Tencarva Machinery Company Acquires Atlantic Valve & Equipment

Tencarva Machinery Company (Backed by Bessemer Investors) Acquires Detroit Pump & Mfg. Co.

January 9, 2025

Industrial Services

Tencarva Machinery Company, a PE-backed distributor of flow control and process equipment, has acquired Detroit Pump & Mfg. Co., a Warren, Michigan-based full-service pump distributor and service provider. The add-on expands Tencarva's geographic footprint into Michigan and strengthens its industrial and municipal pumping capabilities; financial terms were not disclosed and Detroit Pump's management will remain in place.

Bessemer Investors Invests in Tencarva Machinery Company

November 18, 2021

Industrial Services

Bessemer Investors has made a significant growth investment in Tencarva Machinery Company, a Greensboro-based distributor of pumps, flow control and process equipment. Tencarva's management, led by President Ed Pearce, will remain in place and employee-equity holders will retain meaningful stakes as Bessemer supports the company's next phase of growth.

Tencarva Machinery Company (Bessemer-backed) Acquires Fischer Process Industries

August 22, 2022

Industrial Services

Tencarva Machinery Company, a portfolio company of Bessemer Investors, has acquired Fischer Process Industries (including Fischer Process-South). The add-on expands Tencarva's flow-control product offering with valves and strengthens its geographic footprint across Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Georgia; financial terms were not disclosed.

Tencarva Machinery Company, Backed by Bessemer Investors, Acquires Hoffman-Kane Distributors

February 17, 2026

Industrial Services

Tencarva Machinery Company, a value-added distributor backed by Bessemer Investors, has acquired Hoffman-Kane Distributors, a Pittsburgh-based provider of industrial fluid handling and sealing solutions. The acquisition expands Tencarva's footprint across the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic, secures exclusive OEM territorial rights, and brings additional technical capability and aftermarket services into Tencarva's platform.

Tencarva Machinery Company Acquires Tri-State Coating & Machine

May 30, 2024

Industrial Services

Tencarva Machinery Company, backed by Bessemer Investors, has acquired Tri-State Coating & Machine, a Salt Rock, West Virginia-based provider of specialized thermal coating services and rotating equipment repair. The deal will add thermal spray coating capabilities to Tencarva's value‑added service offerings; Tri-State's founder David Thompson will retire and existing management and employees will remain with the business.

Vessco Water Acquires Atlantic Fluid Technology

November 21, 2025

Industrial Services

Vessco Water announced that Atlantic Fluid Technology (Northborough, Massachusetts) has joined the Vessco Water platform as an add-on acquisition. The deal expands Vessco's presence in New England's municipal and industrial water and wastewater markets and adds engineering, distribution, and field-service capabilities focused on valves, actuators, control panels and flow-control equipment.