Control Devices Acquires Gilmore

HBM Holdings Acquires Control Devices

October 29, 2021

Manufacturing

HBM Holdings has acquired Control Devices, LLC, a Fenton, Missouri-based designer and manufacturer of engineered flow-control products. Control Devices was previously a portfolio company of Goldner Hawn; terms were not disclosed and Control Devices' existing management will remain in place as HBM pursues a buy-and-build growth strategy in industrial components.

Control Devices Acquires Sherwood Valve

January 12, 2026

Manufacturing

Control Devices, a portfolio company of HBM Holdings, has acquired Sherwood Valve to expand its compressed gas flow control portfolio and enhance engineering and manufacturing capabilities. The deal adds Sherwood's product lineup and brand (operations in Cleveland, Ohio and the Pittsburgh area) and brings about 75 employees to Control Devices; financial terms were not disclosed.

Control Devices Acquires Essex Industries' Medical Gas Regulator Product Line

January 31, 2022

Medical Devices

Control Devices, LLC (a portfolio company of HBM Holdings) has acquired the medical gas regulator product line from Essex Industries. The product line will be marketed under the Control Devices brand and expands Control Devices' offerings in the medical gas regulator market; terms were not disclosed.

Control Devices, LLC Acquires Dry Link, Inc.

March 31, 2021

Manufacturing

Control Devices, LLC acquired Dry Link, Inc. (Sunrise, Florida) on March 31, 2021 as its tenth add-on acquisition. The deal adds Dry Link’s dry-disconnect (dry-break) hose couplings and high-containment valves—used across chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and food industries—to Control Devices’ engineered flow-control product portfolio.

Motion & Control Enterprises Acquires General Machinery Company, Inc.

May 3, 2024

Industrial Services

Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE), a Frontenac-backed industrial distributor, has acquired General Machinery Company, Inc., a Birmingham, Alabama-based distributor of automation, electrical, pump and compressed-air products and related repair services. The deal expands MCE's regional footprint and product/service capabilities in Alabama, northwest Florida and eastern Mississippi; General Machinery will continue to operate under its existing leadership.

FloWorks Acquires Slater Controls

October 20, 2025

Industrial Services

FloWorks International LLC, a Houston-based specialty distributor and portfolio company of Wynnchurch Capital, has acquired Slater Controls LLC, a distributor of valve automation, instrumentation, and relief valves with four locations across Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. The deal is an add-on acquisition intended to expand FloWorks' product portfolio, geographic footprint, and cross-selling opportunities under Wynnchurch's ownership.