Tracked deals
5
5 tracked deals across 2017-2025.
Operating Company
Industrial Services
Kele
Bartlett, TN, United States
Stocking distributor of building and industrial automation solutions, providing products plus value-added services including sourcing, project services, custom panel builds, and in-field technical support. Operates a multi-brand portfolio and expanded coverage via acquisitions.
- Focus Areas
- Building automation products and solutions, Industrial automation distribution, Process instrumentation & controls
- Website
- www.kele.com
Recent pace
0
0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Addon
4 addon · 1 buyout
Kele Acquisition Volume by Year
Last 5 years
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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May 13, 2025
- Buyer
- Kele, Inc., The Stephens Group, LLC
- Target
- Ponton Industries
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Addon
Kele, Inc., a portfolio company of The Stephens Group, has acquired Ponton Industries, an instrumentation sales and consulting firm headquartered in Yorba Linda, California. The add-on expands Kele's industrial automation and instrumentation footprint—particularly across the Western U.S.—and integrates Ponton's engineering consulting and technical support capabilities into the Kele Companies.
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- Buyer
- Kele, Inc., The Stephens Group, LLC
- Target
- AC Controls and AC Technical Services (ACC)
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Addon
Kele, Inc., a portfolio company of The Stephens Group, acquired AC Controls and AC Technical Services ("ACC") to expand its industrial automation offerings and geographic footprint in the U.S. Southeast. The deal adds valve automation, systems integration, field technical services and distribution capabilities to Kele's industrial platform and will be integrated with The Kele Companies' existing businesses.
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January 11, 2022
- Buyer
- Kele, Inc., The Stephens Group, LLC
- Target
- A-tech, Inc.
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Oklahoma, United States
- Type
- Addon
Kele, Inc., a portfolio company of The Stephens Group, LLC, has acquired A-tech, Inc., a distributor of industrial automation and process instrumentation. The business will operate as an add-on to Lesman Instrument Company to expand Kele's product breadth and regional footprint across several central U.S. states.
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January 8, 2021
- Buyer
- Kele, Inc., The Stephens Group, LLC
- Target
- Lesman Instrument Company
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Addon
Kele, Inc., a portfolio company of The Stephens Group, acquired Lesman Instrument Company, a Bensenville, Illinois-based specialty distributor of temperature, pressure, level and flow instrumentation. The acquisition (terms undisclosed) will expand Kele's capabilities in the process automation market while Lesman's president and management team will remain in place.
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October 5, 2017
- Buyer
- Kele, Inc.
- Target
- Control Consultants, Inc.
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Kele, Inc. acquired Control Consultants, Inc. (effective September 29, 2017), combining Kele's distribution scale with CCI's New England controls expertise while operating the brands separately. Richard Campbell (Kele) will serve as president and CEO of the combined company and John Donahue will continue as President of CCI; the deal expands Kele's product breadth and specialized services in building automation.
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1 tracked deal by Kele.
Acquisitions in Illinois
1 tracked deal by Kele.
Acquisitions in Massachusetts
1 tracked deal by Kele.
Acquisitions in North Carolina
1 tracked deal by Kele.
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