TIC Holding Schweiz / Winterberg Acquire Metron Measurement SA

TIC Holding Schweiz Acquires TransGeo AG

September 18, 2025

Engineering Services

TIC Holding Schweiz AG, a buy‑build‑and‑technologize platform financed by Winterberg, has acquired TransGeo AG, an ISO/IEC 17025‑accredited construction materials testing and geological advisory laboratory based in Gümligen near Bern, Switzerland, effective retroactively to January 1, 2025. The deal is an add‑on to TIC Holding Schweiz's testing services platform and provides a succession solution for TransGeo's majority shareholder and CEO Christian Wyss while retaining local management through a staged handover.

TIC Holding Schweiz AG (Winterberg) Acquires LCBE SA

January 1, 2025

Industrial Services

TIC Holding Schweiz AG, a Winterberg‑financed buy‑build platform, has acquired LCBE Laboratoire de Contrôle bétons, enrobés et sols SA, an accredited construction materials testing laboratory headquartered in Bossonnens, Fribourg, Switzerland, with the acquisition effective retroactively from January 1, 2025. The seller Daniel De Nicola will remain as Managing Director; the deal expands TIC Holding Schweiz's geographic footprint and service offering in construction materials testing across Switzerland.

TIC Holding Schweiz Acquires Stake in Vibro-Consult AG

January 22, 2026

Industrial Services

TIC Holding Schweiz AG, a Winterberg‑financed buy‑build platform focused on accredited testing, inspection and calibration services, has acquired a stake in Vibro-Consult AG. Vibro-Consult, a Brugg‑based specialist in vibration and machinery diagnostics for power generation and industrial rotating equipment, will join TIC Holding Schweiz's industry platform to accelerate growth and expand testing/monitoring capabilities.

TIC Holding Schweiz Acquires HSE Conseils SA

January 15, 2026

Environmental Services

TIC Holding Schweiz AG, a Winterberg-backed buy-and-build platform, has acquired HSE Conseils SA, a La Tène (Neuchâtel)–headquartered specialist in construction pollutant diagnostics, environmental services and occupational health and safety with seven Swiss sites. Founder and former owner Marc Dutoit is reinvesting at the holding level and will remain CEO; the deal expands TIC Holding Schweiz's construction safety/environment platform and French-speaking Switzerland footprint as part of its broader roll-up strategy.

Transcat Acquires TIC-MS, Inc.

March 27, 2023

Industrial Services

Transcat, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRNS) acquired all of the capital stock of TIC-MS, Inc., an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited calibration laboratory based in St. Louis, Missouri, effective March 27, 2023 for $9.7 million (70% stock, 30% cash, subject to customary holdbacks). The acquisition strengthens Transcat's Midwest presence, complements its existing St. Louis lab capabilities, and management and staff of TIC-MS will remain in place as operations are consolidated.

Clarion Capital Partners Invests in International Cybernetics to Launch TICC Infrastructure Testing Platform

June 12, 2025

Infrastructure

Clarion Capital Partners has invested in International Cybernetics (ICC), partnering with ICC management and shareholders to establish a Testing, Inspection, Certification and Compliance (TICC) platform focused on infrastructure testing and inspection across the U.S. and Canada. Stellus Capital Management provided unitranche senior debt financing and an equity co-investment to support the transaction; ICC will continue to be led by CEO Michael Nieminen while Mustafa Temiz will help oversee the combined platform.