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Industrial Control Solutions Acquires Modern Instrument Company
The purchase pushes the LDR Partners-backed sensing platform into aerospace temperature validation and ISO-accredited calibration services for the first time
Industrial Control Solutions, a portfolio company of LDR Partners, has acquired the business of Modern Instrument Company, a provider of aerospace temperature-validation and calibration services. Modern Instrument checks that the ovens and furnaces used to heat-treat aerospace parts run at the right temperature, evenly and accurately, and produces the certified paperwork manufacturers need to pass audits. The company’s work includes temperature uniformity surveys, system accuracy tests, equipment validation, instrumentation calibration, and audit-ready compliance documentation. For…
Speyside’s Reed Minerals Blasts Ahead With Buy of U.S. Minerals
The transaction brings together the abrasive industry’s two signature coal-slag brands, Black Beauty and Black Diamond
Reed Minerals, a portfolio company of Speyside Equity, has completed the acquisition of U.S. Minerals, a fellow producer of coal-slag abrasives and roofing granules, and a portfolio company of Merit Capital Partners since 2010. Reed Minerals makes the coarse grit that industrial crews blast at steel and other surfaces to strip off rust, paint and old coatings before repainting or repair — a process known as abrasive blasting — along with the mineral granules that…
Branford Castle is Listening
The Lafayette Instrument platform adds a German maker of ultrasonic microphones in its sixth bolt-on since 2021
Lafayette Instrument, a portfolio company of Branford Castle Partners, has acquired Avisoft Bioacoustics, a German maker of ultrasonic microphones and recording software researchers use to capture animal calls pitched above human hearing. The acquisition is the sixth add-on for the life sciences instrumentation platform since Branford’s second fund acquired Lafayette in 2021. Avisoft Bioacoustics builds the hardware and software scientists rely on to record and study ultrasound — the range of sound above what people…
Matrix Adhesives Makes Its First Deal Stick
The acquisition adds five brands and a European footprint to the TruArc portfolio company
Matrix Adhesives Group, a portfolio company of TruArc Partners, has acquired IPS Adhesives from IPS Corporation. IPS Adhesives makes high-performance adhesives — the industrial glues that hold manufactured products together — for the building and construction, transportation, industrial, and marine industries. The company has specific expertise in methyl methacrylate (MMA) adhesives, a class of structural glue valued because it cures quickly, needs little surface preparation, and can bond dissimilar materials such as metal to plastic….
Right Traffic Heads West with Expert Traffic Control
The add-on acquisition extends the company's North American network into Oregon
Right Traffic, a portfolio company of Genix Holdings, has acquired Expert Traffic Control, a Pacific Northwest traffic-management company that provides signs, cones, barricades, and flaggers to guide motorists safely around road and utility work. Expert Traffic Control (ETC) keeps drivers and work crews apart. When a utility digs up a lane, a road is repaved, or a fiber crew works the shoulder, ETC supplies the temporary traffic control that reroutes vehicles and protects the people…
Godspeed’s Clears the Way With New ICE Add-On
The buy of Southeastern Land Company is the third add-on to Godspeed’s transportation engineering platform
Infrastructure Consulting & Engineering USA (ICE USA), a transportation-focused engineering and infrastructure services platform backed by Godspeed Capital, has acquired Southeastern Land Company, a Myrtle Beach provider of right-of-way and easement acquisition and project management services for public infrastructure and utility projects, in the third add-on to the ICE USA platform. Southeastern Land Company (SLC) is a licensed easement acquisition and project management firm that helps government and utility clients secure the land rights needed…
Country Life Catches a Whiff of Growth With Aura Cacia
The Lion Equity-backed vitamin and personal care company has acquired the aromatherapy brand from Frontier Co-op, adding scent to its supplement-heavy shelf
Country Life, a portfolio company of Lion Equity Partners, has acquired Aura Cacia, a maker of essential oils, aromatherapy, and natural air care products, from Frontier Co-op. Country Life sells a portfolio of natural health and personal care products across three legacy brands. Country Life Vitamins offers supplements such as its Maxi-Hair biotin-based hair, skin, and nails formula, a coenzymated B-Complex, and an Omega-3 fish oil softgel. BioChem contributes sports nutrition products including creatine monohydrate…
Juniper Wades into Aquatic Maintenance with Two Florida Deals
Compass Environmental and Aquatic Weeds bring shoreline restoration and mechanical weed removal to the Fort Myers-based platform
Juniper Landscaping, a Bregal Partners-backed commercial landscaping company, has acquired Compass Environmental and Aquatic Weeds, two Central Florida providers of lake, pond and shoreline maintenance services. These two add-on acquisitions mark Juniper’s entry into aquatic maintenance as a new service line. Compass Environmental, operating as Central Florida Lake Management, is an aquatic and land management provider serving property owners across Florida. The company maintains ponds, lakes and waterways and offers dredging, shoreline restoration and other…
Kanawha Tips the Scale with Strack Acquisition
Investcorp-backed Kanawha Scales continues consolidation of the industrial weighing sector
Kanawha Scales & Systems, a provider of industrial scale calibration and repair services and a portfolio company of Investcorp, has acquired Strack Scale Service. Strack Scale calibrates, installs, and maintains industrial weighing equipment, serving manufacturers and industrial operators across the Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana tri-state region. The company’s work spans a range of industries, built around on-site inspection, testing, and preventative maintenance programs that include support for International Organization for Standardization (ISO) audit requirements. Source:…
