Motion & Control Enterprises Acquires Lone Star Machine Works

Motion & Control Enterprises Acquires General Machinery Company, Inc.

May 3, 2024

Industrial Services

Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE), a Frontenac-backed industrial distributor, has acquired General Machinery Company, Inc., a Birmingham, Alabama-based distributor of automation, electrical, pump and compressed-air products and related repair services. The deal expands MCE's regional footprint and product/service capabilities in Alabama, northwest Florida and eastern Mississippi; General Machinery will continue to operate under its existing leadership.

Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE) Acquires Piedmont Electric Motor Repair, Inc.

January 18, 2024

Industrial Services

Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE), a Frontenac-backed industrial services platform, has acquired Piedmont Electric Motor Repair, Inc., a family-owned electric motor and crane repair provider based in Asheboro, North Carolina. The acquisition expands MCE's maintenance, repair and fabrication capabilities and will allow Piedmont to continue operating under its name with existing leadership.

Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE) Acquires Air Automation Engineering

August 2, 2024

Industrial Services

Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE), a Frontenac-backed industrial automation platform, has acquired Air Automation Engineering (AAE), a Fridley, Minnesota-based distributor and service provider of automation products and tooling. The add-on expands MCE’s automation capabilities, product offerings and served geographies across the Upper Midwest while AAE will continue to operate under its existing leadership.

Motion & Control Enterprises Acquires Power & Pumps, Inc. and Industrial Control Services, Inc.

June 6, 2023

Industrial Services

Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE) has completed the acquisitions of Power & Pumps, Inc., a Jacksonville-based distributor of pumps and power-transmission products, and Industrial Control Services, Inc., a Zeeland-based value-added automation distributor. The deals expand MCE's geographic footprint, broaden its automation and fluid-processing product and service offerings, and represent add-on acquisitions to the MCE platform backed by Frontenac.

Lone Star Funds Acquires CentroMotion from One Rock Capital Partners

June 20, 2023

Manufacturing

Affiliates of Lone Star Funds have acquired BRWS Parent LLC and its subsidiaries (collectively CentroMotion) from One Rock Capital Partners. CentroMotion is a global designer and manufacturer of engineered systems for industrial and transportation applications; financial terms were not disclosed.

Motion & Control Enterprises Acquires Precision Pump & Valve

February 6, 2023

Industrial Services

Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE), a supplier of fluid power, flow control and automation solutions, has acquired Precision Pump & Valve (PPV), a Lake Charles, Louisiana-based distributor and remanufacturer of safety relief and control valves and pumps. The acquisition expands MCE's valve repair and remanufacturing capabilities and extends its geographic footprint across Louisiana, Texas and Ohio; Frontenac is the private equity partner associated with MCE.