Operating Company Manufacturing

Industrial Physics

New Albany, Indiana, United States

Provides test and measurement equipment solutions that protect quality control, R&D, and operations across packaging, products, and materials, operating across a family of brands including TQC Sheen, Technidyne, and CMC-KUHNKE.

Focus Areas
Test and measurement instruments, Laboratory / quality control equipment, Packaging testing equipment

Tracked deals

5

5 tracked deals across 2019-2026.

Recent pace

2

2 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

3 addon · 2 buyout

Industrial Physics Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 3 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 3 years for Industrial Physics. 1 2019 2 2021 ~3 est. 2 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Industrial Physics, Branford Castle Partner's Fund I
    Target
    Vitrek LLC
    Seller
    Branford Castle Partner's Fund I
    Industry
    IT Services
    Type
    Buyout

    Branford Castle Partner's Fund I completed the sale of Vitrek LLC to Industrial Physics, a KKR-affiliated global test and measurement group focused on packaging, materials, and coatings. Vitrek is a Lockport, Illinois-based provider of electronic test and precision measurement equipment, including electrical safety testing and jet engine balancing systems.

  • Buyer
    Industrial Physics, KKR-affiliated investment funds
    Target
    Vitrek, MTI, GaGe
    Seller
    Branford Castle Fund, LP
    Industry
    IT Services
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Industrial Physics, backed by KKR-affiliated investment funds, announced the acquisition of Vitrek, a US-based provider of electronic test and precision measurement equipment, from the Branford Castle Fund, LP managed by Branford Castle Partners. Vitrek includes the Vitrek, MTI and GaGe brands, extending Industrial Physics’ mission-critical test and measurement capabilities across aerospace, defense, semiconductor, medical device, and other end markets.

  • Buyer
    Industrial Physics, Union Park Capital
    Target
    Technidyne Corporation
    Seller
    Popson family
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Type
    Addon

    Industrial Physics, a portfolio company of Union Park Capital, has acquired Technidyne Corporation, a U.S.-based maker of instruments that measure optical, surface and physical properties of paper and related materials. The deal adds optical-properties measurement and automated testing capabilities to Industrial Physics' offerings and strengthens service coverage in the U.S. and Canada while expanding Technidyne's access to Industrial Physics' global sales and service footprint.

  • Buyer
    Industrial Physics, Inc., Union Park Capital
    Target
    Steinfurth
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Location
    North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    Type
    Addon

    Industrial Physics, a Union Park Capital portfolio company, has acquired Steinfurth, a German specialist in electromechanical measuring systems for the beverage, food and pharmaceutical industries. The add-on expands Industrial Physics' test and inspection product portfolio and will leverage Industrial Physics' global sales and service footprint to broaden Steinfurth's reach into the U.S. and Asian markets.

  • Buyer
    Industrial Physics, Inc., TQC Sheen B.V., Union Park Capital
    Target
    C&W Specialist Equipment Ltd.
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    Industrial Physics, Inc. (a portfolio company of Union Park Capital) acquired C&W Specialist Equipment Ltd., a UK-based developer and manufacturer of corrosion and environmental test chambers. C&W will be integrated into TQC Sheen B.V. to expand TQC Sheen’s paint, coatings and surface-analysis product portfolio and to leverage Industrial Physics’ global sales and service network.

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