Vortex Companies Acquires CLH & Son, Inc.
September 15, 2026
Vortex Companies acquired CLH & Son, Inc., an Auburn, Maine-based infrastructure contractor focused on sliplining, concrete rehabilitation, excavation, drainage improvements, and related utility services. The deal is intended to strengthen Vortex’s Northeast operations and expand the range and scale of rehabilitation projects Vortex can self-perform and deliver across the region.
- Buyers
- Vortex Companies
- Targets
- CLH & Son, Inc.
- Industry
- Infrastructure
- Location
- Maine, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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