Case Study
TopLine tools spark integration for Catalyst
Customer Catalyst Equity Group Industry Private equity firm for capital equipment manufacturers Location Hutchinson, Kansas Number of users 115 Product TopLine Designer with Act! Premium TopLine tools spark integration for Catalyst C atalyst Equity Group deals with one of the business world’s toughest challenges: acquiring previously independent companies and integrating them successfully into a larger corporate structure. Success requires Catalyst, a private equity firm specializing in capital equipment manufacturers, to maintain a balance between corporate control and subsidiary comfort level. The fifty-person Catalyst corporate staff has some built-in advantages when taking on a new acquisition. Integration is made easier by the firm’s focus on companies in the food processing an