Cold Chain Technologies Acquires Tower Cold Chain

Cold Chain Technologies Acquires Global Cold Chain Solutions

March 5, 2025

Manufacturing

Cold Chain Technologies (CCT) has acquired Global Cold Chain Solutions (GCCS), a provider of passive thermal packaging and related services with manufacturing sites across Australia and India; terms were not disclosed. The acquisition expands CCT's Asia Pacific presence and manufacturing capabilities in support of life sciences and pharmaceutical customers and is CCT's fifth add-on since partnering with Aurora Capital Partners.

Cold Chain Technologies Acquires Packaging Technology Group (PTG)

March 21, 2022

Manufacturing

Cold Chain Technologies (a portfolio company of Aurora Capital Partners) has acquired Packaging Technology Group (PTG), a Fall River, Massachusetts-based provider of sustainable, curbside-recyclable thermal packaging for the life sciences industry. The add-on strengthens CCT's sustainable thermal packaging portfolio and expands its capabilities and product offering for biopharmaceutical customers; terms were not disclosed.

Vertical Cold Storage Acquires Arctic Logistics

April 2, 2025

Logistics & Distribution

Vertical Cold Storage, sponsored by Platform Ventures, acquired Arctic Logistics' 140,000 sq ft cold storage facility in Canton, Michigan. The acquisition expands Vertical Cold's national footprint and cross-border capabilities for U.S.-Canada trade; terms were not disclosed.

Trane Technologies (Thermo King) Acquires Klinge Corporation

August 7, 2024

Manufacturing

Trane Technologies, through its Thermo King brand, completed the acquisition of Klinge Corporation on August 1, 2024. Klinge, a York, Pennsylvania–based maker of specialized ISO refrigerated transport containers and related power-generation equipment, will complement Thermo King's transport temperature-control portfolio and expand its capability to serve highly specialized cold‑chain and government/military markets.

TorQuest Partners Acquires VersaCold Logistics Services

December 16, 2020

Logistics & Distribution

TorQuest Partners, together with co-investors The Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO) and OPTrust, completed the acquisition of VersaCold Logistics Services from KingSett Capital and Ivanhoé Cambridge. VersaCold's management (led by Mike Arcamone as CEO) rolled equity and will continue to operate the business as the new investors support growth of the company's temperature‑controlled warehousing and food logistics network in Canada.

Watsco and Carrier Acquire Temperature Equipment Corporation

March 16, 2021

HVAC & Mechanical

Watsco, Inc., together with Carrier Global Corporation, signed an agreement to acquire Temperature Equipment Corporation (TEC) for Watsco to own 80% and Carrier 20%. TEC is a Chicago/Lansing, Illinois–based HVAC distributor with $291 million in 2020 sales, ~10,000 customers and 32 Midwest locations; the deal expands Watsco's footprint into the U.S. Midwest.