Tecum Equity Invests in Kadon Precision and Aerospace

Tecum Capital Leads Investment in CM Industries

February 21, 2024

Manufacturing

Tecum Capital has made an investment in CM Industries, a Lake Zurich, Illinois-based manufacturer of welding equipment and consumable welding supplies, joining with CM Industries' senior management, Stacker Holdings, and Salem Investment Partners as co-investors. The capital will support expansion of CM Industries' manufacturing capacity and geographic reach across distributor channels serving markets in the United States, Mexico, Canada and Germany.

KLH Capital Recapitalizes Undisclosed Precision Tank & Cylinder Manufacturer

September 8, 2021

Manufacturing

KLH Capital completed a recapitalization of a Midwest-based precision tank and cylinder manufacturer in September 2021. Generational Equity advised the seller; the investment will provide growth capital and support succession planning while the company continues to serve top-tier OEM customers across consumer, defense and industrial end markets.

Crestview Aerospace Acquires Kemco Aerospace Manufacturing

September 28, 2021

Aerospace & Defense

Crestview Aerospace, a portfolio company of American Industrial Partners, has acquired Kemco Aerospace Manufacturing, a St. Louis-based precision machining and aerospace components manufacturer. KAL Capital Markets acted as sell-side advisor to Kemco in the transaction, which adds machining capacity and defense/aerospace manufacturing capabilities to the Crestview platform.

Tecum, Valley Ridge, Petra and Centerfield Invest in Keystone Foam

September 6, 2022

Manufacturing

An investor group led by Valley Ridge Investment Partners and Tecum Capital, alongside Petra Capital Partners and Centerfield Capital Partners, acquired a stake in Keystone Foam PA, LLC to augment the Quinn family and provide growth capital. The financing (terms undisclosed) will support reinvestment in people, equipment and facilities as Keystone pursues expansion across medical, packaging and furniture end markets; CNB Bank provided senior debt.

Fusion Capital Partners Acquires Tavoron Holdings, Inc.

January 31, 2025

Industrial Services

Los Angeles-based private equity firm Fusion Capital Partners has acquired Tavoron Holdings, Inc., an Eagan, Minnesota–based leader in industrial automation components, robotic systems and compressed air technologies. Monroe Capital provided a senior credit facility to support the acquisition; Tavoron will remain headquartered in Eagan and continue to be led by its current management team.

Cantilever Group Makes Strategic Minority Investment in Tecum Capital

September 4, 2025

Financial Services

Cantilever Group has made a minority equity investment in Tecum Capital to support Tecum's expansion and strategic growth initiatives within the SBIC and lower-middle-market private credit space. Tecum's existing management will remain in place as the firm leverages Cantilever's capital and resources to build its leadership position and invest in team and platform growth.