Industrial Services Acquisitions in California

Bar None Auction, a Sacramento-based auction company, has acquired US Auctions, a long-standing Southern California auction firm that specializes in heavy equipment, fleet vehicles and government surplus sales. The deal expands Bar None's footprint and client base in Southern California — Bar None expects volumes through its Fontana facility to double and has named Marco Galvan, former President of US Auctions, General Manager of the Fontana location to support integration.

Specialized Elevator, a Berkshire Partners portfolio company, has merged with Vintage Elevator Services to expand its unionized elevator and escalator services footprint in the San Francisco Bay Area. The deal preserves Vintage's local brand and leadership while integrating it into Specialized's national platform to strengthen service coverage and resources.

Two Roads Partners has acquired Uniserve Facilities Services, a long-established provider of janitorial and facility maintenance services across California. The transaction provides partial liquidity to Uniserve's family owners while leaving founding shareholders involved to support the company's next phase of growth under Two Roads' ownership.

PureStar has acquired Emerald Textiles from Pacific Avenue Capital Partners, closing on December 30, 2025. The deal combines PureStar's hospitality laundry platform with Emerald's West Coast healthcare linen operations, creating a scaled, diversified commercial laundry provider backed by Cornell Capital.

Pye-Barker Fire & Safety acquired United Fire Solutions, a full-service fire protection company based in Murrieta, California. The transaction expands Pye-Barker's presence in Southern California and adds United Fire's capabilities in fire suppression, sprinkler systems, commercial kitchen and vehicle suppression, and emergency lighting.

Vessco Water has acquired engineered rotating-equipment specialists Unico Mechanical and Bender CCP (operating jointly as Unico-Bender). The deal, advised by Honigman, strengthens Vessco's rotating-equipment repair, heavy industrial machining, and field service capabilities for municipal, naval, and hydropower customers across the United States; terms were undisclosed.

Motion Industries acquired the net operating assets of Sunset Industrial, a Cerritos, California-based distributor of power transmission parts and industrial lubrication solutions, effective Nov. 1, 2025. The acquisition expands Motion's presence and service capabilities in Southern California and brings Sunset's make-to-order parts, repair, inventory management and safety training capabilities into Motion's network.

HASA, Inc. has completed the acquisition of B's Pool Supplies, a California-based chemical supplier focused on recreational water and chemical delivery for commercial aquatic venues. The acquisition expands HASA's footprint and service capabilities in the Inland Empire and Desert regions of Southern California and will integrate B's customer relationships and delivery capabilities into HASA's vertically integrated water treatment platform.

Automated Industrial Robotics (AIR) has acquired Owens Design, a Fremont, California-based industrial automation firm, in a transaction funded by an Ares Management private equity fund alongside an equity roll by Owens Design leadership. The acquisition—bringing Owens Design's ~100 employees and 60,000 sq. ft. facility into the AIR platform—strengthens AIR's engineering capabilities and presence in the semiconductor, medical products and renewable energy end markets.

Horizon Commercial Pool Supply, a portfolio company of Northrim Horizon, has acquired Aqua Source, Inc., a provider of commercial aquatic facility solutions headquartered in Elk Grove, California. The add-on acquisition closed on August 12, 2025; Generational Group served as M&A advisor to Aqua Source on the transaction.

Raymond Capital Management, LLC has acquired Mesa Fastener, Inc., a San Diego-based distributor of commercial threaded fasteners. The transaction closed on August 11, 2025; Generational Group advised Mesa Fastener on the sale. Raymond Capital said the acquisition supports its strategy of building resilient industrial brands and expanding distribution capabilities in key end markets.

Total Access Elevator, a Century Park Capital Partners–backed platform, has acquired LA Elevator to expand its elevator maintenance, repair, and modernization footprint across Los Angeles. The deal strengthens Total Access's local presence, brings LA Elevator's technicians and maintenance portfolio into the platform, and includes a conversion of LA Elevator's non-union workforce to the International Union of Elevator Constructors Local 18.

