Kodiak LLC Acquires Sunocs LLC

Kodiak Acquires Southern Adhesives and Coatings

July 9, 2024

Manufacturing

Kodiak, a Cincinnati-based specialty chemical supplier, has acquired Southern Adhesives and Coatings of Madeira, Ohio. The acquisition adds adhesives and coatings capabilities to Kodiak's portfolio and enables the company to expand into the paper and packaging end markets.

Kodiak Acquires Aztech Lubricants

March 5, 2024

Manufacturing

Kodiak, a specialty process fluids supplier, has acquired Aztech Lubricants, an Oklahoma-based maker of wire-drawing and powdered chemical products. The acquisition expands Kodiak’s product portfolio into powder-based chemistries and increases its manufacturing and blending capacity to better serve industrial end markets such as aerospace, automotive and agriculture.

Kodiak Building Partners Acquires Sunrise Builders Supply

October 19, 2022

Building Products

Kodiak Building Partners has acquired Sunrise Builders Supply, a two-location building materials distributor founded in Horn Lake, Mississippi, expanding Kodiak’s footprint into the Mississippi and Tennessee markets. Sunrise will continue operating locally under Kodiak’s ownership, which Kodiak says will provide additional vendor access, growth opportunities, and operational support.

Kodiak Acquires Crown Carbon Reduction Technologies and US Chemical

October 31, 2025

Manufacturing

Cincinnati-based specialty chemical company Kodiak has acquired Crown Carbon Reduction Technologies and US Chemical to expand its manufacturing footprint, product portfolio and presence in the energy and mining end markets. The deals add new product lines (dust control, freeze conditioning, water treatment chemicals and fuel catalysts), nine manufacturing locations (bringing Kodiak to nine production sites) and additional employees to accelerate cross-selling and service capabilities.

Sun Capital Affiliate Acquires Koch Separation Solutions (now Kovalus Separation Solutions)

August 14, 2023

Industrial Services

An affiliate of Sun Capital Partners has acquired Koch Separation Solutions, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, and the business has been rebranded as Kovalus Separation Solutions. The company — headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts with over 700 employees — will operate as a standalone business under existing management to accelerate growth and expand its separation technology offerings across food & beverage, dairy, life science and industrial markets.

Kodiak Gas Services Acquires CSI Compressco LP for $854M in All-Equity Deal

December 19, 2023

Energy

Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. agreed to acquire CSI Compressco LP in an all-equity transaction valued at approximately $854 million (including assumed net debt of $619 million), creating the largest contract compression fleet in the industry. The deal expands Kodiak’s service offerings into CSI Compressco’s treating, gas cooling and aftermarket services, is expected to be accretive to cash flow, and targets at least $20 million of annual run-rate synergies.