Compactor Rentals of America Acquires Maguire Equipment

Kinderhook Recapitalizes Compactor Rentals of America

February 2, 2024

Environmental Services

Kinderhook Industries has recapitalized Compactor Rentals of America (CRA), acquiring the company from management and investor Bestige Holdings. The investment will provide capital and operational support to scale CRA’s nationwide compactor and baler rental platform, pursue acquisitions, and expand penetration in end markets such as multifamily real estate, manufacturing, and retail.

Compactor Rentals of America Acquires Pak-Rite Rentals

June 20, 2024

Environmental Services

Compactor Rentals of America (CRA), a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, has acquired Pak-Rite Rentals, a New Palestine, Indiana-based lessor of waste compactors and balers. The add-on transaction expands CRA's fleet and geographic footprint (creating ~11,000 compactors on rent combined), brings Pak-Rite's team into CRA, and aims to improve national service coverage and asset uptime.

Compactor Rentals of America (Kinderhook) Acquires Waste Equipment Rentals & Sales; IEG Purchases WERS Service Division

October 28, 2025

Environmental Services

Compactor Rentals of America (CRA), a Kinderhook Industries portfolio company, acquired Waste Equipment Rentals & Sales (WERS) to expand its national rental and sales platform and add regional density in Texas. Following that transaction, Impact Environmental Group (IEG) acquired WERS' Service Division to preserve service continuity and enhance IEG’s nationwide service capabilities for compactors and balers.

Carnegie Acquires Maguire Associates

July 11, 2022

Education

Carnegie, a New Heritage Capital portfolio company, has acquired Maguire Associates to integrate Maguire's financial aid optimization and enrollment analytics capabilities into Carnegie’s student search and full-service enrollment marketing offerings. The acquisition expands Carnegie’s data science and modeling capabilities to better serve colleges and universities and bolsters its psychometrics and research team.

Komar Industries Acquires Metro Compactor Service, BaleForce and Chute Source

February 17, 2026

Industrial Services

Komar Industries has acquired Metro Compactor Service, Inc., BaleForce Recycling Equipment Inc., and Chute Source LLC to create a unified North American waste and recycling equipment and services platform. The deal expands Komar's equipment portfolio, service network and IoT capabilities—strengthening its presence in Canada and increasing its ability to serve multi-tenant residential and commercial customers across North America.

KT Capital Affiliate Recapitalizes Recycling Equipment, Inc.

September 17, 2024

Manufacturing

An affiliate of KT Capital (Atlanta, Georgia) has acquired a majority stake in Recycling Equipment Incorporated (REI) in a recapitalization alongside existing management and shareholders. The transaction positions REI — a designer, manufacturer and service provider of recycling equipment operating from Newton, North Carolina and Fort Worth, Texas — to accelerate growth and expand its market footprint in the eastern and southern United States.