Tracked deals
20
20 tracked deals across 2020-2026.
Operating Company
Industrial Services
Motion & Control Enterprises
Zelienople, Pennsylvania, United States
Founded in 1951, Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE) distributes fluid power, automation, flow control, rotating equipment, and filtration products, and provides related service and repair solutions. It serves OEM and end-user customers through more than 50 facilities across 18 states.
- Focus Areas
- Fluid power and hydraulics distribution, Industrial automation distribution, Flow control, valves, and instrumentation
- Website
- mceautomation.com
Recent pace
2
2 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
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Motion & Control Enterprises Acquisition Volume by Year
Last 6 years
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Recent Transactions
Showing the 12 most recent of 20 tracked deals for Motion & Control Enterprises.
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- Buyer
- MCE, Frontenac
- Target
- Tripp Electric Motors
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Addon
MCE, a Cleveland-based industrial motor repair and equipment services platform backed by Frontenac, acquired Tripp Electric Motors, a Chicago-area motor repair specialist serving manufacturers across northern Illinois. Terms were not disclosed, and the deal adds a second Chicago-area location while deepening MCE’s penetration across the industrial corridor from Rockford through Aurora to Gary, Indiana.
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- Buyer
- Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE), Frontenac
- Target
- Tripp Electric Motors
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Addon
Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE) acquired Tripp Electric Motors, a Florida-based provider of repair and maintenance services for electric motors, gearboxes, pumps and related process equipment. The deal expands MCE’s repair and service footprint in Florida’s municipal and industrial water and wastewater markets.
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October 2, 2024
- Buyer
- Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE)
- Target
- ParkerStore (Williston, North Dakota), ParkerStore (Sioux Falls, South Dakota), ParkerStore (Sidney, Montana)
- Seller
- Motion & Flow Control Products, Inc. (MFCP)
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Addon
Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE) acquired three ParkerStore locations in Williston, North Dakota; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; and Sidney, Montana from Motion & Flow Control Products, Inc. (MFCP). The locations will operate under the MCE name and under District Manager Randy Iversen, strengthening MCE’s presence in the Bakken region and adding hydraulics, hose/fitting distribution and filtration capabilities (including a Parker Truck Hydraulics Center).
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- Buyer
- Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE), Frontenac
- Target
- Air Automation Engineering, Inc.
- Seller
- Brian Steele, Paul Wood
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Minnesota, United States
- Type
- Addon
Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE), a Frontenac-backed industrial automation platform, has acquired Air Automation Engineering (AAE), a Fridley, Minnesota-based distributor and service provider of automation products and tooling. The add-on expands MCE’s automation capabilities, product offerings and served geographies across the Upper Midwest while AAE will continue to operate under its existing leadership.
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- Buyer
- Motion & Control Enterprises, Frontenac
- Target
- Romanoff Industries, Inc.
- Seller
- Jay Romanoff
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Addon
Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE), a Frontenac-backed supplier of fluid power, automation and rotating equipment solutions, has acquired Romanoff Industries, a Toledo, Ohio-based distributor of new, used and refurbished electric motors. Romanoff will continue to operate under its name with Jay Romanoff remaining in leadership; the deal expands MCE's motor distribution and service footprint across the U.S.
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- Buyer
- Motion & Control Enterprises, Frontenac
- Target
- Ives Equipment Corporation
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Addon
Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE) has acquired Ives Equipment Corporation, a King of Prussia, Pennsylvania-based distributor of process valves and instrumentation. The acquisition expands MCE's Mid-Atlantic distribution and service capabilities; MCE is PE-backed by Frontenac, which is noted in the announcement.
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- Buyer
- Motion & Control Enterprises, Frontenac
- Target
- General Machinery Company, Inc.
- Seller
- Frank Crockard (former owner)
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Alabama, United States
- Type
- Addon
Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE), a Frontenac-backed industrial distributor, has acquired General Machinery Company, Inc., a Birmingham, Alabama-based distributor of automation, electrical, pump and compressed-air products and related repair services. The deal expands MCE's regional footprint and product/service capabilities in Alabama, northwest Florida and eastern Mississippi; General Machinery will continue to operate under its existing leadership.
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- Buyer
- Motion & Control Enterprises, Frontenac
- Target
- Daughtridge Sales Company, Inc.
- Seller
- Lige Daughtridge
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Addon
Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE) has acquired Daughtridge Sales Company, a Rocky Mount, North Carolina-based distributor of pressure and temperature instrumentation. The deal expands MCE's flow-control and instrumentation footprint in the mid-Atlantic and preserves Daughtridge's leadership under Lige Daughtridge; Anderson LeNeave & Co. served as exclusive financial advisor to Daughtridge.
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- Buyer
- Motion & Control Enterprises, Frontenac
- Target
- Piedmont Electric Motor Repair, Inc.
- Seller
- Thomas Saunders
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Addon
Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE), a Frontenac-backed industrial services platform, has acquired Piedmont Electric Motor Repair, Inc., a family-owned electric motor and crane repair provider based in Asheboro, North Carolina. The acquisition expands MCE's maintenance, repair and fabrication capabilities and will allow Piedmont to continue operating under its name with existing leadership.
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- Buyer
- Motion & Control Enterprises, Frontenac
- Target
- Filter Resources, Inc.
- Seller
- Parker Hannifin Corporation
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Type
- Addon
Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE), a Frontenac-backed industrial distributor, has acquired Parker Hannifin Filtration (Houston), LLC (dba Filter Resources, Inc.). Filter Resources — a distributor of process liquid and air filtration products serving downstream oil & gas, petrochemical, and specialty chemical markets — will retain its brand and continue operating from its Pasadena, Texas and Lake Charles, Louisiana locations under General Manager Sidney Mondin. The deal expands MCE's filtration capabilities as an add-on to its platform.
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November 2, 2023
- Buyer
- Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE), Frontenac
- Target
- Applied Industrial Controls, Inc., Engineered Systems Group, LLC
- Seller
- Mike Bruce (former CEO and co‑owner)
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Type
- Addon
Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE), a Frontenac‑backed industrial distributor and service platform, acquired Buford, Georgia‑based Applied Industrial Controls, Inc. (AIC) and Engineered Systems Group, LLC (ESG). The add‑on acquisitions expand MCE’s automation, controls distribution, and systems integration capabilities and provide entry into southeastern U.S. industrial and water/wastewater end markets.
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October 3, 2023
- Buyer
- Motion & Control Enterprises, Frontenac
- Target
- Nova Hydraulics, Inc.
- Seller
- Greg Christy
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Indiana, United States
- Type
- Addon
Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE), a Frontenac‑backed fluid power and automation distributor, has acquired Nova Hydraulics, an Indianapolis‑based hydraulics repair, remanufacture and parts supplier. The add‑on strengthens MCE's full‑lifecycle hydraulics capabilities and expands its ability to serve OEMs, resellers, repair houses and end‑users; Nova's owner Greg Christy sold the business to MCE.
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1 tracked deal by Motion & Control Enterprises.
Acquisitions in Illinois
3 tracked deals by Motion & Control Enterprises.
Acquisitions in Minnesota
3 tracked deals by Motion & Control Enterprises.
Acquisitions in North Carolina
2 tracked deals by Motion & Control Enterprises.
Acquisitions in Ohio
2 tracked deals by Motion & Control Enterprises.
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