Pentair Acquires Pleatco Filtration

Pentair Acquires Assets of Ken's Beverage, Inc.

April 20, 2021

Industrial Services

Pentair plc has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Ken's Beverage, Inc. for approximately $80 million in cash. The acquisition adds a national direct service network — including 30 branches and over 300 trained technicians — to Pentair's commercial water and beverage equipment capabilities and is expected to close in Q2 2021.

Pentair plc Acquires Rocean (Be the Change Labs, Inc.)

December 28, 2020

Manufacturing

Pentair plc has completed the acquisition of Be the Change Labs, Inc., d/b/a Rocean, a maker of smart countertop water-filtration devices. The deal expands Pentair's residential and commercial water-treatment product portfolio and strengthens its sustainability-focused offerings.

Rensa Filtration Acquires Air Filtration Co., Inc.

January 27, 2025

Manufacturing

Rensa Filtration, a PE-backed manufacturer and distributor of air filtration products, has acquired Air Filtration Co., Inc., a family-owned maker and distributor of spray booth and industrial air filters with production facilities in Lancaster, California and Corydon, Iowa. The deal expands Rensa's geographic footprint in California and Iowa and adds Air Filtration Co.'s spray booth filtration product line to Rensa's portfolio.

Pentair Acquires G&F Manufacturing (Gulfstream Heat Pumps)

December 3, 2024

HVAC & Mechanical

Pentair plc acquired Florida-based G&F Manufacturing, LLC (maker of Gulfstream pool heat pumps) for approximately $108 million in cash. The deal expands Pentair’s pool equipment offerings in Florida and the Southeast U.S., adding heat-pump capabilities that align with the company’s sustainability and regional product strategy.

Rensa Filtration (Edgewater) Acquires Air Filters, Inc.

December 1, 2020

Manufacturing

Edgewater Growth Capital Partners IV’s portfolio company Rensa Filtration has acquired Air Filters, Inc., a Houston-based manufacturer of pleated and HEPA air filtration products. The deal is an add-on acquisition intended to expand Rensa’s product portfolio and capabilities in commercial and industrial HVAC and critical-environment filtration.

Cleanwater1 Acquires PureAir Filtration

September 22, 2025

Environmental Services

Cleanwater1, a Baird Capital portfolio company, has acquired Atlanta-area PureAir Filtration, a manufacturer and servicer of gas‑phase air‑filtration systems and chemisorbent media. The acquisition expands Cleanwater1's gas‑phase solutions and aftermarket service capability for municipal and industrial water/wastewater and other industrial customers; PureAir's president Ashley Jameson will remain in place.