Tracked deals
8
8 tracked deals across 2019-2026.
Operating Company
Manufacturing
Flow Control Holdings
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Premier provider of highly engineered sanitary flow components for producers of food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, and data cooling applications. Operates through its Ace Sanitary business unit and related sanitary flow component offerings.
- Focus Areas
- Sanitary flow components, Sanitary hoses, Sanitary stainless-steel fittings
- Website
- www.fchinc.com
Recent pace
2
2 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Addon
8 addon
Flow Control Holdings Acquisition Volume by Year
Last 4 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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May 13, 2026
- Buyer
- Audax Private Equity, FCH
- Target
- Sanitary Solutions Group
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- South Carolina, United States
- Type
- Addon
Audax Private Equity completed its 1,500th add-on acquisition as part of its Buy & Build strategy. The milestone transaction was FCH’s acquisition of Sanitary Solutions Group, completed on April 14, 2026 and made public earlier in May.
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February 21, 2026
- Buyer
- FCH, Inc., Audax Private Equity
- Target
- Axiflow Technologies
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Addon
FCH completed the acquisition of Axiflow Technologies, a specialist in sanitary twin-screw pump solutions for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. The deal expands FCH’s hygienic process capabilities and deepens its position in high-purity fluid handling by integrating Axiflow’s proprietary pump technology while Axiflow continues operating with commercial autonomy.
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- Buyer
- Flow Control Holdings, Audax Private Equity
- Target
- Strahman Holdings
- Seller
- CID Capital II, Inc.
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Addon
Flow Control Holdings, a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity, has acquired Strahman Holdings from Indianapolis-based private equity firm CID Capital II. Strahman, a Bethlehem, Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of washdown equipment, sampling valves and valve automation serving pharmaceutical, food & beverage and industrial markets, will join Flow Control’s platform as an add-on to expand product capabilities and end-market coverage.
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February 24, 2023
- Buyer
- Flow Control Holdings, Audax Private Equity
- Target
- DSO Fluid Handling Company, Inc., Flowtrend, Inc.
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Addon
Flow Control Holdings (FCH), a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity, acquired sanitary-aftermarket specialists DSO Fluid Handling Company, Inc. and Flowtrend, Inc. The add-on deals (terms undisclosed) expand FCH's product offering and aftermarket capabilities for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical markets, with DSO maintaining a New Jersey office and Flowtrend operating from Houston, Texas.
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January 18, 2023
- Buyer
- Flow Control Holdings, Audax Private Equity
- Target
- Andron Stainless
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- South Carolina, United States
- Type
- Addon
Flow Control Holdings (a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity) has acquired Andron Stainless, a manufacturer of sanitary stainless steel fittings, valves, tubing and accessories with operations in Columbia, South Carolina and Mississauga, Ontario. The add-on expands FCH's sanitary product portfolio, manufacturing capabilities and geographic footprint across the Southeastern U.S. and Canada.
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- Buyer
- Flow Control Holdings, LLC, Edgewater Growth Capital Partners IV
- Target
- FlexFit Hose, LLC
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Addon
Edgewater Growth Capital Partners IV’s portfolio company Flow Control Holdings, LLC (through its Ace Sanitary division) has acquired FlexFit Hose, LLC, a manufacturer of flexible hose products for sanitary and high-purity applications. FlexFit will be integrated into FCH’s Ace Sanitary division in Cincinnati to expand the platform’s capabilities in the food, beverage and pharmaceutical end markets.
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February 5, 2021
- Buyer
- Flow Control Holdings, LLC, Edgewater Growth Capital Partners IV, L.P.
- Target
- Ace Sanitary, Inc.
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Addon
Edgewater Growth Capital’s portfolio company Flow Control Holdings, LLC has acquired Ace Sanitary, Inc., a Cincinnati-based manufacturer of sanitary and high-purity flexible hose products marketed under the Flex-Rite and Seal-Rite brands. The add-on expands Flow Control Holdings' engineered flow-control product offering and strengthens its presence in the food & beverage, dairy/cosmetic and pharmaceutical end markets.
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- Buyer
- Flow Control Holdings, LLC, Edgewater Growth Capital Partners IV, L.P.
- Target
- Steel & O'Brien Manufacturing, Inc.
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Addon
Flow Control Holdings, LLC, a newly formed platform backed by Edgewater Growth Capital Partners IV, L.P., has acquired Steel & O’Brien Manufacturing, Inc., a New York-based manufacturer and distributor of sanitary stainless-steel fittings, valves and tubing. The transaction is the first add-on for the Flow Control Holdings platform as it pursues complementary flow-control product and service acquisitions across food, beverage, dairy and pharmaceutical end markets.
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Acquisitions in South Carolina
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Acquisitions in New York
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Acquisitions in Ohio
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Acquisitions in Pennsylvania
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