CNC Flow Control Acquires Mako Products

United Flow Technologies (H.I.G. Capital) Acquires Kodru-Mooney, Macaulay Controls and Iowa Pump Works

October 5, 2023

Industrial Services

United Flow Technologies (a platform backed by H.I.G. Capital) has completed add-on acquisitions of Kodru-Mooney, Macaulay Controls Company and Iowa Pump Works to expand its product offering, geographic footprint and OEM partnerships in the municipal and industrial water and wastewater market. The acquired businesses will operate with their existing leadership teams while integrating commercially and operationally into the UFT platform; terms were not disclosed.

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 (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.

May River Capital Acquires Cashco as Flow Control Solutions Platform

November 13, 2024

Manufacturing

May River Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm, has acquired Cashco, a designer and manufacturer of pressure management and flow control products headquartered in Ellsworth, Kansas. Cashco will serve as May River's inaugural investment in a new Flow Control Solutions platform, with May River planning significant investments to grow the business organically and through add-on M&A while retaining Cashco's existing leadership.

Flow Control Management Acquires Aquatrol Inc.

May 1, 2025

Manufacturing

Flow Control Management (FCM), a holding company sponsored by The Edgewater Funds, has acquired Aquatrol Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of safety and pressure relief valves headquartered in Elburn, Illinois. The add-on expands FCM's valve product offering and capabilities in safety and pressure relief valves to support its flow-control platform.

United Flow Technologies Acquires Quality Controls, Moss-Kelley and GP Jager

April 4, 2025

Industrial Services

United Flow Technologies (a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital) has acquired Quality Controls, Inc. from its owners and announced the strategic add-on acquisitions of Moss-Kelley and GP Jager to expand UFT's regional density and capabilities across the Eastern U.S. PKF Investment Banking served as exclusive financial advisor to Quality Controls. The acquisitions bolster UFT's footprint in the municipal and industrial water and wastewater markets and add distribution and manufacturers' representative capabilities.