Kinderhook Recapitalizes Compactor Rentals of America

Compactor Rentals of America Acquires Maguire Equipment

October 21, 2025

Industrial Services

Compactor Rentals of America, LLC (CRA), a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, has acquired Maguire Equipment Inc., a Readville, Massachusetts-based provider of waste-handling equipment, rentals, and services. Financial terms were not disclosed; CRA concurrently sold Maguire’s compactor and baler service division to a specialized service provider and gains a strategic foothold in the Greater Boston market to support its national waste solutions platform.

Compactor Rentals of America Acquires Pak-Rite Rentals

June 20, 2024

Environmental Services

Compactor Rentals of America (CRA), a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, has acquired Pak-Rite Rentals, a New Palestine, Indiana-based lessor of waste compactors and balers. The add-on transaction expands CRA's fleet and geographic footprint (creating ~11,000 compactors on rent combined), brings Pak-Rite's team into CRA, and aims to improve national service coverage and asset uptime.

Compactor Rentals of America (Kinderhook) Acquires Waste Equipment Rentals & Sales; IEG Purchases WERS Service Division

October 28, 2025

Environmental Services

Compactor Rentals of America (CRA), a Kinderhook Industries portfolio company, acquired Waste Equipment Rentals & Sales (WERS) to expand its national rental and sales platform and add regional density in Texas. Following that transaction, Impact Environmental Group (IEG) acquired WERS' Service Division to preserve service continuity and enhance IEG’s nationwide service capabilities for compactors and balers.

Kinderhook Recapitalizes Coleman Powersports

October 13, 2021

Consumer Products

Kinderhook Industries completed a recapitalization of Coleman Powersports in partnership with the company's management team. The transaction will support Coleman's growth and distribution expansion while founder and CEO Rich Godfrey remains in place; financing was provided by Twin Brook Capital Partners.

Kinderhook Industries Recapitalizes Live Oak Environmental

July 19, 2021

Environmental Services

Kinderhook Industries partnered with management to recapitalize Live Oak Environmental, a regional solid waste collection and special waste hauling business based in Bossier City, Louisiana. The recapitalization will support an aggressive growth plan — including targeted add-on acquisitions across Northwestern Louisiana and East Texas — with financing provided by Comerica Bank; financial terms were not disclosed.

Kinderhook Industries Acquires Capital Waste Services from Hawk Capital Partners

August 20, 2019

Environmental Services

Kinderhook Industries has acquired Capital Waste Services, a Columbia, South Carolina-based regional solid waste hauling company, from Hawk Capital Partners. The acquisition—Kinderhook's ninth environmental services platform—will support growth through investments in people, equipment and systems while maintaining existing management and municipal contracts; financial terms were not disclosed.