Circuit Check has acquired Solution Sources Programming (SSP), a Silicon Valley provider of integrated test and programming solutions, to expand its end-to-end test, programming, and fixture capabilities. The deal strengthens Circuit Check’s presence in the Silicon Valley technology market and enhances its offering across automotive, medical, and consumer electronics end markets.

cleanwater1 has acquired Industrial Control Systems Online Inc. (ICS), integrating ICS’s expertise in SCADA, PLCs, and custom control panel design into cleanwater1’s water and wastewater solutions. The acquisition expands cleanwater1’s automation and control capabilities to streamline project delivery and offer more advanced water management systems.

Guild Garage Group has completed a partnership with Garage Door Medics, a family-owned residential and commercial garage door service company based in San Diego, California. The deal is Guild's 19th acquisition since launching in 2024 (and its fifth in 2025) and expands Guild's national footprint while allowing Garage Door Medics' owner to remain involved.

RapidFire Safety & Security has acquired Christopherson Fire Protection, a 40-year-old fire protection services company based in Chino, California. The add-on expands RapidFire's service capabilities and strengthens its presence across Southern California.

Kele, Inc., a portfolio company of The Stephens Group, has acquired Ponton Industries, an instrumentation sales and consulting firm headquartered in Yorba Linda, California. The add-on expands Kele's industrial automation and instrumentation footprint—particularly across the Western U.S.—and integrates Ponton's engineering consulting and technical support capabilities into the Kele Companies.

Integrated Power Services (IPS) has acquired Power Systems Testing Company (PST), a NETA-certified electrical testing and field services provider headquartered in Livermore, California. The acquisition expands IPS's NETA field-service capabilities and strengthens its West Coast footprint, adding PST's testing, commissioning and engineering expertise to IPS's service network.

Pye-Barker Fire & Safety has acquired California-based Arrow Fire Protection, a family-owned fire protection services business serving the San Francisco Bay Area. The acquisition expands Pye-Barker’s presence and service capabilities in key Bay Area counties while retaining Arrow’s local technicians and customer relationships.

Integrated Power Services (IPS) has acquired Demaria Electric Motor Services, Inc., a Paramount, California-based electromechanical repair and field services provider. The deal expands IPS's electromechanical service footprint in California and the Western United States, adding three service centers and specialized motor, pump, generator and blower repair capabilities.

Gear Wash has acquired Ventura, California-based Advanced PPE, a firefighter-owned independent service provider known for NFPA 1851-compliant cleaning, inspection and repair programs. The deal expands Gear Wash's West Coast footprint and strengthens its ability to serve municipal fire departments and other first responder customers with NFPA 1851-certified PPE care.

PureStar, the Cornell Capital-backed hospitality laundry platform, has acquired certain assets of Radiant Services Corporation, a Gardena, California-based hospitality laundry and dry-cleaning provider operating a 73,000-square-foot facility. The asset purchase expands PureStar’s footprint into Southern California (including Los Angeles, San Diego, and Palm Springs) as part of its ongoing acquisition strategy; terms were not disclosed.

The Stephens Group, LLC has acquired Astro Pak LLC, a provider of high-purity and precision cleaning and cleanroom services for regulated industries. The investment positions Astro Pak to accelerate growth across end markets such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, semiconductors and aerospace while preserving the company’s culture and technical capabilities; Houlihan Lokey served as financial advisor to Astro Pak.

Elgin, Illinois-based Impact Environmental Group (IEG) has acquired Olympic Wire & Equipment, a Costa Mesa, California provider of baling wire, baling equipment, parts and service. The acquisition adds a strategically located service hub in California to IEG’s national compactor and baler service footprint; Olympic’s founder Jim Walker will remain to lead the business as part of IEG.

Harrington Process Solutions has acquired Fluid Gauge Company, a specialty distributor of fluid process and flow control products based in South San Francisco, California. The acquisition expands Harrington's metal flow control product offering, fabrication capabilities and West Coast footprint; financial terms were not disclosed.

Easy Ice has acquired the ice machine service and leasing division of Norm's Refrigeration & Ice Equipment (parent: Empire Equipment), expanding its Southern California footprint and adding Norm's service technicians and local customer accounts. The transaction transfers Norm's ice machine rental and service customers in the Los Angeles area to Easy Ice as part of Norm's strategic refocus on its core business.

