Tracked deals
15
15 tracked deals across 2016-2026.
Private Equity Firm
Financial Services
LongWater Opportunities
Fargo, North Dakota, United States
Alternative asset management firm focused on the lower middle market. LongWater invests in and partners with business owners and management teams to build enduring value through private equity, private credit, and co-investment strategies, with offices in Fargo, Dallas, and St. Louis.
- Focus Areas
- Alternative asset management, Private equity, Private credit
- Website
- www.longwateropportunities.com
Recent pace
1
1 tracked deal announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Addon
7 addon · 7 buyout · 1 growth capital
LongWater Opportunities Acquisition Volume by Year
Last 8 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
Showing the 12 most recent of 15 tracked deals for LongWater Opportunities.
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October 7, 2026
- Buyer
- LongWater Private Equity
- Target
- Blastco
- Seller
- Terry Warren
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Type
- Buyout
LongWater Private Equity acquired a majority stake in Blastco, a Channelview, Texas-based provider of surface preparation, industrial coatings, and tank rehabilitation services. Founder Terry Warren retained a minority ownership stake, and Blastco will anchor LongWater’s planned national industrial coatings platform and buy-and-build strategy.
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May 1, 2025
- Buyer
- Caymus Equity Partners LLC, SI Private Capital, LongWater Capital Solutions, Midwest Mezzanine Funds, Enterprise Bank
- Target
- Valley Lighting, LLC
- Industry
- Electrical Services
- Location
- Maryland, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Caymus Equity Partners has acquired Valley Lighting, a Linthicum Heights, Maryland-based commercial lighting and shading solutions provider, with CEO Kathy Deppe and EVP Tommy Jones retaining meaningful ownership and remaining in leadership. The May 1, 2025 transaction was supported by SI Private Capital, LongWater Capital Solutions, Midwest Mezzanine Funds and Enterprise Bank; Caymus plans to help Valley expand its geographic footprint and grow its service offerings into key end markets such as data centers, government, and healthcare.
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October 21, 2024
- Buyer
- Tecum Equity, UMB Capital Corporation, LongWater Capital Solutions
- Target
- Kadon Precision and Aerospace
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Tecum Equity has made an investment in Kadon Precision and Aerospace, a Rockford, Illinois-based precision machining and contract manufacturing company, with Kadon CEO Justin Franklin remaining in place. The deal includes senior debt from First Financial Bank and mezzanine/equity co-investment from UMB Capital Corporation and LongWater Capital Solutions; Tecum intends to support Kadon's growth through capability investments and add-on acquisitions.
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October 2, 2024
- Buyer
- LongWater Opportunities, Cypress Rail Solutions
- Target
- Northern Plains Rail Services
- Seller
- Northern Plains Rail Services
- Industry
- Transportation
- Location
- North Dakota, United States
- Type
- Buyout
LongWater Opportunities partnered with industry executives Randy Meyer and Brian Trammell to form Cypress Rail Solutions, a new railcar services platform. Cypress completed its first acquisition of certain railcar maintenance assets (locations in North Dakota and Minnesota) from Northern Plains Rail Services and plans further expansion across additional geographic markets to build a significant railcar services platform.
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- Buyer
- Midland Garage Door, LongWater
- Target
- Martin Door
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Addon
Midland Garage Door, a LongWater portfolio company, has acquired Martin Door, a Salt Lake City-based manufacturer of residential and commercial overhead garage doors. The add-on acquisition expands Midland's manufacturing capabilities and geographic footprint across the Mountain West, West Coast, and Southwest, aiming to deliver product and distribution synergies.
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July 20, 2023
- Buyer
- LongWater Opportunities
- Target
- Midland Garage Door
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- North Dakota, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
LongWater Opportunities has made a strategic growth investment in Midland Garage Door, a West Fargo-based manufacturer of residential and commercial overhead garage doors founded in 1979. The partnership is intended to support Midland's growth plans while preserving the company's culture and operational strengths.
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July 5, 2023
- Buyer
- LongWater Opportunities
- Target
- Thermotec Glass
- Seller
- Luis Najarro
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Type
- Addon
LongWater Opportunities, a Dallas- and Fargo-based private equity firm, has acquired Thermotec Glass, a Georgetown, Texas-based fabricator of custom insulated and interior glass products. The deal is the first add-on to Glass Fab Holdings and LongWater portfolio company M3 Glass Technologies and is intended to expand product capabilities and grow wallet share with glaziers and installers across Central and South Texas; the seller was Thermotec's founder, Luis Najarro.
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October 13, 2022
- Buyer
- Longwater Opportunities
- Target
- Jetta Corporation
- Seller
- Consortium of forty-three investors
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Oklahoma, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Longwater Opportunities, an operationally focused private equity firm, has acquired Jetta Corporation, an Edmond, Oklahoma-based manufacturer of acrylic bathtubs. Terms were not disclosed; Jetta was owned by a consortium of 43 investors and was represented in the sale by ClearRidge.
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- Buyer
- LongWater Opportunities
- Target
- Interia Hospitality, Studio E/L
- Seller
- Tara Materials, Inc.
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Addon
LongWater Opportunities, a Dallas- and Fargo-based private equity firm, has acquired Interia Hospitality and Studio E/L from Tara Materials, Inc., and combined them under its Art is Love Holdings platform. The deal brings two art consulting, publishing, and manufacturing businesses—serving hospitality, healthcare, senior living and corporate end markets—into LongWater's portfolio to expand service offerings and consolidate capabilities in commercial art production.
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May 20, 2022
- Buyer
- M3 Glass Technologies, LongWater Opportunities
- Target
- Thermotec Glass
- Seller
- Luis Najarro
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Type
- Addon
M3 Glass Technologies has acquired Thermotec Glass, a Georgetown, Texas-based insulated glass manufacturer founded in 1995. M3 — a portfolio company of private equity firm LongWater Opportunities — will retain owner Luis Najarro and Thermotec’s management team and expand M3’s capabilities by adding a state-of-the-art insulated glass line at the Georgetown facility.
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March 3, 2022
- Buyer
- LongWater Opportunities
- Target
- Pistil Designs
- Industry
- Consumer Products
- Location
- Oregon, United States
- Type
- Addon
Dallas-based private equity firm LongWater Opportunities has acquired Pistil Designs, a Hood River, Oregon–based designer of premium headwear, bags and outdoor accessories. The deal adds Pistil to LongWater’s Great Socks Holdings platform (which includes Fox River Mills and Standard Merchandising Company) to expand product offerings and leverage U.S. manufacturing partnerships.
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September 28, 2021
- Buyer
- LongWater Opportunities
- Target
- XCaliber Container
- Seller
- Justin Shubert, Brent Isom
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Dallas-based private equity firm LongWater Opportunities has acquired XCaliber Container, a Graham, Texas manufacturer of shipping containers and custom-fabricated container structures. XCaliber — founded by Justin Shubert and Brent Isom and serving residential, commercial and storage markets across the Midwest — will be LongWater's first investment from its flagship third institutional fund to support growth and operational scaling.
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