Tecum Capital and Genesis Park Invest in Chemistry to Support Breakwater Management Majority Recapitalization

Tecum Capital Leads Investment in CM Industries

February 21, 2024

Manufacturing

Tecum Capital has made an investment in CM Industries, a Lake Zurich, Illinois-based manufacturer of welding equipment and consumable welding supplies, joining with CM Industries' senior management, Stacker Holdings, and Salem Investment Partners as co-investors. The capital will support expansion of CM Industries' manufacturing capacity and geographic reach across distributor channels serving markets in the United States, Mexico, Canada and Germany.

Tecum Capital and Expedition Capital Recapitalize BP Business Solutions

July 13, 2021

Environmental Services

Tecum Capital Partners and Expedition Capital Partners led a majority recapitalization of BP Business Solutions, partnering with CEO Lou Pellegrino and management, who retained meaningful ownership. The investors will provide growth capital to accelerate BP's expansion (including potential strategic add-on acquisitions), broaden in-house equipment rental offerings, and support national growth of the company's asset-light managed waste, recycling and facilities services.

Cantilever Group Makes Strategic Minority Investment in Tecum Capital

September 4, 2025

Financial Services

Cantilever Group has made a minority equity investment in Tecum Capital to support Tecum's expansion and strategic growth initiatives within the SBIC and lower-middle-market private credit space. Tecum's existing management will remain in place as the firm leverages Cantilever's capital and resources to build its leadership position and invest in team and platform growth.

Black Bay Energy Capital Acquires Merichem Process Technologies & Catalyst Business (Merichem Technologies)

January 3, 2024

Industrial Services

Black Bay Energy Capital acquired Merichem Company's technology business — Merichem Process Technologies and Merichem Catalyst Products — which will be renamed Merichem Technologies and operated as a standalone sulfur-treating platform. Merichem Company will retain its caustic services business while the new platform will be led by former Merichem technology leaders to expand sulfur-treatment capabilities across energy and industrial end markets.

Tecum Capital and ESI Complete Minority Recapitalization of Hainesport Transportation Group

November 13, 2023

Environmental Services

Tecum Capital led a minority recapitalization of Hainesport Transportation Group (HTG), co-investing alongside Dickson Suit and Environmental Services Investors (ESI), with Comerica providing senior debt. The investment will provide growth capital and strategic support to expand HTG's vertically integrated waste logistics platform across the Northeast U.S.

Tecum Capital Leads Strategic Investment in The Lewis Group

September 29, 2023

Environmental Services

Tecum Capital, alongside Glen Oaks Capital, Five Points Capital and SharpVue Capital, has made a strategic capital investment in The Lewis Group, a provider of environmental remediation, emergency response and property/industrial maintenance services. CEO Rick Lewis remains the company’s largest shareholder and management will continue to run the business; the capital will support organic growth, geographic expansion and selected add-on acquisitions.