Pfingsten Acquires Fowler High Precision

Pfingsten Acquires American Cutting Edge (ACE)

May 14, 2025

Industrial Services

Pfingsten, an operationally focused private equity firm, acquired American Cutting Edge (ACE), a distributor of consumable industrial knives, blades and razors with value‑added sharpening, etching and inventory management services. ACE is headquartered in Miamisburg, Ohio (with an additional facility in Akron) and will be scaled as a new platform investment to drive sales and marketing growth, product introductions and add-on acquisitions.

Pfingsten Acquires Pacific Lasertec

September 6, 2023

Manufacturing

Pfingsten, an operationally focused private equity firm, acquired Pacific Lasertec, a San Marcos-based manufacturer of specialty lasers and related power supplies, as a new platform investment on August 25, 2023. Pfingsten said it will work with PLT's management team to scale the business organically and through strategic add-on acquisitions to build a leading photonics solutions provider serving medical diagnostics, semiconductor, scientific R&D and advanced manufacturing end markets.

Pfingsten Acquires Tempest Telecom Solutions

December 13, 2022

Telecommunications

Pfingsten, an operationally focused private equity firm, acquired Tempest Telecom Solutions, a US-based provider of network telecommunications equipment distribution and repair services, on December 2, 2022. Pfingsten plans to scale Tempest as a platform, expanding its technical service and product distribution capabilities organically and via add-on acquisitions.

Pfingsten Partners Acquires Fairbank Equipment Inc.

January 6, 2022

Agriculture

Pfingsten Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm, has acquired Fairbank Equipment, Inc. from Great Range Capital. TM Capital served as exclusive advisor to the seller; Great Range Capital had owned Fairbank since December 2012 and supported its expansion into fertilizer and propane markets.

Pfingsten Invests in New England Electrical Contracting

October 20, 2021

Industrial Services

Pfingsten, an operationally focused private equity firm, made a platform investment in New England Electrical Contracting, LLC, a Kingston, Massachusetts-based provider of electrical services supporting 5G deployment, EV charging and utility customers. The transaction closed on October 6, 2021; founder Kevin Farrell retained significant equity and Pfingsten said it will support growth through investments in people, infrastructure, geographic expansion and add-on acquisitions.

Pfingsten Acquires Environmental Lights

November 26, 2019

Manufacturing

Pfingsten, an operationally focused private equity firm, acquired Advanced Lighting Concepts, LLC d.b.a. Environmental Lights, a San Diego–based designer and provider of commercial accent LED lighting. The company's founders, Greg and Anne Thorson, retained equity and management will remain in place; Pfingsten plans to invest in product development, people and pursue strategic add-on acquisitions to grow the business.