Arcline Investment Management Acquires Rotating Machinery Services, Inc.

Rotating Machinery Services (RMS) Acquires East Coast Mechanical 6 Marine (ECMM)

February 1, 2026

Industrial Services

Rotating Machinery Services (RMS) announced it has acquired East Coast Mechanical 6 Marine (ECMM), a provider of rotating equipment field services, millwright labor, and outage support. The deal adds 27 experienced field-service professionals to RMS’s Global Technology Solutions organization to expand technology-enabled global turbomachinery field execution.

New State Capital Partners Acquires Universal Plant Services' Rotating Equipment Segment

August 14, 2024

Industrial Services

New State Capital Partners, with partner APEX Capital Partners, acquired the rotating equipment segment of Universal Plant Services from Jones Industrial Holdings. The rotating segment will continue to operate under the Universal Plant Services brand and remain headquartered in Deer Park, Texas, with current management remaining in place. New State said the business will serve as an anchor investment for a broader industrial aftermarket platform while JIH retains the non-rotating, instrument & electrical, and manufacturing installation segments.

Industrial Service Solutions Acquires Rotating Mechanical Solutions Corporation

August 15, 2022

Industrial Services

Industrial Service Solutions (ISS), a Houston-based industrial services provider, has acquired full ownership of Rotating Mechanical Solutions Corporation (RMSC), a Colorado-headquartered specialist in maintenance, repair and overhaul of large-scale rotating equipment. The acquisition expands ISS’s on-site preventive and predictive maintenance, testing and diagnostics, and motor/compressor sales and service capabilities across the western United States as an add‑on to ISS’s field service platform.

Tech24 Acquires RMS Mechanical Services

December 7, 2021

HVAC & Mechanical

Tech24, a national provider of foodservice and commercial HVAC repair backed by HCI Equity Partners, acquired RMS Mechanical Services of Ambridge, Pennsylvania on December 3, 2021. The acquisition is Tech24’s seventh add‑on and expands its presence and customer base in the greater Pittsburgh foodservice repair and maintenance market; financial terms were not disclosed.

Arcline Investment Management Acquires SYNEO

October 28, 2020

Medical Devices

Arcline Investment Management, a growth-oriented private equity firm, acquired a controlling stake in SYNEO from Rockwood Equity Partners. SYNEO is a vertically-integrated machine, tooling and services company serving the interventional medical device and specialty press-fit PCB markets, with manufacturing facilities in West Palm Beach, Florida and Angleton, Texas and forward-deployed sales/service offices in Europe and Asia.

Cortec Group Acquires Rotating Machinery Services

June 1, 2019

Industrial Services

Cortec Group, through Cortec Fund VI in partnership with RMS management, acquired Rotating Machinery Services (RMS), a Bethlehem, Pennsylvania-based provider of aftermarket repair, maintenance and overhaul services for large rotating machinery. The seller was Incline Equity Partners, which had been the prior institutional investor since 2015; RMS has ~200 employees, multiple service locations (including Houston), and serves a global customer base across industrial end markets.