Essig Acquires Performance Tool LLC, Forms Essig MFG

Consolidated Equipment Group Acquires Agile Manufacturing Group

October 1, 2024

Manufacturing

Consolidated Equipment Group (CEG), a portfolio company of Dominus Capital, has acquired Agile Manufacturing Group, LLC, a Granite, Iowa-based maker of agricultural, industrial and construction attachments marketed under the GrabTec and Miller Loader brands. The deal is an add-on to CEG's platform to broaden its product suite and expand into adjacent material-handling end markets; Agile founder Mike Feilmeier will remain in leadership as Vice President of Agile Products.

Ergoseal Acquires Performance Sealing Solutions LLC

July 10, 2024

Manufacturing

Ergoseal, a Carol Stream, Illinois-based manufacturer of high-performance sealing solutions, has acquired Performance Sealing Solutions LLC (PSS) effective July 10, 2024. The acquisition brings PSS’s PTFE sealing technologies and engineered sealing products into Ergoseal’s portfolio to expand product offerings, strengthen R&D and manufacturing capabilities, and better serve industrial, aerospace and food & beverage end markets.

Opta Group LP Acquires Performix Metallurgical Additives, LLC

April 1, 2024

Manufacturing

Opta Group LP, a portfolio company of Speyside Equity Advisers, acquired Performix Metallurgical Additives, LLC effective April 1, 2024. Performix, which operates plants in Warren, Ohio and East Chicago, Indiana, supplies metallurgical additives to the steel and foundry industries; the acquisition expands Opta's performance materials and specialty chemicals platform and strengthens its molten solutions and supply chain capabilities.

P1 Service Group (Edgewater-backed) Acquires Essig Plumbing & Heating

November 16, 2022

HVAC & Mechanical

P1 Service Group, a Chicago-based home services platform backed by Edgewater Growth Capital Partners and River Sea Network, has acquired Essig Plumbing & Heating, a residential HVAC and plumbing provider based in Reading, Pennsylvania. The deal expands P1's footprint into the Mid-Atlantic region while Essig's president, Steve Essig, will continue to lead day-to-day operations and remain a shareholder.

Pexco LLC Acquires Performance Plastics Ltd.

September 15, 2022

Manufacturing

Pexco LLC, a North American specialty plastics manufacturer backed by Odyssey Investment Partners, has acquired Performance Plastics Ltd., a Cincinnati-based precision injection molder specializing in high-performance polymers. The deal expands Pexco's capabilities in fluoropolymers and other high-performance materials and adds engineering and tight-tolerance molding expertise for aerospace, defense, medical and precision industrial end markets.

Eckhart, Inc. Acquires Eagle Engineering

July 19, 2018

Manufacturing

Eckhart, Inc., an LFM Capital-backed industrial automation and tooling company based in Warren, Michigan, has acquired Eagle Engineering, a custom weld-station and assembly-fixture manufacturer headquartered in Eldridge, Iowa. The acquisition expands Eckhart's manufacturing footprint and capability to deploy Industry 4.0 solutions to Eagle's aerospace, agriculture and heavy construction customers.