Kadant Inc. Acquires Key Knife, Inc.

Kadant Inc. Acquires KWS Manufacturing Company, Ltd.

January 24, 2024

Manufacturing

Kadant Inc. completed the acquisition of KWS Manufacturing Company, Ltd. for approximately $84 million in cash, financed primarily through borrowings under Kadant's revolving credit facility. KWS, based in Burleson, Texas, is a manufacturer of screw conveyors, screw feeders, slide gates, and bucket elevators serving food, chemical, and wood process industries; it has about 165 employees and reported $45 million in trailing twelve‑month revenue. The business will join Kadant's Material Handling reporting segment to expand product portfolios and internal capabilities.

Kadant Inc. Acquires Cogent Industrial Technologies

July 28, 2020

Industrial Services

Kadant Inc. completed the acquisition of Cogent Industrial Technologies Ltd., a British Columbia–based industrial automation and controls systems integrator. The deal expands Kadant's industrial automation, controls and digital/Industry 4.0 capabilities to offer more integrated, data-connected solutions to process-industry customers.

Kadant Acquires Balemaster for $54M

August 23, 2021

Manufacturing

Kadant Inc. completed the acquisition of Balemaster, a U.S. manufacturer of horizontal balers and related recycling equipment, for $54 million in cash. The deal expands Kadant's presence in the secondary material processing sector and adds Balemaster's strong aftermarket business to Kadant's Material Handling segment.

Kadant Acquires Dynamic Sealing Technologies

June 3, 2024

Manufacturing

Kadant Inc. has completed the acquisition of Dynamic Sealing Technologies LLC (DSTI) for approximately $55 million in cash. DSTI, a manufacturer of fluid rotary unions and electrical slip rings based in Andover, Minnesota (approximately 90 employees and ~$25M trailing twelve-month revenue), will join Kadant's Flow Control segment to expand its engineered fluid sealing and transfer capabilities and extend presence into adjacent end markets.

Keypoint Intelligence Acquires Karstedt Partners, LLC

September 20, 2022

Professional Services

Keypoint Intelligence has acquired Karstedt Partners, LLC, a packaging supply-chain and digital package printing consultancy based in Eden, New York. The acquisition will accelerate Keypoint Intelligence's product development and expand its research, consulting and market-insight capabilities across the packaging, labels and digital printing markets.

Live Ventures (via Precision Marshall) Acquires The Kinetic Co., Inc.

June 30, 2022

Manufacturing

Live Ventures Incorporated (Nasdaq: LIVE), through its subsidiary Precision Marshall, acquired all outstanding stock of The Kinetic Co., Inc., a 74-year-old industrial knife and wear-product manufacturer based in Greendale, Wisconsin, in a transaction valued at approximately $26 million. The deal was financed with a mix of third-party bank and seller debt, a sale-leaseback of real estate, and cash; Kinetic (≈100 employees) will operate as a standalone business and is expected to add roughly $20 million of annual revenue to Live Ventures' steel manufacturing segment.