Duravant Acquires PPM Technologies from Stonehenge Partners

Stonehenge Partners Acquires PPM Technologies

January 2, 2019

Manufacturing

Stonehenge Partners acquired PPM Technologies, LLC in January 2019. PPM, headquartered in Newberg, Oregon, designs, engineers, and manufactures food processing equipment and replacement parts for a global base of packaged food producers.

Duravant Acquires T-TEK Material Handling

August 26, 2024

Manufacturing

Duravant LLC has acquired T-TEK Material Handling LLC, a Montgomery, Alabama-based manufacturer of high-speed end-of-line packaging machinery. The acquisition expands Duravant's packaging solutions portfolio—adding palletizers, depalletizers, conveyors and turnkey end-of-line systems to better serve food, beverage and consumer packaged goods customers.

Duravant Acquires Majority Stake in BVSP and Establishes Duravant Brazil

April 10, 2023

Manufacturing

Duravant LLC has formed Duravant Brazil LTDA and acquired a majority stake in BVSP LTDA, a Brazilian manufacturer of parts and aftermarket service provider for poultry processing lines. The move establishes a local sales and service entity to support Duravant’s global food-processing customers and expand local spare-parts and technical service capabilities in Brazil.

Carlyle Invests in Duravant; Warburg Pincus Remains Partner

October 29, 2021

Manufacturing

Duravant LLC, a global engineered equipment and automation solutions provider for food processing, packaging and material handling, announced a strategic investment led by funds from Carlyle with Warburg Pincus remaining a partner. The capital will support Duravant’s platform growth — including new product development, geographic expansion and continued add-on acquisitions — and terms were not disclosed.

Duravant Acquires Matthews' Warehouse Automation Business

December 31, 2025

Manufacturing

Duravant, LLC has completed the acquisition of the Warehouse Automation business from Matthews International Corporation. Matthews received $232.1 million in total consideration for the business (cash plus assumption of liabilities); the business generated $72 million in sales in fiscal 2025 and Matthews said proceeds will be used to reduce outstanding debt.

Duravant Acquires National Presort (NPI)

August 16, 2023

Manufacturing

Duravant LLC has acquired National Presort, LP (NPI), a Fort Worth, Texas-based manufacturer of automated parcel sortation systems. The acquisition expands Duravant's material handling and sortation capabilities to better serve e-commerce, courier, parcel post and fulfillment customers, and adds NPI's modular high-speed sortation technology plus aftermarket service capabilities to Duravant's portfolio.