Baysek Machines Inc. Acquired By Private Investors, Renamed Baysek Solutions LLC BY DANIEL BRUNTON In March, a consortium of private investors acquired Nelsonville, Wis- consin-based Baysek Machines Inc., and has now renamed the compa- ny Baysek Solutions LLC. In an exclusive interview, Daniel Brunton talks to outgoing Owner Mark Helbach and the team of new investors — Jeff Jensen, Ryan Hetzel and Gary LeMaster. Founded in 1995 by David Helbach, Baysek Machines is a well-known manufacturer of die-cutting solutions today. The company started out
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selling its diecutters into the North American market and then within a decade, started to get traction in the UK and Europe, at which stage the From left, outgoing owner and GM, Mark Helbach, and the new investors, Ryan Hetzel, Jeff Jensen and Gary LeMaster (below).
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owners set up a wholly owned subsidiary in the UK. In 2015, the next generation Helbach took over the business, with David’s son, Mark, taking the reins. Over the next five years, the company really accel- erated, and thanks to a network of active agents, Baysek Machines started to supply machines into Latin America, Australia and New Zealand, with on- going success in Europe thanks to active participa- tion in European industry trade shows.
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“The company really saw some excellent growth in 2020 and for the following years and I knew that at some stage, we would need to look at the next steps,” explains Mark Helbach. “In 2023, my partner, David Waldoch, and I decided we would look at the idea of selling the busi- ness, looking for an investor or other OEM that would allow the brand to flourish further. Following initial conversations with one leading industry name, I had a chat with someone I have known for a long time now, who I thought might be a good fit. That person was Jeff Jensen, who had known my father for years and was, of course, well versed with Bay- sek equipment as Latin American Sales Director for Cincinnati-based Goettsch International.” “Mark approached me with the idea in the summer of 2024,” says CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
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