Koch Equity Development Invests $400M in CPM Holdings

American Securities Acquires CPM Holdings Inc.

November 30, 2020

Manufacturing

American Securities LLC has closed its acquisition of CPM Holdings Inc., partnering with CPM's management team; financial terms were not disclosed. CPM, headquartered in Waterloo, Iowa, is a global supplier of engineered process equipment for the animal feed, oilseed processing, extrusion and thermal processing markets, and American Securities plans to invest in product innovation, geographic expansion and aftermarket growth.

CPM Holdings Acquires Jacobs Global

December 16, 2024

Manufacturing

CPM Holdings, Inc. (CPM) has acquired Jacobs Global, a supplier of aftermarket parts for hammermills and pellet mills. The deal expands CPM's product portfolio and capacity to better serve customers across the animal feed, oilseed and biomass/pellet markets.

Koch Equity Development Acquires GCH Technologies

August 25, 2025

Telecommunications

Koch Equity Development (KED), the principal investment and acquisition arm of Koch, has acquired GCH Technologies, a developer of advanced wireless messaging and telecommunications infrastructure solutions. GCH will become the strategic provider for Common Short Code Registry Services beginning January 1, 2026 and will work with CTIA to accelerate infrastructure upgrades and next-generation messaging capabilities such as RCS Rich Business Messaging.

Charlesbank Capital Partners Makes Strategic Investment in CCMC; Forms Community Management Holdings

November 18, 2024

Real Estate

Charlesbank Capital Partners has made a strategic growth investment in CCMC, a Scottsdale-based community association management company, with CCMC's management team co-investing. Concurrently, a new parent company, Community Management Holdings, was formed and Deb Dulsky was named CEO to lead expansion into additional community types, capability investments, and M&A activity.

Koch Equity Development Acquires iconectiv from Ericsson and Francisco Partners

August 16, 2024

Telecommunications

Koch Equity Development LLC (KED), the investment arm of Koch, Inc., has agreed to acquire iconectiv, LLC, a telecommunications solutions and numbering administration provider, from Ericsson and affiliates of Francisco Partners. iconectiv will operate as a wholly owned independent subsidiary based in Bridgewater, New Jersey, with the deal expected to close in Q1 2025 subject to regulatory approvals.

Bain Capital and Kohlberg Lead Strategic Investment in PCI Pharma Services

July 14, 2025

Healthcare Services

PCI Pharma Services, a Philadelphia-based contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), received a strategic growth investment co-led by Bain Capital and existing lead investor Kohlberg, with significant reinvestment from Mubadala and a continuing minority stake from Partners Group. The capital will be used to accelerate PCI's organic and inorganic growth, expand sterile fill-finish and specialized manufacturing capacity, and broaden its geographic footprint to support biopharma customers and U.S. pharmaceutical supply-chain resilience.