Beecken Petty O'Keefe Acquires Midwest Products & Engineering from Pfingsten

Graham Partners Acquires Midwest Products & Engineering (MPE) from BPOC

April 7, 2026

Healthcare Services

BPOC has completed the sale of Midwest Products & Engineering (“MPE”), a Milwaukee-based contract designer, developer and manufacturer of complex electromechanical and robotic-assisted surgical systems, to Graham Partners. The deal marks BPOC’s exit following its 2019 acquisition with MPE CEO Hank Kohl and the management team.

BPOC Makes Strategic Investment in Praxis Packaging Solutions

September 10, 2022

Pharmaceuticals

Chicago-based healthcare investor BPOC (Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Company) made a strategic minority/majority investment in Praxis Packaging Solutions, a Grand Rapids-based contract packaging provider for OTC/Rx pharmaceuticals, medical devices, animal health and health & beauty products. Huizenga Group will retain a minority stake; proceeds will fund expanded sales and marketing and broadened service capabilities, and John Lowry will join Praxis as Executive Chairman.

MPE Inc. (BPOC Portfolio Company) Acquires Racine Metal-Fab

December 30, 2021

Manufacturing

Midwest Products & Engineering (MPE INC), a portfolio company of healthcare-focused private equity firm BPOC, has acquired Racine Metal-Fab (RMF), a precision sheet metal fabricator. The add-on expands MPE's light-gauge stamping, fabrication and assembly capabilities to better serve medical device and technology OEM customers.

Midwest Products & Engineering (MPE) Acquires MindFlow Design

September 9, 2021

Medical Devices

Midwest Products & Engineering (MPE-INC), a Milwaukee-based design and contract manufacturer of medical devices, has acquired MindFlow Design, a Carlsbad, California medical product design firm. The acquisition brings MindFlow's concept-to-manufacture-ready design capabilities into MPE's vertically integrated "Concept to Completion" model to expand MPE's design solutions and accelerate OEM product commercialization.

Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Company Takes Majority Stake in ClareMedica Health Partners

July 18, 2019

Healthcare Services

Chicago-based private equity firm Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Company (BPOC) has made a majority equity investment in Florida primary-care provider ClareMedica Health Partners. The capital will support ClareMedica's planned series of practice acquisitions to expand its footprint across Florida and scale its Medicare Advantage-focused care model.

Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Company Acquires Majority Stake in Health-E Commerce

February 19, 2019

E-Commerce

Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Company (BPOC) has made a majority equity investment in Health-E Commerce, the New York–based parent of FSAstore.com and HSAstore.com. Founder and CEO Jeremy Miller remains in place and a meaningful shareholder as BPOC partners with the company to accelerate growth and expand its reach into the market of consumers using pre-tax health benefits.