HKW (with Riverside) Acquires CMIT Solutions and HTW

HKW Acquires CIS Secure Computing; Riverside Makes Minority Investment

April 20, 2021

Cybersecurity

HKW, a middle-market private equity firm, has acquired CIS Secure Computing from Acorn Growth Companies. The Riverside Company’s Riverside Strategic Capital Fund partnered with HKW as a minority investor to support CIS’s product and software expansion and pursue strategic add-on acquisitions; CIS is headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia and provides secure endpoint communications solutions to government and security-conscious customers.

CMIT Solutions Acquires Wright Technology Group

June 26, 2025

IT Services

CMIT Solutions has acquired Wright Technology Group, a Southern Massachusetts managed service provider, to strengthen CMIT’s presence across Greater Providence and the broader New England region. Howard Wright will remain on board to ensure continuity as the regional MSP is integrated into CMIT’s national network of franchise locations.

HKW Acquires Sepratech Liquid Solutions

July 14, 2025

Industrial Services

HKW, a middle-market private equity firm based in Indianapolis, has acquired Sepratech Liquid Solutions, an industrial water and wastewater treatment services provider headquartered in Gonzales, Louisiana. HKW said the acquisition will support Sepratech’s growth initiatives across marketing, sales and operations while maintaining the company’s regulatory, safety and environmental standards.

First Capital Partners Invests in Computer Wholesalers, Inc.

April 9, 2020

IT Services

First Capital Partners provided mezzanine debt and equity to support a majority recapitalization of Computer Wholesalers, Inc. (CWI) in partnership with founder and CEO Ivan Somyk and existing investor Palladian Capital Partners. CWI, headquartered in Hackettstown, New Jersey, is an IT asset disposition (ITAD) company with processing and distribution centers in Hackettstown, NJ, Atlanta, GA, and Phoenix, AZ that audits, securely wipes, grades and resells used enterprise IT equipment worldwide.

CenterOak Partners Majority Recapitalizes HK Solutions Group

July 14, 2021

Environmental Services

CenterOak Partners completed a majority recapitalization of HK Solutions Group, a Des Moines-based provider of water and wastewater infrastructure inspection, cleaning, repair and industrial services in the U.S. Midwest. The HK Solutions management team, led by CEO Wade Anderson, will remain in place as CenterOak plans to grow the business organically and via add-on acquisitions to expand service capabilities and market presence.

HKW Acquires Technical Toolboxes Powertools, Inc.

January 6, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

HKW, a middle-market private equity firm, has acquired Technical Toolboxes Powertools, Inc., a Houston-based provider of cloud-based analytics and compliance-oriented software for pipeline operators and related engineering and inspection firms. The acquisition will support growth and product development to expand the company's role in midstream pipeline risk management and operational efficiency; financial terms were not disclosed.