Tracked deals
28
28 tracked deals across 2009-2026.
Private Equity Firm
Other
Blackford Capital
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Private equity investment firm headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Makes majority control investments in founder- and family-owned, lower middle-market manufacturing, industrial, and service companies.
- Focus Areas
- Private equity (majority control investments)
- Website
- blackfordcapital.com
Recent pace
5
5 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Addon
19 addon · 8 buyout · 1 growth capital
Blackford Capital Acquisition Volume by Year
Last 9 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
Showing the 12 most recent of 28 tracked deals for Blackford Capital.
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October 14, 2026
- Buyer
- Habco Partnership, Inc., Blackford Capital
- Target
- E.G. Middleton, Inc.
- Industry
- Electrical Services
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Addon
Habco Partnership, backed by Blackford Capital, acquired E.G. Middleton, a family-owned electrical contractor based in Norfolk, Virginia. The acquisition expands Habco’s MEP platform into Virginia and adds specialized electrical contracting capabilities, customer relationships, and a stronger presence across the Mid-Atlantic.
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- Buyer
- Blackford Capital
- Target
- Industrial Electronic Systems, Inc. (IES)
- Industry
- Professional Services
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Addon
Blackford Capital acquired Industrial Electronic Systems, Inc. (IES), a fire alarm and life safety systems integrator in the Greater Sacramento area. The deal marks the second add-on acquisition for Blackford’s Security Fire Solutions platform, following the December 2024 purchase of Security Fire Systems (SFS) and the September 2025 add-on of Lakeview Security, Fire & Communication.
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- Buyer
- Prospect Capital Corporation, Prospect Capital affiliate, Blackford Capital
- Target
- Security Fire Systems (SFS)
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Prospect Capital Corporation, along with an affiliate, provided approximately $26 million consisting of a first lien senior secured term loan and preferred equity to Security Fire Systems (SFS). The investment was made in collaboration with Blackford Capital and is intended to support SFS’s organic growth and acquisition strategy in the fire suppression space.
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March 20, 2026
- Buyer
- Blackford Capital
- Target
- Habco Partnership, Moro Corporation
- Industry
- IT Services
- Location
- Missouri, United States
- Type
- Addon
Blackford Capital launched a new HVAC, Electrical and Diversified Services (HEDS) platform by merging its December 2025 acquisitions of Habco Partnership and Moro Corporation under the Habco name. Habco, a national full-service electrical contracting firm, and Moro, a construction services and materials business, are being combined to create an integrated provider of HVAC and electrical services.
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November 14, 2025
- Buyer
- Blackford Capital
- Target
- Texas Injection Molding
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Blackford Capital, a lower middle-market private equity firm, invested in Texas Injection Molding, a Houston-headquartered precision injection molding manufacturer. The funding is intended to support the company’s continued expansion and Blackford’s efforts to identify and integrate acquisitions. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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September 23, 2025
- Buyer
- Security Fire Systems, Blackford Capital
- Target
- Lakeview Security, Fire & Communications
- Seller
- Matt Reynolds
- Industry
- Construction
- Location
- Arkansas, United States
- Type
- Addon
Security Fire Systems (SFS), a Blackford Capital-backed fire safety consolidation platform, acquired Lakeview Security, Fire & Communications, a North Little Rock provider of alarm, fire protection, camera and monitoring services. The acquisition expands SFS's presence in Arkansas and broadens its service offerings beyond fire sprinkler work into security and monitoring; terms were not disclosed.
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February 13, 2025
- Buyer
- Davalor Mold Company, LLC, Blackford Capital
- Target
- Industrial Molding Corporation
- Seller
- NN, Inc.
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Addon
Davalor Mold Company, LLC, a portfolio company of Blackford Capital, acquired Industrial Molding Corporation from NN, Inc. as the first add-on to the Davalor platform. The acquisition expands Davalor's manufacturing capabilities and leadership bench, supporting continued platform growth and capability expansion.
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January 27, 2025
- Buyer
- Blackford Capital, PACIV (Blackford Capital Industrial Automation Platform)
- Target
- Ace Controls
- Seller
- Agmed Aguirre (founder/shareholder), Lindsey Aguirre (co-owner/shareholder)
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Type
- Addon
Blackford Capital acquired Houston-based Ace Controls and added it as the third add-on to its PACIV industrial automation platform. The acquisition expands PACIV's control panel capabilities and adds exposure to the water & wastewater and oil & gas end markets while extending the platform's geographic footprint to Texas; Ace Controls' management and employees will remain with the business.
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December 12, 2024
- Buyer
- Blackford Capital
- Target
- Security Fire Systems
- Industry
- Construction
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Blackford Capital acquired Security Fire Systems (SFS) on December 12, 2024, launching its Fire Safety Consolidation Platform; terms were not disclosed. SFS, founded in 1993 and based in the Dallas–Fort Worth area (Coppell, Texas), provides fire sprinkler design, installation, testing, maintenance and fire alarm services across Texas, Arkansas, Colorado and Oklahoma; SFS management will remain in place as Blackford pursues further add-on consolidation opportunities.
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October 15, 2024
- Buyer
- Blackford Capital
- Target
- Empire Distributing
- Seller
- Founders Mike and Lois Rupp / Rupp family
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Addon
Blackford Capital, a lower middle-market private equity firm, has acquired Empire Distributing, a hearth and outdoor living products distributor based in Arcade, New York. The deal is an add‑on to Blackford's Patio Consolidation Platform and is intended to broaden the platform's product breadth, distribution channels and geographic reach across the Northeast and Midwest US; terms were not disclosed.
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- Buyer
- Blackford Capital, Davalor Mold Company, LLC
- Target
- Industrial Molding Corporation (IMC)
- Seller
- NN, Inc.
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Type
- Addon
Blackford Capital’s portfolio company Davalor Mold Company acquired Industrial Molding Corporation (IMC) from NN, Inc. as the first add-on for the Davalor platform. The Lubbock, Texas injection-molding business will operate as a separate business unit under Davalor, retaining IMC’s management and expanding Davalor’s precision plastics capabilities across automotive and industrial end markets.
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June 17, 2024
- Buyer
- Blackford Capital
- Target
- Eight12 Automation
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Addon
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.
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