Eaton Acquires Boyd Thermal From Boyd Corporation / Goldman Sachs Asset Management for $9.5 Billion

Blackstone Energy Transition Partners to Acquire Majority Stake in Advanced Cooling Technologies

March 11, 2026

Industrial Services

Funds managed by Blackstone Energy Transition Partners have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (ACT), a U.S. manufacturer of highly-engineered thermal management and energy efficiency solutions. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter, subject to customary conditions, with ACT’s executive team remaining in place and continuing as significant shareholders.

CECO Environmental Corp. to Acquire Thermon Group Holdings in $2.2 Billion Stock-and-Cash Deal

February 26, 2026

Industrial Services

CECO Environmental entered into a definitive stock-and-cash merger agreement to combine with Thermon Group Holdings in a transaction valued at approximately $2.2 billion. The combined company will continue under the CECO Environmental name, with CECO shareholders expected to own about 62.5% and Thermon shareholders about 37.5% at closing. The companies project approximately $40 million in annual cost synergies within 36 months and expect to close in mid-2026, subject to customary conditions and approvals (later reported as completed on June 1, 2026).

Eaton Acquires Exertherm

May 21, 2024

Industrial Services

Eaton has completed the acquisition of Exertherm, a U.K.-based provider of continuous thermal monitoring solutions for electrical equipment. Eaton plans to integrate Exertherm's thermal monitoring technology into its Brightlayer software suite to expand capabilities for data centers, utilities and industrial customers and improve safety and reliability of critical electrical infrastructure.

Boyd Corporation Acquires GMN

July 1, 2021

Manufacturing

Boyd Corporation has acquired GMN, a Seattle-based developer of customized engineered-material solutions including graphic overlays, capacitive touch devices, optical encoders and PTC heaters. The acquisition expands Boyd’s engineered materials and human-machine interface capabilities to better serve regulated end markets such as medical, eMobility and aerospace and will operate as part of the Boyd global manufacturing footprint.

Blackstone Energy Partners Acquires Therma Holdings (and RE Tech Advisors) from Gemspring Capital

November 9, 2020

Engineering Services

Private equity funds managed by Blackstone Energy Partners have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Therma Holdings LLC, a specialty mechanical, electrical and controls services provider, from Gemspring Capital. Blackstone is also acquiring RE Tech Advisors, Inc. and will integrate it into Therma to expand energy efficiency, sustainability and building management capabilities; the combined business will support mission-critical facilities across technology, life sciences, healthcare and data center end markets.

Morgan Stanley Acquires Eaton Vance

October 8, 2020

Financial Services

Morgan Stanley has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Eaton Vance for an equity value of approximately $7 billion, creating a larger Morgan Stanley Investment Management platform with expanded product and distribution capabilities. The deal combines Eaton Vance’s asset management and retail distribution strengths with Morgan Stanley’s global scale to increase fee-based revenues, deliver cost synergies, and broaden client offerings.