns another permanent mold metalcasting facility...
Premier Aluminum Inc., Racine, Wis., has been purchased by Ligon Industries LLC
Premier Aluminum Inc., Racine, Wis., has been purchased by Ligon Industries LLC, Birmingham, Ala., which has tentative plans to expand Premier's headquarters.
New Owner Plans Expansion for Pittsburgh-Area Aluminum Casting Firm.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 12 -- Harmony Castings Inc., a Butler County foundry, got the green light to expand after an Alabama company purchased it this week. Harmony announced yesterday that Ligon Industries, based in Birmingham, had acquired it for an...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Leon A. Nolen | Chief Executive Officer |
| James C Delk | President |
| Jon W Whetsell | Chief Financial Officer |
| Jan J Ehrhardt | Vice President |
| John J. McMahon | Co-Founder |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| McWane, Inc. | President | Former |
| The University of Alabama at Birmingham | Mba | Former |
| The University of Alabama | B.S. In Mechanical Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ligon Industries LLC | President | Current |
| McWane Cast Iron Pipe Company | General Manager | Former |
| McWane, Inc. | Former | |
| Harvard Business School | Master of Business Administration Degree | Former |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Bachelor of Science Degree In Mechanical Engineering With Highest Honors | Former |
Jon W. Whetsell is Chief Financial Officer of Ligon Industries, LLC. He is responsible for the financial due diligence, banking and insurance relations, monthly financial reporting and operational consulting. Prior to Ligon Industries, LLC, Mr. Whetsell was a Business Assurance Manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP. Mr. Whetsell's educational background includes a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Kentucky. Mr. Whetsell is a certified public accountant.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ligon Industries LLC | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ligon Industries LLC | Vice President | Current |
| First Commercial Bank | Controller | Former |
John J. McMahon, Jr. is Chairman and a co-founder of Ligon Industries, LLC. He has been involved in direct equity investing for more than 30 years. Mr. McMahon worked for McWane, Inc., a closely held manufacturing holding company with over 20 plants and over one billion in sales, for 25 years. During his career at McWane, Inc., Mr. McMahon held numerous management positions including President and Chairman of the Board. Mr. McMahon negotiated over 25 acquisitions ranging from publicly held companies to small privately held companies. Mr. McMahon serves as Chairman of the Executive Committee of McWane, Inc; and is a director of Alabama National Bancorporation, National Bank of Commerce, Protective Life Insurance Company, ProAssurance, John H. Harland Company, UAB Health Systems, University of Alabama Health Services Foundation (Kirklin Clinic), Callahan Eye Foundation, Birmingham Police Foundation and the Birmingham Opera. Mr. McMahon also serves as President Pro-Tem of the board of trustees of the University of Alabama and as a trustee of Birmingham-Southern College. Mr. McMahon's educational background includes an undergraduate degree from Birmingham-Southern College and a law degree from the University of Alabama.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ligon Industries LLC | Co-Founder | Current |
| Protective Life Insurance Company | Is A Director | Current |
| ProAssurance Corporation | Is A Director | Current |
| Alabama National BanCorporation | Is A Director | Current |
| Protective Life Insurance Company | Chairman | Current |
| Protective Life Corporation | Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee Chairman | Former |
| ProAssurance Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Alabama National BanCorporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| John H. Harland Company | Director | Current |
| Protective Life Corporation | Director | Current |
| Protective Life Corporation | Finance & Investments Committee Member | Current |
| The University of Alabama | President | Former |
| Ligon Industries LLC | Owner | Former |
| McWane, Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| The University of Alabama | Law Degree | Former |
| Birmingham-Southern College | Undergraduate Degree | Former |
| Ligon Industries LLC | Team Member | Former |
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