Flow Control Holdings (Audax PE) Acquires Strahman Holdings from CID Capital

Audax Private Equity Announces Strategic Growth Investment in Flow Control Holdings

March 9, 2022

Manufacturing

Audax Private Equity completed a strategic growth investment in Flow Control Holdings (FCH), a Chicago-based provider of sanitary and high-purity flow components serving food, beverage and pharmaceutical producers. The transaction follows The Edgewater Funds' sale of its ownership interest in FCH; Phil Pejovich will continue to lead the company alongside the existing management team.

Flow Control Holdings (Audax) Acquires DSO Fluid Handling and Flowtrend

February 24, 2023

Manufacturing

Flow Control Holdings (FCH), a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity, acquired sanitary-aftermarket specialists DSO Fluid Handling Company, Inc. and Flowtrend, Inc. The add-on deals (terms undisclosed) expand FCH's product offering and aftermarket capabilities for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical markets, with DSO maintaining a New Jersey office and Flowtrend operating from Houston, Texas.

Flow Control Group (KKR Portfolio) Acquires Shaltz Automation

October 18, 2021

Industrial Services

Flow Control Group, a portfolio company of KKR & Co. Inc., has acquired Shaltz Automation, a Flint, Michigan-based industrial automation solutions provider. Exit Strategies Group served as exclusive financial advisor to Shaltz; deal terms were not disclosed. The acquisition expands Flow Control Group's coverage in the industrial automation segment across North America.

Flow Control Holdings (Edgewater-backed) Acquires Steel & O'Brien Manufacturing

July 24, 2019

Manufacturing

Flow Control Holdings, LLC, a newly formed platform backed by Edgewater Growth Capital Partners IV, L.P., has acquired Steel & O’Brien Manufacturing, Inc., a New York-based manufacturer and distributor of sanitary stainless-steel fittings, valves and tubing. The transaction is the first add-on for the Flow Control Holdings platform as it pursues complementary flow-control product and service acquisitions across food, beverage, dairy and pharmaceutical end markets.

Flow Control Holdings Acquires Andron Stainless

January 18, 2023

Manufacturing

Flow Control Holdings (a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity) has acquired Andron Stainless, a manufacturer of sanitary stainless steel fittings, valves, tubing and accessories with operations in Columbia, South Carolina and Mississauga, Ontario. The add-on expands FCH's sanitary product portfolio, manufacturing capabilities and geographic footprint across the Southeastern U.S. and Canada.

Flow Control Holdings (Steel & O'Brien) Acquires Top Line Process Equipment Company

August 11, 2020

Manufacturing

Flow Control Holdings' Steel & O'Brien division has acquired Top Line Process Equipment Company from Allegheny Bradford Corporation. The deal, executed by Edgewater Growth Capital Partners' portfolio company FCH, adds stainless-steel sanitary processing components (pumps, valves, fittings, tubing) serving food, beverage and pharmaceutical end markets to the platform.