Operating Company Industrial Services

Relevant Solutions

Houston, Texas, United States

Formerly known as Relevant Industrial, Relevant Industrial LLC, Relevant Industrial sold as a platform under Relevant Industrial branding

Value-added distributor and solutions provider of process equipment and engineered solutions for industrial customers, including instrumentation and automation, rotating equipment, thermal equipment, and purification offerings.

Focus Areas
Instrumentation & automation, Rotating equipment, Thermal equipment

Tracked deals

11

11 tracked deals across 2021-2026.

Recent pace

2

2 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

6 buyout · 5 addon

Relevant Solutions Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 6 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 6 years for Relevant Solutions. 2 2021 1 2022 1 2023 3 2024 2 2025 ~3 est. 2 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Relevant Solutions
    Target
    Conrad Kacsik Instrument Systems
    Type
    Addon

    Relevant Solutions acquired Conrad Kacsik Instrument Systems, a Solon, Ohio-based provider of thermal-processing controls, engineering, calibration, testing, and certification services. The transaction closed on September 4, 2026, adding capabilities to Relevant’s Combustion Solutions business and expanding its instrumentation calibration and metrology offerings.

  • Buyer
    Relevant Solutions, LLC, Fusion Capital Partners
    Target
    Automation Werx, LLC
    Industry
    IT Services
    Type
    Addon

    Relevant Solutions, LLC announced it has acquired Automation Werx, LLC, a systems integration and automation company headquartered in Idaho Falls, Idaho. The deal expands Relevant’s systems integration, automation and controls capabilities and extends service coverage into the Intermountain West, including Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana.

  • Buyer
    Relevant Industrial, LLC
    Target
    Lindberg Process Equipment
    Type
    Buyout

    Relevant Industrial, LLC has acquired Lindberg Process Equipment, a provider of industrial heating and combustion systems. The acquisition expands Relevant's Midwest footprint and thermal solutions capabilities by combining Lindberg's operations with Relevant's New Brighton, Minnesota location to improve local inventory, responsiveness, and sales support for industrial customers.

  • Buyer
    Relevant Industrial, LLC
    Target
    Controlled Fluids, Inc.
    Industry
    IT Services
    Type
    Addon

    Relevant Industrial, LLC acquired Controlled Fluids, Inc. (CFI), an industrial fluid power and lubrication systems distributor with systems design, fabrication, and component repair capabilities. The deal strengthens Relevant’s position as a comprehensive solutions provider and expands its geographic footprint across North America.

  • Buyer
    Relevant Industrial, LLC
    Target
    Loy Instrument, Inc.
    Type
    Buyout

    Relevant Industrial, LLC has acquired Loy Instrument, Inc., a Indianapolis-based provider of process control and combustion solutions. The acquisition strengthens Relevant's combustion, process control and automation capabilities and expands its geographic footprint in the U.S. Midwest.

  • Buyer
    Relevant Industrial, LLC
    Target
    Control Specialists, LLC
    Type
    Buyout

    Relevant Industrial, LLC has acquired Control Specialists, LLC (CSI), a process instrumentation, control systems and specialized industrial services provider based in Evansville, Indiana, effective November 6, 2024. The transaction expands Relevant's capabilities in combustion, process control, automation and calibration/repair services while extending its geographic footprint in the Midwest and Western Kentucky.

  • Buyer
    Relevant Industrial, LLC
    Target
    CHEMFLOW Products, CHEMSeal Couplings, ChlorineValves.com
    Type
    Buyout

    Relevant Industrial, LLC acquired CHEMFLOW Products and its subsidiaries CHEMSeal Couplings and ChlorineValves.com to expand its value-added distribution and flow-control capabilities. The deal brings CHEMFLOW's hazardous-chemical flow-control expertise and customers into Relevant's portfolio, broadening product and service offerings across chemical and industrial end markets.

  • Buyer
    Relevant Industrial, LLC
    Target
    Marshall W. Nelson & Associates, Inc.
    Type
    Buyout

    Relevant Industrial, LLC has agreed to acquire Marshall W. Nelson & Associates, Inc., a Milwaukee-based specialist in combustion applications and gas-fired industrial equipment. The deal expands Relevant Industrial's capabilities in combustion engineering and industrial equipment services while increasing the combined company's footprint and employee base across the United States.

  • Buyer
    Relevant Industrial, LLC, Building Controls & Solutions
    Target
    Rawson/ICD, Inc.
    Type
    Buyout

    Relevant Industrial, LLC announced the acquisition of Houston-headquartered Rawson/ICD, Inc., adding the company's valve, instrumentation, process control and filtration capabilities to Relevant's distribution and service platform. Rawson/ICD's commercial building automation team will be acquired separately by Building Controls & Solutions; the combined transactions expand Relevant's engineering and geographic coverage and increase the platform to over 400 employees across 35 locations.

  • Buyer
    Relevant Industrial, LLC
    Target
    J&W Instruments, Inc.
    Type
    Addon

    Relevant Industrial, LLC (Houston, TX) acquired J&W Instruments, Inc. (New Brighton, MN) in a transaction that closed on December 21, 2021. The acquisition adds J&W's instrumentation sales, process control engineering and metrological calibration capabilities to Relevant's portfolio, expanding service offerings for food & beverage and industrial customers.

  • Buyer
    Relevant Industrial
    Target
    505 Industrial Supply
    Type
    Addon

    Relevant Industrial (a portfolio company backed by LKCM Headwater Investments) has acquired 505 Industrial Supply, a regional industrial supplies distributor based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The add-on expands Relevant’s MRO and industrial-supply footprint in the Southwest and augments its distribution capabilities and local customer coverage.

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