Triple-S Steel Holdings, a family-owned steel service center operator, has acquired Southern California steel product distributor Borrmann Metals. The deal includes Borrmann Metal Center locations in Burbank and Riverside, California, plus a Contractors Steel location in Surprise, Arizona; terms were not disclosed.

TIPCO Technologies, a portfolio company of Platte River Equity, has acquired Charter Industrial Supply, a distributor of hydraulic and industrial hose and fittings with operations in San Diego and Orange, California. The deal expands TIPCO's branch network to 34 locations across 16 states and strengthens its presence in Southern California.

KONE, the global elevator and escalator manufacturer, has acquired Capitol Elevator, a family-owned elevator service company based in Sacramento, California. The acquisition expands KONE's service capabilities and strengthens its position in the California market by integrating Capitol Elevator's local expertise and long-standing customer relationships.

United Fastener, a San Diego-based subsidiary of Toronto private equity firm Lynx Equity Limited, has acquired Topeco Products, a National City, California supplier of automotive fasteners and hardware. The acquisition is an add-on to United Fastener’s fastener wholesale platform and is intended to consolidate regional distribution, expand customer relationships in Southern California, and realize operational synergies by relocating Topeco’s operations into United Fastener facilities.

Aldinger Company, a Dallas-based provider of precision measurement and calibration services, has acquired Cal-Labs, a Southern California calibration and quality assurance provider. The acquisition expands Aldinger’s geographic footprint in California and enhances its dimensional and mechanical calibration capabilities, leveraging Cal-Labs’ A2LA/ISO 17025 accreditation and industry certifications.

Performance Systems Integration has fully merged with Statcomm/PSI and the combined business will operate under the Performance Systems Integration name. The move expands PSI's presence in the Greater Bay Area while keeping Statcomm/PSI's team and services intact, continuing to provide fire and life safety testing, inspection, repair, design, installation and monitoring.

Impel Company, a Pike Street Capital-backed fluid management platform, acquired Don Pedro Pump, a family-operated provider of pumps, electrical controls, well development and piping systems based in Turlock, California. The add-on expands Impel's presence in Central California and broadens its capabilities serving agricultural, industrial and municipal customers across the western U.S.

Blackford Capital has acquired Eight12 Automation, a Southern California-based industrial automation and controls engineering firm, as an add-on to its PACIV Industrial Automation platform. The deal expands PACIV’s West Coast presence and deepens capabilities in regulated end markets such as life sciences, medical devices and pharmaceutical manufacturing; terms were not disclosed.

GenServe, a portfolio company of GenNx360 Capital Partners, has acquired Electro-Motion, a Northern California provider of preventative maintenance, repair and sales of emergency standby power systems. The seller was Salt Creek Capital, which had owned Electro-Motion since 2011; the acquisition expands GenServe’s geographic footprint into the San Francisco Bay Area and adds local service capacity and multi-year maintenance agreements to its platform.

Pye-Barker Fire & Safety has acquired First Trust Alarm Company, a Hollister, California-based provider of fire alarms, security systems, access control and monitoring, to expand its presence in the San Francisco Bay and Monterey Bay regions. The First Trust team, led by Joe Bowman, will continue to serve local customers as Pye-Barker adds alarm services to its regional fire protection footprint.

Rental Guys, a Chico, California-based equipment rental operator, has acquired the assets of Sacramento-based Aba Daba Rents, adding the Sacramento and Citrus Heights locations as its 13th and 14th stores. The deal, which was advised by Powers Associates and Leslie Chayo, enables owner Vicky Blackwell to retire and will be followed by significant investment in new rental fleet to serve eastern Sacramento suburbs.

Industrial Inspection & Analysis (IIA) has acquired Aerial & Crane Experts, Inc. (ACE), a Sonora, California–based crane and aerial inspection and certification company. ACE joins IIA's Lift and Crane Services division to expand IIA's West Coast footprint and augment its mobile crane inspection and certification capabilities.

