Operating Company Industrial Services

Flow Control Group

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Flow Control Group is a solutions provider focused on technically oriented products and services for the flow control, fluid handling, and process & industrial automation sectors, with locations throughout the U.S. and Canada and distribution plus technical services.

Focus Areas
Flow control and fluid handling distribution, Process and industrial automation, Technical services and systems integration

Tracked deals

5

5 tracked deals across 2019-2025.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

3 buyout · 2 addon

Flow Control Group Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 4 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 4 years for Flow Control Group. 1 2019 2 2021 1 2024 1 2025

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Flow Control Group
    Target
    Clayton Controls
    Seller
    Clayton Controls' owners
    Industry
    IT Services
    Type
    Buyout

    Flow Control Group, a KKR portfolio company, acquired Clayton Controls, an industrial automation solutions provider. The deal is intended to expand Flow Control Group’s industrial automation market coverage, adding talent and technical services to its growing industrial automation group.

  • Buyer
    Flow Control Group, KKR
    Target
    Kim Controls
    Seller
    Owners of Kim Controls
    Industry
    IT Services
    Type
    Addon

    Exit Strategies Group advised the owners of Kim Controls on its sale to Flow Control Group, a KKR portfolio company. The acquisition, effective July 1, 2024, expands Flow Control Group’s industrial automation group with additional talent, technical services, and market coverage. Transaction terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Flow Control Group, KKR & Co. Inc.
    Target
    Shaltz Automation
    Type
    Addon

    Flow Control Group, a portfolio company of KKR & Co. Inc., has acquired Shaltz Automation, a Flint, Michigan-based industrial automation solutions provider. Exit Strategies Group served as exclusive financial advisor to Shaltz; deal terms were not disclosed. The acquisition expands Flow Control Group's coverage in the industrial automation segment across North America.

  • Buyer
    Flow Control Group
    Target
    Smith Cameron Group
    Seller
    Krystal Growth Partners, Tom Kramer and Smith Cameron management
    Location
    British Columbia, Canada
    Type
    Buyout

    Krystal Growth Partners sold its portfolio company Smith Cameron Group to US-based strategic buyer Flow Control Group on July 2, 2021. Tom Kramer will remain President under the new ownership; Krystal noted the sale concludes a successful 10-year partnership during which Smith Cameron completed six acquisitions and delivered strong revenue and EBITDA growth. Fort Capital Partners and Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP served as advisors to the sellers.

  • Buyer
    Bertram Capital, A&M Capital Opportunities (Alvarez & Marsal Capital), Flow Control Group executive management team
    Target
    Flow Control Group
    Seller
    AEA Investors' Small Business Fund (AEA SBF)
    Type
    Buyout

    Bertram Capital partnered with Flow Control Group's executive management team, with participation from A&M Capital Opportunities, to acquire Flow Control Group from AEA Investors' Small Business Fund. The investment establishes Flow Control Group as a new platform for Bertram to pursue a buy-and-build strategy across the North American flow control and fluid handling distribution market.

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