SCIO Automation Group Acquires Bilfinger GreyLogix Aqua GmbH (rebrands to VESCON Aqua)

Vessco Water Acquires Aqua Solutions, Inc.

June 17, 2025

Industrial Services

Vessco Water has acquired Aqua Solutions, Inc., a Middleborough, Massachusetts-based provider of water and wastewater treatment equipment, expanding Vessco's footprint into the New England market. The acquisition brings Aqua Solutions' technical expertise and regional relationships into Vessco's national family of water companies to better serve municipal and industrial customers across the six New England states.

SCIO Automation Group Acquires Industrial Automation LLC

September 2, 2020

Industrial Services

SCIO Automation Group has acquired Industrial Automation LLC, giving the group its first direct presence in North America. The acquisition expands SCIO’s automation capabilities—ranging from small robot cells to complete production lines—and supports the group’s internationalisation strategy.

TIGRIS Aquatic Services Acquires Aquagenix from DeAngelo Contracting Services

February 6, 2025

Environmental Services

TIGRIS Aquatic Services, a Plexus Capital portfolio company, has merged with Aquagenix, a Florida-based lake, pond and stormwater management firm previously owned by DeAngelo Contracting Services. The deal (TIGRIS' largest to date) expands TIGRIS' footprint across Florida, adds fountain and aeration manufacturing/installation capabilities, and broadens its service offering for municipal, HOA and commercial customers.

Waterlogic Americas Acquires Aqua Systems

August 31, 2021

Industrial Services

Waterlogic Americas has acquired Aqua Systems, a Richmond, Virginia-based drinking water systems service provider founded by Brad Meredith in 2006. The deal expands Waterlogic's presence and density across Virginia (including Fredericksburg, Charlottesville, Warrenton, Newport News and Norfolk) and represents Waterlogic Americas' 10th acquisition of 2021.

AEA Investors Acquires SCIO Automation Holding GmbH

August 31, 2023

Industrial Services

AEA Investors’ Middle Market private equity fund has closed the acquisition of SCIO Automation Holding GmbH, making AEA the new majority shareholder. Quadriga Capital’s Partnership Va has exited while Quadriga (Fund VI) has reinvested a minority position; SCIO is an industrial automation system integrator headquartered in Frankenthal, Germany with ~1,100 employees and ~€190 million of revenues in 2022.

Aquafinity (Turning Basin-backed) Acquires Aquatic Environmental Systems

September 28, 2023

Environmental Services

Commercial Energy Specialists Holdings LLC (dba Aquafinity), a Turning Basin Capital and Vigeo Investments-backed platform, has acquired Aquatic Environmental Systems, Inc. (AES), a Tempe, Arizona-based provider of full-service water treatment solutions for commercial and institutional swimming pools in Arizona, New Mexico and west Texas. The add-on deal, which closed June 30, 2023, expands Aquafinity’s geographic presence in the Southwest; terms were not disclosed.