Century Park Capital Partners completed a majority recapitalization of Total Access Elevator, a Santa Fe Springs, California-based provider of elevator modernization, maintenance, and repair services, with debt financing provided by Southfield Mezzanine Capital and Gladstone Capital Corporation. Two former Otis executives, Robert Williams and Randy Wilcox, have joined the company as board members and co-investors; the company's four founders/owners remain active shareholders and management post-transaction.

KBS (Kellermeyer Bergensons Services), a leading North American provider of technology-enabled integrated facility management services headquartered in Oceanside, California, completed a recapitalization in which investment funds and accounts managed by KKR, Ares Management and BlackRock Capital Investment Advisors became majority equity holders. The transaction provides KBS with capital to invest in go-to-market capabilities and to accelerate growth while supporting continued delivery of facility services across industrial, commercial, logistics, retail and grocery end markets.

Pearl Street Capital Partners (PSCP) has acquired Measurement Control Systems (MCS), a California-based distributor and servicer of natural gas and water meters, regulators, and process instrumentation. The transaction, which buys MCS from C3 Capital Partners II, LP, positions PSCP to support MCS's growth and expand its capabilities serving utility and industrial customers across the U.S.

Impel Company, a Pike Street Capital-backed flow management platform, acquired Rockwell Engineering and Equipment in a transaction that closed on March 15, 2024. The add-on expands Impel's pump product lines, service capabilities and geographic presence in California and Nevada while Rockwell's founder Brad Rockwell will continue to lead the business.

Hensel Recycling, the Aschaffenburg, Germany-based precious metals recycler, has acquired California-based Red Fox Resources. Red Fox will remain an independent brand headquartered in Oakland with CEO Brad Edgar continuing to lead the business; the deal expands Hensel's North American footprint (including a new West Berlin, New Jersey facility) and increases West Coast processing capacity for diesel particulate filters and emission-control catalysts.

WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire McGrath RentCorp in a transaction valuing McGrath at an enterprise value of $3.8 billion. The deal combines two complementary temporary- and permanent-space solutions and rental platforms, creating a larger North American leader with expanded geographic coverage, projected synergies, and expected accretion to earnings within 12 months of closing.

LindFast Solutions Group (a Nautic Partners portfolio company) has acquired Hi-Q Fasteners, a Santa Fe Springs, California-based provider of sems, thread-forming and machine screws, spacers, standoffs and self-clinching hardware. The deal, completed December 27, 2023, is an add-on to LindFast's platform intended to expand product capabilities and leverage LindFast's supply chain and distribution network across North America.

Ironclad Environmental Solutions, a Kinderhook Industries portfolio company, acquired DenBeste Water Solutions, a provider of liquid containment and fluid management solutions based in Windsor, California. The add-on expands Ironclad's presence and capabilities in the Western United States; financial terms were not disclosed.

Kelvin Group, backed by Southfield Capital, has acquired Advanced Examination Services (AES-NDT), a Torrance, California-based provider of non-destructive testing (NDT) services for the petroleum, chemical and agricultural industries. The deal is Kelvin Group’s ninth acquisition since partnering with Southfield; Deerpath Capital Management provided debt financing and G2 Capital Advisors served as buy-side advisor.

Ryerson Holding Corporation has acquired Hudson Tool Steel Corporation, a supplier of standard and specialty-grade tool steels headquartered in Cerritos, California with additional locations in Loves Park, Illinois and Dover, New Hampshire. The acquisition expands Ryerson's tool steel capabilities and distribution footprint to better serve customers across its North American network.

H&E Equipment Services acquired the equipment rental assets of California-based Giffin Equipment, including three rental branches in Ventura, Goleta and Santa Maria and a rental fleet with an original equipment cost of about $13.4 million. The deal expands H&E's branch density and fleet coverage in central and southern California; The Stansberry Firm represented Giffin in the transaction.

Industrial Inspection & Analysis (IIA), a provider of inspection, testing and lab services, acquired Q-PLUS Labs effective November 1, 2023. The acquisition adds Q-PLUS Labs' metrology, dimensional inspection and reverse-engineering capabilities and expands IIA's laboratory services footprint to the West Coast.