Tracked deals
39
39 tracked deals across 2017-2026.
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Value-added private equity investor based in Nashville, TN focused on niche manufacturing and industrial services businesses. Partners with management to develop and build world-class operations and drive long-term value.
Tracked deals
39
39 tracked deals across 2017-2026.
Recent pace
5
5 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Buyout
20 buyout · 18 addon · 1 growth capital
Last 9 years
Supporting Data
Showing the 12 most recent of 39 tracked deals for LFM Capital.
LFM Capital, a lower middle-market private equity firm focused on manufacturing and industrial services, announced it has invested in L&R Industries, LLC. L&R is a vertically integrated manufacturer of collapsible steel reels and steel tubing products, providing related fabrication, stamping, millwright, crane, electrical, and transportation services for fiber broadband, data center, and utilities end markets.
LFM Capital announced the acquisition of PowerBuilt Material Handling Solutions, LLC, a designer and manufacturer of automated and semi-automated custom material-handling equipment. PowerBuilt joins LFM’s industrial automation platform American Automation Group (AAG), alongside Southern Tooling, Inc. and Tuttle AAG, LLC.
LFM Capital has acquired Vintage Air, a San Antonio-based designer and manufacturer of aftermarket air‑conditioning systems for classic and late‑model cars and trucks, from Mangrove Equity Partners. Mangrove credited operational improvements, D2C expansion and an earlier add‑on (AC Solutions) for strengthening Vintage Air prior to the sale; LFM Capital will add Vintage Air as a platform investment to expand its niche manufacturing portfolio.
LFM Capital has acquired Vintage Air, a San Antonio‑based manufacturer of performance aftermarket automotive HVAC systems, making the company a new LFM portfolio company. Northstar Capital provided debt financing and an equity co‑investment to support LFM’s acquisition and future growth initiatives.
LFM Capital has invested in Systems Engineering and Sales Co. (SESCO), bringing the Fort Wayne, Indiana-based supplier of power transformer installation and maintenance equipment into its electric grid reliability platform. CP Energy Holdings participated as a minority investor; SESCO will join LFM’s existing platform partnership with ZTZ Services International to provide complementary diagnostic and remediation equipment and services for power utilities and transformer manufacturers across North America.
Nashville-based private equity firm LFM Capital has invested in Bergari Solutions, a Rosemount, Minnesota designer and manufacturer of custom engineered exhaust and emissions systems. The transaction establishes Bergari as a platform company in LFM’s third fund and positions the business for growth in data center and other backup power end markets.
LFM Capital led a control investment in Marcy Laboratories, a Glendale Heights, Illinois-based contract manufacturer serving fragrance and beauty brands, with Tecum Capital supporting the transaction. Management (Kevin Morton and Mike Buehler) will continue to lead the company and the investors plan to expand Marcy's operations, automation, and manufacturing capabilities; financial terms were not disclosed.
Excelis Packaging Automation, a portfolio company of LFM Capital, has acquired Marks Machinery, a Suwanee, Georgia manufacturer of replacement parts for beverage filling equipment. Financial terms were not disclosed; the add-on expands Excelis' parts and service capabilities and broadens its footprint into Central and South America.
LFM Capital’s portfolio company SureKap has rebranded as Excelis Packaging Automation and acquired Kraken Automation, a Canada-based specialist in high-speed material handling, case packing and cartoning systems. Financial terms were not disclosed; the acquisition expands Excelis’ turnkey packaging automation capabilities and adds secondary packaging and material-handling expertise to the platform.
SureKap LLC, a portfolio company of LFM Capital, has acquired AB Technology, Inc. in an all-cash transaction to expand its automated packaging equipment offering. AB Technology, based in Torrance, California, is a 30-year automation engineering leader in high-speed labeling and padding systems focused on the food packaging market.
LFM Capital-backed Weller Metalworks has acquired DROP Sprockets, a Nelson, British Columbia-based manufacturer of made-to-order sprockets. AEA Private Debt acted as sole mezzanine lender and provided an equity co-investment to support the transaction. The deal is Weller's third add-on acquisition and expands the platform's manufacturing capabilities and product offering.
LFM Capital portfolio company SureKap LLC has acquired Technical Beverage Services, a Telford, Tennessee-based manufacturer of replacement parts for high-speed fillers, cappers and box makers. The add-on strengthens SureKap's parts and service offering across the food & beverage and packaging markets and aims to create a one-stop automated packaging solution; financial terms were not disclosed.
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