Private Equity Firm Industrial Services

Edgewater Capital Partners

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Cleveland-based private equity firm investing in specialty industrials, life science, advanced materials, and specialty chemicals, with a growth-enabling, hands-on approach focused on value creation post-transaction.

Focus Areas
Specialty industrials, Advanced materials, Specialty chemicals

Tracked deals

28

28 tracked deals across 2019-2026.

Recent pace

2

2 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

14 addon · 11 buyout · 1 divestiture

Edgewater Capital Partners Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 8 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 8 years for Edgewater Capital Partners. 5 2019 3 2020 5 2021 4 2022 5 2023 3 2024 2 2025 ~2 est. 1 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 28 tracked deals for Edgewater Capital Partners.

  • Buyer
    Edgewater Capital Partners
    Target
    Well Master
    Type
    Buyout

    Edgewater Capital Partners, a Cleveland-based private equity firm, acquired Well Master, a provider of plunger lift systems, automation technologies, and production optimization solutions for the oil and gas industry. Well Master’s leadership team will remain in place to continue running the company as Edgewater supports growth and capability expansion.

  • Buyer
    Rockwood Equity Partners
    Target
    ZERO Manufacturing
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Type
    Buyout

    Rockwood Equity Partners has acquired ZERO Manufacturing, a designer and manufacturer of aluminum and molded-plastic protective cases, enclosures, components and sub-assemblies. Rockwood will partner with ZERO's leadership to expand production capabilities, pursue strategic add-on acquisitions, and drive growth across ZERO's end markets including aerospace, medical, industrial, energy, logistics and datacom.

  • Buyer
    Edgewater Capital Partners
    Target
    CBCC Global Research
    Seller
    CBCC Global Research shareholders and management team
    Type
    Buyout

    Edgewater Capital Partners, a Cleveland-based private equity firm, has partnered with the shareholders and management of CBCC Global Research, a Bakersfield-headquartered clinical contract research organization (CRO). Edgewater's investment will support CBCC's growth by funding people, technology, and infrastructure to expand its clinical trial services across oncology, CNS, ophthalmology and other therapeutic areas.

  • Buyer
    Clean Water Environmental Services, Patriot Capital, Rockwood Equity Partners
    Target
    WBE Environmental, Inc. dba Florida Silt Fencing
    Type
    Addon

    Clean Water Environmental Services (CWES), a Rockwood Equity Partners portfolio platform, has acquired WBE Environmental, Inc. dba Florida Silt Fencing, a Florida-based erosion control and silt fence installer. Patriot Capital provided debt financing to support the add-on acquisition, and management (Joelle DeVane and Bill DeVane) will remain in leadership to ensure continuity of operations.

  • Buyer
    Rockwood Equity Partners
    Target
    Energy Renewal Partners

    Rockwood Equity Partners has completed a growth investment in Austin-based Energy Renewal Partners (ERP), an energy consulting services firm led by CEO Trisha Elizondo. Rockwood will partner with ERP to scale the business through service expansion and geographic growth while Elizondo remains a significant shareholder and continues as CEO.

  • Buyer
    Luxium Solutions, LLC, SK Capital Partners, Edgewater Capital Partners
    Target
    Inrad Optics, Inc.
    Seller
    Clarex, Ltd., Welland, Ltd.
    Industry
    IT Services
    Type
    Buyout

    Luxium Solutions has completed its all-cash acquisition of Inrad Optics in a deal valued at approximately $19 million (including assumed debt). Under the terms of the definitive merger agreement, Inrad Optics stockholders received $1.10 per share in cash, and the transaction strengthens Luxium’s portfolio in optics and photonics solutions.

  • Buyer
    Lifeway Mobility, Rockwood Equity Partners
    Target
    Gamburd, Stairbusters
    Seller
    Israel Gamburd, Regina Gamburd, Andrew McKowan Sr., Andrew McKowan Jr.
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Addon

    Lifeway Mobility, a portfolio company of Rockwood Equity Partners, completed add-on acquisitions of Gamburd and Stairbusters to expand its scale and geographic reach in the home accessibility and safety market. The deals add California and Western Pennsylvania footprint and the founder teams will remain with Lifeway to support integration and continued operations.

  • Buyer
    Evantic, Edgewater Capital Partners
    Target
    Plastic Distributors and Fabricators, LLC (
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Addon

    Evantic, a portfolio company of Edgewater Capital Partners, acquired Plastic Distributors and Fabricators, LLC (“PDF”). PDF manufactures and fabricates high-precision plastic components, with capabilities in prototyping and tight-tolerance machining for life sciences, semiconductor, aerospace/defense, and clean energy end markets.

  • Buyer
    Iten Defense, Edgewater Capital Partners
    Target
    Transparent Armor Solutions
    Type
    Addon

    Iten Defense, a portfolio company of Edgewater Capital Partners, has acquired Transparent Armor Solutions. The add-on expands Iten Defense's product offering to include transparent armor for ground vehicles, maritime applications, and personal protective viewports, strengthening its capabilities for Department of Defense and infrastructure programs.

  • Buyer
    Edgewater Capital Partners
    Target
    NeoGraf Solutions, LLC
    Seller
    Aterian Investment Partners
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Type
    Buyout

    Edgewater Capital Partners has acquired NeoGraf Solutions, LLC from Aterian Investment Partners. NeoGraf, a Lakewood, Ohio–based designer, formulator, and manufacturer of specialty natural graphite products serving end markets such as electric vehicles, electronic thermal management, renewable energy and building materials, will be supported by Edgewater to accelerate growth and product development.

  • Buyer
    Evantic, Edgewater Capital Partners
    Target
    Vertec Polymers, Inc.
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Type
    Addon

    Evantic, a portfolio company of Edgewater Capital Partners, has acquired Vertec Polymers, a Houston-based designer and manufacturer of high-performance polymer materials including PEEK, PPS, PTFE and PFA. The acquisition expands Evantic's engineered components platform by adding polymer R&D, injection and hot-compression molding, and precision machining capabilities to better serve customers in the energy, life sciences, food & beverage and industrial markets.

  • Buyer
    SK Capital Partners, LP, Edgewater Capital Partners, LP
    Target
    Luxium Solutions (formerly Saint-Gobain Crystals / scintillation and photonic crystals business of Saint-Gobain)
    Seller
    Saint-Gobain, S.A.
    Industry
    Data & Analytics
    Type
    Buyout

    Funds advised by SK Capital Partners and Edgewater Capital Partners completed their previously announced acquisition of Saint-Gobain’s scintillation and photonic crystals business. The business was renamed Luxium Solutions and the transition in ownership is described as seamless, with Mike Cahill moving from Saint-Gobain to become CEO of Luxium Solutions.

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