L Squared Capital Partners Acquires Functional Devices, Inc.
February 23, 2026
L Squared Capital Partners has acquired Functional Devices, Inc., a Sharpsville, Indiana–headquartered maker of RIB relays, current sensors, power supplies and other field devices for building automation and emergency lighting. Management (led by President & CEO Mark Fernandes) invested alongside L Squared, which plans to invest in product development, commercial expansion and pursue add-on acquisitions to build out a platform in peripheral components for building automation.
- Buyers
- L Squared Capital Partners
- Targets
- Functional Devices, Inc.
- Sellers
- Shorehill Capital
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Indiana, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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