Control Devices Acquires Sherwood Valve

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 Gilmore

January 29, 2024

Manufacturing

Control Devices, a portfolio company of HBM Holdings, has acquired Gilmore, a Houston-based manufacturer of severe service flow control valves. The acquisition expands Control Devices' flow control product offering and strengthens HBM's capabilities and presence in the oil & gas energy market; approximately 100 employees will join HBM/Control Devices as part of the deal.

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 Swanson Flo

February 4, 2021

Industrial Services

Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE), a Frontenac-backed supplier of fluid power and lubrication solutions, has acquired Swanson Flo, Co., a regional distributor of process instrumentation, flow control valves, actuators and related services. Swanson Flo (92 employees) will continue to operate under its name and leadership from its Plymouth, Minnesota headquarters with four warehouse locations; the deal expands MCE's flow control capabilities and geographic footprint in the Upper Midwest.

Motion & Control Enterprises Acquires Ives Equipment Corporation

June 4, 2024

Industrial Services

Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE) has acquired Ives Equipment Corporation, a King of Prussia, Pennsylvania-based distributor of process valves and instrumentation. The acquisition expands MCE's Mid-Atlantic distribution and service capabilities; MCE is PE-backed by Frontenac, which is noted in the announcement.