ZMC Acquires Pure Wafer from Edgewater Capital Partners

Pure Wafer Acquires Noel Technologies (Edgewater Capital Portfolio Add-on)

November 23, 2021

Manufacturing

Pure Wafer, a portfolio company of Edgewater Capital Partners, has acquired Silicon Valley-based Noel Technologies, a process development and fabrication services provider for the semiconductor industry. Patriot Capital provided subordinated debt to support the add-on acquisition, which expands Pure Wafer's process capabilities and product portfolio in thin films, lithography engineering and other specialty wafer services.

Zeon Corporation Acquires Edge Precision Manufacturing, Inc.

December 28, 2022

Medical Devices

Zeon Corporation, through its U.S. subsidiary Zeon Specialty Materials Inc., purchased 100% of Edge Precision Manufacturing, Inc., a Massachusetts-based manufacturer of micro‑featured thermoplastic disposables, on December 28, 2022. The acquisition strengthens Zeon's cyclo olefin polymer (COP) offering for microfluidic and diagnostic devices by combining Zeon's materials with Edge's precision compression‑molding capabilities and customer network.

Niobrara Capital and Prysm Capital Acquire Polar Semiconductor

September 24, 2024

Manufacturing

Polar Semiconductor has been sold to Niobrara Capital and Prysm Capital following a $175 million equity financing to convert the company into a majority U.S.-owned merchant foundry. The investors and federal/state CHIPS incentives will support a roughly $525 million investment to double wafer capacity, add compound semiconductor, sensor and power semiconductor capabilities, and create 160+ jobs in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Pure Financial Advisors Acquires Fairhaven Wealth Management

April 21, 2025

Wealth Management

Pure Financial Advisors, a San Diego-based fee-only RIA backed by Lee Equity Partners and Emigrant Partners, has acquired Fairhaven Wealth Management, an independent financial planning and investment management firm based in Wheaton, Illinois with nearly $900 million in client assets. The acquisition expands Pure's presence in the Chicago / Midwest market and enhances its retirement consulting capabilities.

Edison Partners Leads $15M Growth Investment in MacroFab

May 25, 2021

Manufacturing

Edison Partners led a $15 million growth capital investment in Houston-based MacroFab, a cloud-enabled electronics manufacturing-as-a-service platform. The round included a strategic investment from Altium Limited and will be used to accelerate MacroFab's sales, marketing and expansion of its digital manufacturing platform and factory footprint.

Family Office-Led Consortium Acquires PureWest Energy

May 31, 2023

Oil & Gas

PureWest Energy, a Rocky Mountain independent natural gas producer, completed an all-cash merger with a private consortium of family offices and financial institutions (the "PW Consortium") for $1.84 billion. The company will remain branded PureWest with its existing management and employees in place; the transaction included a $200 million asset-backed notes offering and a divestiture of producing wellbores to vehicles managed by Wincoram Asset Management.