Immediate Release – September 2021

Sharples Merges with an Affiliate of Confluent Holdings

St. Louis, MO (September 1, 2021) – Sharples today announced it has merged with an affiliate of Confluent Holdings. Terms of the sale were not disclosed.

Confluent Holdings is a holding company based in St. Louis, Missouri, that acquires and builds leading small and medium sized businesses throughout the United States.

Sharples is a recognized leader in diemaking and contract cutting. Since its founding in 1967, Sharples has maintained a long-standing reputation for delivering quality products and services to its customers in a wide range of industries. Sharples has achieved success through their commitment to long-term relationships with their customers, all of whom know that they can depend on Sharples’ consistency, honesty, and commitment to quality.

Sharples operations will continue to flourish at their North Attleboro, MA facility. Sharples will continue to make capital investments in the latest technology to meet their customer’s evolving needs. Our customers can expect the same exceptional results from Sharples in both diemaking and contract cutting.

“We are excited to merge with Sharples, and expand our services,” said Confluent Chief Operating Officer Jason Saghir. “For more than 50 years, Sharples has been producing innovative steel rule and other dies, as well as providing contract cutting services, and we look forward to investing in and continuing their tradition of exceptional customer service.”

“I am proud to partner with Confluent,” said Dan Sharples, President and Owner of Sharples. “As I got to know the team at Confluent and their family of companies over the past year, I found they shared our commitment to putting the customer’s needs first and delivering the highest quality product on time. I’m confident their stewardship of Sharples will allow us to continue to exceed the expectations of our customers. Our customers will benefit from a larger partner with broader geographic reach and a wide array of products and services, and our employees will continue to enjoy working for a growing leader in the die manufacturing and cutting industries.”

ABOUT CONFLUENT HOLDINGS

Confluent Holdings (Confluentholdings.com) is a holding company based in St. Louis, Missouri, that acquires and builds leading small and medium sized businesses throughout the United States. We are dedicated to our guiding principles: operating at the highest level of integrity, and creating long-term value for all of our constituents. We have the resources, capital, performance improvement systems and experience to support and strengthen our companies, and we invest in our businesses to facilitate stable, long-term growth.

ABOUT Sharples

Founded in1967, Sharples (Sharplesdies.com) was an early innovator in the diemaking industry, and became an industry leader in advanced die manufacturing and cutting services. Sharples manufactures steel rule flat dies, counters, blankers, thermoforming dies, specialty tools, and more, and also provides waterjet and laser cutting services. Their customers include folding carton manufacturers, thermoformers, commercial printers, medical device companies, consumer packaged goods companies, and many others.

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Contact

Jason Saghir
Chief Operating Officer, Confluent Holdings
Jason.saghir@confluentholdings.com
(617) 872-3586

Dan Sharples
General Manager, Sharples
Dan@sharplesdie.com
(508) 695-5656