In-Place Machining Company Acquires Cutting Edge Services Corporation

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Acquires In-Place Machining Company

September 22, 2021

Industrial Services

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP), in partnership with In-Place Machining Company management, has acquired In-Place Machining Company (IPM) from Platte River Equity. LLCP intends to support IPM's continued growth through organic initiatives and potential add-on acquisitions while the existing management team remains in place.

In-Place Machining Company Acquires Exact Metrology

July 19, 2021

Industrial Services

In-Place Machining Company (a Platte River Equity portfolio company) has acquired Exact Metrology, a full-service 3D metrology and laser measurement provider. The add-on expands IPM's on-site precision measurement, alignment and metrology capabilities and brings complementary customers across aerospace, industrial, automotive and medical end markets.

In-Place Machining Acquires East Coast Metrology

December 7, 2022

Industrial Services

In-Place Machining Company (IPM), a portfolio company of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP), has acquired East Coast Metrology, LLC (ECM), a Topsfield, Massachusetts-based precision measurement and calibration services provider. The acquisition expands IPM's Measurement and Alignment Services Division—adding 3D scanning, reverse engineering, CMM inspection and ISO/IEC 17025 calibration capabilities—to broaden service offerings and geographic coverage across North America.

In-Place Machining Acquires Western Machine Works

March 28, 2023

Industrial Services

In-Place Machining Company (IPM), a portfolio company of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP), has acquired Western Machine Works, LLC (WMW), a Portland, Oregon-based precision machine shop. The add-on expands IPM's on-site machining and precision repair capabilities while strengthening its geographic presence in the Pacific Northwest and across targeted end markets such as pulp & paper, marine, and renewable power.

Continuim Equity Partners Acquires Cutting Edge Machining Solutions

December 2, 2022

Manufacturing

Pittsburgh-based private equity firm Continuim Equity Partners has acquired Cutting Edge Machining Solutions (CEMS), a Swiss-style CNC precision machine shop headquartered in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, from Michael Walsh. Continuim plans to use CEMS as the first investment in a new automation-enabled precision machining platform to drive operational improvements and pursue add-on acquisitions across aerospace, defense, electronics and other industrial end markets.

Pfingsten Acquires American Cutting Edge (ACE)

May 14, 2025

Industrial Services

Pfingsten, an operationally focused private equity firm, acquired American Cutting Edge (ACE), a distributor of consumable industrial knives, blades and razors with value‑added sharpening, etching and inventory management services. ACE is headquartered in Miamisburg, Ohio (with an additional facility in Akron) and will be scaled as a new platform investment to drive sales and marketing growth, product introductions and add-on acquisitions.