High Street Capital (with Wells Fargo Strategic Capital) Acquires Knight Material Technologies

Vance Street Capital Partners with Keltec Technolab

March 28, 2024

Industrial Services

Los Angeles-based private equity firm Vance Street Capital has partnered with Keltec Technolab Inc., a Twinsburg, Ohio manufacturer of aftermarket compressed-air filtration components, to support the company's next phase of growth. The Kaiser family is retaining a significant ownership stake and will continue to lead Keltec; debt financing was provided by Apogem Capital and terms were not disclosed.

CFS Technologies (Union Park Capital) Acquires Knight LLC

September 12, 2022

Manufacturing

CFS Technologies LLC, a portfolio company of Union Park Capital, has acquired Knight LLC, a designer and manufacturer of proportioning and chemical dispensing equipment based in Irvine, California. Knight will join CFS's existing businesses (Lafferty Equipment Manufacturing and Lavo Solutions) to expand CFS's dispensing, dilution and connected-IoT cleaning solutions for end markets including healthcare, food & beverage, laundry and industrial cleaning.

Knight Material Technologies Acquires Electro Chemical (and Superior Dual Laminates)

May 18, 2022

Manufacturing

Knight Material Technologies (KMT), a High Street Capital portfolio company, has acquired Electro Chemical Engineering and Manufacturing Co. (EC) and its subsidiary Superior Dual Laminates (SDL). The deal expands KMT’s corrosion-resistant product offering—adding fluoropolymer-lined vessels and dual-laminate FRP equipment—and provides geographic reach into the U.S. Gulf Coast and new end markets including ultra-high-purity semiconductor chemicals.

High Street Capital and Wells Fargo Strategic Capital Recapitalize Tramec LLC

September 29, 2021

Manufacturing

High Street Capital, alongside Wells Fargo Strategic Capital, has invested in Tramec LLC in a management-led recapitalization to support organic growth, new product and market introductions, and operational improvement. Tramec, headquartered in Iola, Kansas, manufactures and distributes engineered components to heavy-duty truck and trailer OEM and aftermarket channels.

Mill Point Capital Acquires Knight Enterprises

April 14, 2020

Telecommunications

An affiliate of Mill Point Capital has acquired Knight Enterprises, a Clearwater, Florida-based provider of communications infrastructure engineering, construction and maintenance services. Mill Point will partner with CEO Jason Welz and Knight’s existing management team to support platform growth and pursue expansion opportunities across the Southeastern U.S.

Kestrel Capital Group Acquires Koontz-Wagner Services from High Street Capital

January 1, 2014

Industrial Services

Kestrel Capital Group, an independent sponsor based in Chicago, has acquired Koontz-Wagner Services, a South Bend, Indiana-based industrial equipment repair and electrical services provider. The sale is the final divestiture of operating units controlled by Koontz-Wagner Holdings as High Street Capital winds down its third fund.