Audax Continues Build of Belmont Medical Technologies
Acquisition of Arcos, a developer of clinical software for burn and trauma resuscitation, is Belmont's third add-on
Belmont Medical Technologies, a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity, has acquired Arcos, a developer of clinical software for burn and trauma resuscitation. Belmont Medical develops fluid management and patient temperature management systems used in trauma, surgery, military medicine, and other critical-care settings. The company’s flagship product is the Belmont Rapid Infuser RI-2, a system designed to rapidly deliver warmed blood and fluids to patients experiencing severe blood loss. Using electromagnetic induction heating technology, the…
J.F. Lehman’s Forged Solutions Acquires Custom Alloy
The New Jersey-based company holds Level 1 qualifications as both a U.S. Navy forging and fitting manufacturer — one of only three companies in the country to hold both
Forged Solutions Group, a J.F. Lehman & Company portfolio company and provider of high-specification forgings used in the aerospace, defense, and space markets, has acquired Custom Alloy Corporation. Custom Alloy was acquired by Trident Maritime Systems, a J.F. Lehman portfolio company, through a bankruptcy process in 2023. The new transaction effectively realigns the business within J.F. Lehman’s portfolio following the firm’s acquisition of Forged Solutions Group from Arlington Capital Partners in March 2026. Forged Solutions…
Arcline’s Arxis Closes $890 Million Dual Buy
Combined acquisitions of Omnetics and MagCanica equal approximately 12x estimated FY 2027 adjusted EBITDA
Arxis, a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, has expanded through the acquisitions of Omnetics Connector and MagCanica. The combined purchase price for both companies is approximately $890 million, representing 12 times the estimated FY 2027 adjusted EBITDA of Omnetics and MagCanica. Omnetics designs and manufactures micro-miniature and nano-miniature connectors and interconnect systems used in aerospace, defense, space, medical, and industrial applications. The company’s Nano-D-Sub and Micro-D-Sub connectors — compact, high-density interconnect devices built to…
Scholl’s Moves into Performance Athletics with Purchase of VKTRY
Scholl's Wellness Company adds a carbon fiber insole brand worn by athletes across more than 600 professional and collegiate programs
Scholl’s Wellness Company, the Yellow Wood Partners portfolio company that operates the Dr. Scholl’s brand, has acquired VKTRY Gear, a maker of aerospace-grade carbon fiber performance insoles. VKTRY Gear makes full-length carbon fiber insoles engineered to improve athletic performance by maximizing energy return and reducing lower-leg injuries. The product line spans over-the-counter offerings — the Gold and Silver VK insoles, calibrated across five degrees of flexibility based on athlete weight and sport — as well…
Diamond Chemical Adds Nyco Products
The combination brings a coast-to-coast manufacturing footprint and more than 200 years of combined industry experience to a single independent platform.
A century-old Midwest specialty chemical manufacturer is joining forces with one of the more established names in institutional cleaning chemistry. Diamond Chemical Company, a Graycliff Partners portfolio company, has acquired Nyco Products Company, a manufacturer of specialty cleaning chemicals for janitorial, food processing, healthcare, and education markets. Nyco was founded in 1920 in Chicago by Vince Nyhan as the Nyhan Company, initially selling bottled water and powdered cleanser before building the business into a broad…
PestCo Pushes Deeper into Arizona with Purchase of University Termite & Pest Control
The Tucson company, in operation for more than five decades, extends PestCo's footprint in the Southwest for the third time in less than a year.
University Termite & Pest Control, a family-owned pest management company serving residential and commercial customers across Arizona since 1974, has been acquired by PestCo Holdings, a national pest control platform backed by Thompson Street Capital Partners. University Termite offers pest, termite, and weed control services to residential and commercial accounts across the state of Arizona, including schools, hospitals, food preparation facilities, and other sensitive environments. The company employs an integrated pest management (IPM) approach —…
Relevant Solutions Acquires Automation Werx
Transaction marks Relevant's first add-on acquisition since partnering with Fusion Capital Partners in May 2025
Relevant Solutions, a portfolio company of Fusion Capital Partners, has acquired Automation Werx, a provider of industrial automation and systems integration services to dairy operators, municipal water systems, and agricultural businesses. Automation Werx designs and builds custom electrical control panels that house the switches, wiring, controllers, and electronics used to operate industrial machines and systems. The company also develops and programs the software that controls those systems, including PLCs (programmable logic controllers), HMIs (human-machine interfaces),…
Vasco Expands Sports Surfaces Platform
The acquisitions of South Carolina-based Howard B. Jones & Son and Florida-headquartered Court Surfaces strengthen Vasco’s Southeast operations
The Vasco Group, a sports surfaces company and a portfolio company of Monogram Capital and Halmos Capital since April 2025, has acquired Howard B. Jones & Son and Court Surfaces of Florida. The Vasco Group is a provider of sports surfacing services, including construction, resurfacing and maintenance of athletic fields and courts used by K–12 schools, universities, municipalities, homeowner associations and professional athletic organizations. The company’s capabilities include asphalt and synthetic turf surfacing, track and…
