Branford Castle Partners Acquires Fibrix Filtration

Vance Street Capital Acquires Fumex Air Filtration Systems

December 17, 2024

Manufacturing

Los Angeles-based private equity firm Vance Street Capital has partnered with Fumex Air Filtration Systems, a Kennesaw, Georgia-based designer and manufacturer of industrial fume extraction and air filtration solutions. Fumex CEO Kevin East is reinvesting and will remain in place; Vance Street plans to support product development, organic growth and pursue strategic M&A opportunities to expand the business.

Clean Solutions Group (Branford Castle Partners) Acquires HDK Industries

November 20, 2023

Manufacturing

Clean Solutions Group (CSG), a platform backed by private equity firm Branford Castle Partners, acquired HDK Industries and will consolidate the HDK brand into its Fibrix Filtration business. The add-on expands CSG’s nonwoven filtration and specialty medical materials capabilities across air, liquid and medical filtration end markets; terms were not disclosed.

Hexatronic Group AB Acquires Fibron BX Limited from Rubicon Partners

August 1, 2023

Manufacturing

Hexatronic Group AB has acquired Fibron BX Limited, a UK-based manufacturer of harsh-environment electro-optical and subsea umbilical cables, from private equity owner Rubicon Partners. Fibron, headquartered in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire with about 114 employees and a 7,200 sqm production facility, will continue to be led by its existing management team.

Fibrix Filtration (backed by Branford Castle) Acquires Americo Manufacturing; Forms Clean Solutions Group

February 7, 2022

Manufacturing

Fibrix Filtration, a portfolio company of Branford Castle Partners, has acquired Americo Manufacturing Co. from Blue Sage Capital and the founding Rones family and combined the two businesses under a new holding company, Clean Solutions Group. Brookside Capital Partners (subordinated debt and equity) and Byline Bank provided financing to support the transaction; Americo is a Georgia-based manufacturer of sustainable nonwoven floor pads, hand pads and matting.

Tekni-Plex Acquires Assets and Technologies of Fibro Corporation

January 19, 2022

Manufacturing

Tekni-Plex has acquired the assets and licensed technologies of Fibro Corporation, a Tacoma, Washington-based molded-fiber packaging developer, and folded the resources into its Dolco Packaging business. The acquisition expands Tekni-Plex's pulp-based and sustainable packaging capabilities for fresh food applications, enabling broader product offerings beyond egg cartons and meat trays.

Branford Castle Acquires ABC Industries, Inc.

August 27, 2019

Manufacturing

Branford Castle Partners acquired ABC Industries, Inc., a niche manufacturer and distributor of flexible ventilation solutions and technical fabrics headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana. Brookside Mezzanine Partners provided mezzanine debt and an equity co-investment to support the transaction, while TCF Capital Funding provided senior debt; terms were not disclosed.