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Headwall Photonics Acquires inno-spec GmbH

January 23, 2024

Manufacturing

Headwall Photonics, a Bolton, Massachusetts-based portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners, has acquired inno-spec GmbH of Nuremberg, Germany. The add-on expands Headwall's industrial hyperspectral imaging capabilities for high-volume recycling, industrial sorting and quality-testing applications and aims to integrate inno-spec's industrial solutions with Headwall's optical components and remote-sensing technologies.

Arsenal Capital Partners Recapitalizes Headwall Photonics

January 20, 2022

Manufacturing

Arsenal Capital Partners led a recapitalization of Headwall Photonics, becoming the majority owner in partnership with the company’s existing management and ownership. The deal will provide Headwall — a designer and manufacturer of hyperspectral imaging systems, spectral instrumentation, and optical components — with capital to accelerate product development and pursue organic and inorganic growth opportunities.

EMK Capital Acquires Majority Stake in VDK Groep

December 9, 2020

Engineering Services

EMK Capital has acquired a majority stake in VDK Groep from its founder, who has reinvested alongside EMK. Founded in 2013, VDK is a group of semi‑independent technical installation and maintenance companies in the North East of the Netherlands focused on electrical and mechanical (E&M) installation, HVAC and security systems. EMK's investment is intended to support VDK's organic and inorganic growth strategy.

LKCM Headwater Investments Acquires ERIKS North American Business

May 16, 2022

Industrial Services

LKCM Headwater Investments completed the acquisition of ERIKS’ North American business in a divestiture announced in 2022. The transaction transfers ERIKS North America (the regional distribution and industrial-services business) to the Texas-based private equity firm, which intends to grow the platform and its distribution capabilities in North America.

Arsenal Capital Partners Acquires Innovative Products & Equipment

August 23, 2022

Industrial Services

Arsenal Capital Partners has acquired Innovative Products & Equipment and will combine it with portfolio company Eckhart to build a leading automation solutions provider serving medical device and life sciences customers. Terms were not disclosed; Innovative is headquartered in Hudson, New Hampshire and will expand Eckhart's Factory of the Future and advanced automation capabilities.

Koch Engineered Solutions Acquires Majority Stake in DarkVision Technologies

May 19, 2020

Industrial Services

Koch Engineered Solutions (KES), a unit of Koch Industries, acquired a majority stake in DarkVision Technologies and made a significant growth equity investment to support R&D and expansion. The deal brings DarkVision's acoustic imaging hardware and software into KES as part of a strategy to build an integrated asset integrity platform serving NDT and multiple industrial end-markets.