KCM Capital and Gemini Investors Acquire Tekleen (Automatic Filters, Inc.)
January 20, 2022
Chicago-based private investment firm KCM Capital Partners, together with Boston-based Gemini Investors and other strategic partners, acquired the assets of Automatic Filters, Inc. (doing business as Tekleen), a Los Angeles–based maker of automatic self‑cleaning water filtration equipment. The transaction establishes a new platform investment for KCM in the commercial water filtration industry and includes the appointment of Syed Shah as CEO to drive growth and add-on acquisition activity.
- Buyers
- KCM Capital Partners LLC, Gemini Investors, other strategic investment partners
- Targets
- Automatic Filters, Inc. (Tekleen)
- Sellers
- Automatic Filters, Inc.
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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