Pfingsten Partners Acquires Consolidated Commercial Controls (CCC)

Kundinger Acquires Control Concepts Technology (CCT)

October 2, 2024

Industrial Services

Kundinger, a fluid power and process control distributor, has acquired Control Concepts Technology Enterprises (CCT), a Schofield, Wisconsin-based designer and builder of control systems. Terms were not disclosed; the deal includes a Schofield-based Parker Store and expands Kundinger's presence and service capabilities across Wisconsin.

Pfingsten Acquires American Cutting Edge (ACE)

May 14, 2025

Industrial Services

Pfingsten, an operationally focused private equity firm, acquired American Cutting Edge (ACE), a distributor of consumable industrial knives, blades and razors with value‑added sharpening, etching and inventory management services. ACE is headquartered in Miamisburg, Ohio (with an additional facility in Akron) and will be scaled as a new platform investment to drive sales and marketing growth, product introductions and add-on acquisitions.

CFS Brands Acquires Cornerstone Foodservice Group

December 4, 2025

Manufacturing

CFS Brands, the Oklahoma City–based foodservice products manufacturer, has acquired Cornerstone Foodservice Group (CFG), the Naperville, Illinois–headquartered owner of Spring USA, LloydPans, Equipex, Astra and Versa‑Gard. The deal brings CFG’s manufacturing footprint and complementary commercial foodservice equipment brands into CFS Brands’ portfolio to broaden product capabilities and deepen its front- and back-of-house offering.

Pfingsten Partners Acquires Fairbank Equipment Inc.

January 6, 2022

Agriculture

Pfingsten Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm, has acquired Fairbank Equipment, Inc. from Great Range Capital. TM Capital served as exclusive advisor to the seller; Great Range Capital had owned Fairbank since December 2012 and supported its expansion into fertilizer and propane markets.

GS Foods Group Acquires C&C Produce

September 9, 2021

Food & Beverage

GS Foods Group, a specialized foodservice distributor owned by affiliates of Highview Capital and A&M Capital Partners, has acquired C&C Produce, a Kansas City–based specialty produce distributor established in 1992. The C&C co-owners will continue to lead operations from their existing facility as the deal expands GS Foods' geographic footprint and produce capabilities across education, foodservice and retail end markets.

Schwing Bioset Acquires Assets of Custom Conveyor Corporation

August 13, 2020

Manufacturing

Schwing Bioset, Inc. acquired substantially all of the assets of Custom Conveyor Corporation (CCC) of Rogers, Minnesota. The deal brings CCC’s equipment, project files, and more than 20,000 sq ft of office and production space into Schwing Bioset to increase manufacturing capacity, vertically integrate the supply chain, and retain CCC staff to continue product support.