Tracked deals
20
20 tracked deals across 2019-2026.
Private Equity Firm
Manufacturing
Branford Castle Partners
New York, New York, United States
Headquartered in New York City, Branford is a pre-eminent private market investor. The firm focuses on working with strong companies that typically have under $200MM in sales, strengthening operations and facilitating growth.
- Focus Areas
- Industrials, Specialty manufacturing, Nonwoven filtration
- Website
- branfordcastle.com
Recent pace
2
2 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Buyout
11 buyout · 9 addon
Branford Castle Partners Acquisition Volume by Year
Last 8 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
Showing the 12 most recent of 20 tracked deals for Branford Castle Partners.
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May 13, 2026
- Buyer
- Lafayette Instrument, LLC, Branford Castle Partners
- Target
- Sutter Instrument Corp.
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Addon
Lafayette Instrument, LLC acquired Sutter Instrument Corp. Terms were not disclosed. The deal expands Lafayette’s life sciences instrumentation product offerings and strengthens its support for universities and research institutions working in electrophysiology and neuroscience.
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- Buyer
- GPT Industries LLC, Branford Castle Partners
- Target
- Integrated Rectifier Technologies Inc.
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Alberta, Canada
- Type
- Addon
GPT Industries, a Branford Castle Partners portfolio company, has acquired Integrated Rectifier Technologies Inc. (IRT), an Alberta-based manufacturer of transformer rectifiers and cathodic protection control systems. The add-on strengthens GPT's product portfolio and remote monitoring capabilities, expanding its corrosion-mitigation offerings for energy, utilities and infrastructure customers worldwide.
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- Buyer
- Branford Castle Partners
- Target
- Eastern Dental Management
- Seller
- Affiliate managed by Staple Street Capital
- Industry
- Dental
- Location
- New Jersey, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Branford Castle Partners has acquired Eastern Dental Management, a 20-location dental services organization in New Jersey, from an affiliate managed by Staple Street Capital. The deal—financed with unitranche debt and equity from Siguler Guff & Company—positions Eastern Dental as a platform investment for Branford Castle to pursue growth and consolidation in the New Jersey dental market; existing management, led by CEO Ray Iannaccone, will remain in place.
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November 25, 2024
- Buyer
- Lafayette Instrument, Branford Castle Partners
- Target
- ALZET Osmotic Pumps (business unit of DURECT Corporation)
- Seller
- DURECT Corporation
- Industry
- Medical Devices
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Addon
Lafayette Instrument, a Branford Castle Partners portfolio company, has acquired the ALZET Osmotic Pumps business from DURECT Corporation as an add-on to expand Lafayette’s life-science instrumentation offering. The acquisition strengthens Lafayette’s preclinical dosing product line and represents the fourth bolt-on for the company since Branford Castle’s 2021 investment; the deal includes senior and mezzanine debt financing.
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November 12, 2024
- Buyer
- Branford Castle Partners, Brookside Capital Partners, O2 Sponsor Finance
- Target
- Hoffman Engineering
- Seller
- Trident Maritime Systems, J.F. Lehman & Company (investment affiliates mentioned)
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Location
- Connecticut, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Branford Castle Partners has acquired Hoffman Engineering, a Stamford-based maker of night-vision test equipment, imaging lighting systems and commercial aviation LED specialty lighting, from Trident Maritime Systems. The transaction was financed with senior debt from O2 Sponsor Finance and mezzanine debt and an equity co-investment from Brookside Capital Partners; Hoffman’s management team will remain in place and terms were not disclosed.
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November 12, 2024
- Buyer
- Branford Castle Partners
- Target
- Testek Solutions
- Seller
- Odyssey Investment Partners
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Location
- Michigan, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Branford Castle Partners, a North American-focused private equity firm, has acquired Testek Solutions, a Wixom, Michigan-based manufacturer of proprietary aviation component testing equipment, from a fund managed by Odyssey Investment Partners. Testek will serve as a platform investment for Branford Castle's Fund II, with existing management, including CEO Bruce DeWitt, remaining in place; financial terms were not disclosed.
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December 19, 2023
- Buyer
- Lafayette Instrument Company, Brookside Capital Partners, Branford Castle Partners
- Target
- Actimetrics
- Industry
- Medical Devices
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Addon
Lafayette Instrument Company, a portfolio company of Branford Castle Partners, has acquired Actimetrics, a Wilmette, Illinois-based maker of scientific instrumentation and software for circadian biology and animal behavioral neuroscience. Brookside Capital Partners provided subordinated debt and minority equity to support Lafayette in the bolt-on acquisition; terms were not disclosed.
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November 20, 2023
- Buyer
- Clean Solutions Group, Branford Castle Partners, LP
- Target
- HDK Industries
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Addon
Clean Solutions Group (CSG), a platform backed by private equity firm Branford Castle Partners, acquired HDK Industries and will consolidate the HDK brand into its Fibrix Filtration business. The add-on expands CSG’s nonwoven filtration and specialty medical materials capabilities across air, liquid and medical filtration end markets; terms were not disclosed.
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October 12, 2023
- Buyer
- Branford Castle Partners II, L.P.
- Target
- Marine Floats
- Industry
- Construction
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Branford Castle Partners II, an affiliate of Branford Castle Partners, has made a strategic investment in Marine Floats, a Tacoma, Washington-based specialty marine contractor that designs, fabricates and installs marinas, floating docks and waterfront structures while providing environmental and permitting advisory services. Branford will partner with founder and President Logan Brown to support growth and expand the company’s offerings and reach across the Pacific Northwest; terms were not disclosed.
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- Buyer
- Lafayette Instrument, LLC, Branford Castle Partners
- Target
- Aurora Scientific, Inc.
- Industry
- Medical Devices
- Location
- Ontario, Canada
- Type
- Addon
Lafayette Instrument, a portfolio company of Branford Castle Partners, has acquired Aurora Scientific, a Canada-based manufacturer of instrumentation and software for muscle physiology and neuroscience research. The bolt-on strengthens Lafayette’s life-science instrumentation offering and expands its product range into skeletal muscle physiology for universities and research institutions.
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February 22, 2023
- Buyer
- Branford Castle Partners II, L.P., Tempus Realty Partners
- Target
- Garlock Pipeline Technologies (GPT) / GPT Industries
- Seller
- EnPro Industries
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Colorado, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Branford Castle Partners (Branford Castle Partners II, L.P.) acquired Garlock Pipeline Technologies (GPT), an EnPro Industries operating division that manufactures pipeline sealing and electrical isolation products. The transaction included a simultaneous, accretive sale‑leaseback of GPT’s 64,000 sq ft manufacturing facility to Tempus Realty Partners; terms were not disclosed.
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- Buyer
- Branford Castle Partners II, Handi Quilter management (CEO Mark Hyland and President & COO Darren Denning)
- Target
- Handi Quilter
- Seller
- Premier Needle Arts, Blue Point Capital
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Branford Castle Partners II has acquired Handi Quilter, a North Salt Lake, Utah-based manufacturer and designer of longarm quilting machines, from Premier Needle Arts (a Blue Point Capital platform). Handi Quilter's CEO Mark Hyland and President & COO Darren Denning are investing alongside Branford; senior debt was provided by Apogem Capital and mezzanine financing by Siguler Guff. Terms were not disclosed.
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