RapidAir (Engineered Specialties) Acquires Alpha-Pure Corporation
December 7, 2021
Engineered Specialties, LLC d.b.a. RapidAir (a Pfingsten portfolio company) has acquired Alpha-Pure Corporation, a Michigan City, Indiana-based distributor of compressed air treatment and condensate management products. The add-on deal expands RapidAir's product portfolio and customer reach across distributors, contractors, automotive and farm & ranch retailers; the transaction closed November 19, 2021.
- Buyers
- Engineered Specialties, LLC d.b.a. RapidAir, Pfingsten
- Targets
- Alpha-Pure Corporation
- Sellers
- Mark McCullagh
- Platforms
- Engineered Specialties, LLC d.b.a. RapidAir
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Indiana, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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