Energy Exemplar, an Australia-based global energy market simulation platform, has acquired Adapt2 Solutions, a Houston, Texas-based provider of operations and trading software for the wholesale power markets. The Adapt2 Solutions transaction was completed simultaneously with the acquisition of Energy Exemplar by Blackstone Energy Transition Partners and Vista Equity Partners.

Crutchfield Capital advised Adapt2 Solutions in this transaction, including initiating discussions with Blackstone and Vista, facilitating due diligence activities, negotiating transaction structure and terms, and reviewing all documentation prior to closing.

Hydraquip, a leading supplier of value-added fluid power solutions, has acquired Flint Hydraulics, a global distributor of hydraulic components for heavy mobile and industrial machinery. Hydraquip operates as a subsidiary of Employee Owned Holdings, a 100% employee-owned conglomerate offering fluid power and automation solutions.

Crutchfield Capital advised Employee Owned Holdings and Hydraquip in this transaction, including initiating discussions with Flint Hydraulics, facilitating due diligence activities, negotiating transaction structure and terms, and reviewing all documentation prior to closing.

Supreme Integrated Technology, a leading provider of engineered solutions for complex and heavy movable structures, has acquired C.S. Controls, a Louisiana-based manufacturer of specialized systems for military and marine applications. Supreme Integrated Technology operates as a subsidiary of Employee Owned Holdings, a 100% employee-owned conglomerate offering fluid power and automation solutions.

Crutchfield Capital advised Employee Owned Holdings and Supreme Integrated Technology in this transaction, including initiating discussions with C.S. Controls, facilitating due diligence activities, negotiating transaction structure and terms, and reviewing all documentation prior to closing.

Warren Equity Partners, a Florida-based private equity firm, has completed a majority recapitalization of M&D Distributors, an aftermarket distributor of parts and components for maintaining and repairing diesel-powered engines.

Crutchfield Capital advised M&D Distributors in this transaction, including initiating discussions with Warren Equity Partners, facilitating due diligence activities, negotiating transaction structure and terms, and reviewing all documentation prior to closing.

Verolme Special Equipment (VSE) has acquired the U.S. operations of Logan Industries from Doedijns Group International.

VSE, headquartered in Moerdijk, The Netherlands, is a world leader in manufacturing high-end process equipment. Its core expertise is building state-of-the-art heat exchangers, pressure vessels, and reactors in the high temperature, high pressure, and high corrosion resistance areas.

Logan Industries is a manufacturer of innovative mechanical and hydraulic systems serving the global oil and gas industry and the U.S. steel and dredging industries.

Crutchfield Capital served as the exclusive North American advisor to VSE.

T.F. Hudgins, Inc., a provider of engineered product and service solutions for compressors, engines, and other machinery, has acquired Texas Rotating Equipment, a provider of industrial steam turbine and pump maintenance and upgrade services.

Crutchfield Capital advised T.F. Hudgins in this transaction, including initiating discussions with Texas Rotating Equipment, facilitating due diligence activities, and negotiating transaction structure and terms.

L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ: FSTR), a provider of transportation and construction materials, has acquired Chemtec Energy Services, LLC, a manufacturer and service provider of oil and gas measurement solutions.

Crutchfield Capital advised Chemtec in this transaction, including initiating discussions with L.B. Foster, facilitating due diligence activities, negotiating transaction structure and terms, and reviewing all documentation prior to closing.

Chemcentral Corporation, the world’s largest privately held distributor of industrial chemicals, has acquired Southwest Solvents & Chemicals, a Houston-based chemical distribution company with multiple terminals in Texas and California.

Crutchfield Capital advised Southwest Solvents in this transaction, including negotiating transaction structure and terms, facilitating due diligence activities, and reviewing all documentation prior to closing.

Schlumberger Limited, the world’s largest oilfield services company, has acquired K&M Technology Group, LLP, an engineering, training and consulting firm specializing in extended reach oil and gas drilling.

Crutchfield Capital advised K&M in this transaction, including initiating discussions with Schlumberger, facilitating due diligence activities, negotiating transaction structure and terms, and reviewing all documentation prior to closing.

Doedijns International, a Netherlands-based supplier of hydraulic equipment for the energy and maritime industries, has acquired Logan Industries, a Houston-based heavy hydraulic equipment supplier for the offshore oil and gas industry.

Crutchfield Capital advised Doedijns International in the transaction, including facilitating due diligence activities, negotiating transaction structure and terms, and reviewing all documentation prior to closing.

T.F. Hudgins, Inc., a provider of engineered product and service solutions for compressors, engines, and other machinery, has merged with Allied Reliability, Inc., a provider of reliability solutions, maintenance and reliability engineering, asset health management, and condition monitoring.

Crutchfield Capital advised T.F. Hudgins in this transaction, including initiating discussions with Allied Reliability and facilitating due diligence activities.

Wood Group, an international energy services firm headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland, has acquired Multiphase Solutions, Inc., a Houston-based engineering, consulting, and software development company focused on the monitoring, control, and optimization of oil and gas pipelines and production facilities.

Crutchfield Capital advised Multiphase Solutions in this transaction, including initiating discussions with Wood Group, facilitating due diligence activities, negotiating transaction structure and terms, and reviewing all documentation prior to closing.

PGI International, Inc., a manufacturer of precision machined parts and electronic systems for the energy and agricultural industries, has acquired Drilling & Production Resources, Inc. (“DPR”), a designer and manufacturer of high-pressure manifold and piping systems for the oil and gas drilling industry.

Crutchfield Capital advised DPR in the transaction, including initiating discussions with PGI, facilitating due diligence activities, negotiating transaction structure and terms, and reviewing all documentation.

NATCO Group, Inc., a publicly traded provider of oil and gas well head process equipment, has acquired Linco-Electromatic, Inc., a designer, manufacturer and distributor of equipment used to measure the custody transfer of hydrocarbons.

Crutchfield Capital advised Linco-Electromatic in this transaction, including initiating discussions with NATCO, facilitating due diligence activities, negotiating transaction structure and terms, and reviewing all documentation prior to closing.

Mistras Group, Inc. (NYSE: MG), a provider of asset protection solutions, has acquired Materials Evaluation & Technology Corporation (“METCO”), a leading provider of materials services, including non-destructive testing and inspection, metallography, metallurgical engineering, and destructive metals and weld testing.

Crutchfield Capital advised METCO in this transaction, including initiating discussions with Mistras, facilitating due diligence activities, negotiating transaction structure and terms, and reviewing all documentation prior to closing.

JV Industrial Companies, Ltd. is a provider of turnaround services to refineries, petrochemical plants and other industrial process facilities. Services include specialty welding; maintenance, modification and replacement of towers and columns; pressure vessel maintenance and repair; and bolting and machining.

Crutchfield Capital represented JV Industrial in arranging an equity investment, including initiating discussions with the institutional investor and negotiating transaction structure and terms.

Sunbelt Steel Texas, Inc. is a Houston-based value-added steel distributor and service center, with a concentration in specialty alloy steel bar and heavy wall tubular products.

Crutchfield Capital advised Sunbelt Steel in a majority recapitalization transaction, including initiating discussions with the institutional investor, negotiating transaction structure and terms, facilitating due diligence activities, and reviewing all documentation prior to closing.

Creative Resource Group, LLC, a provider of industrial facility maintenance, turnaround, and capital project services, has acquired WTMC, Inc., a provider of project controls personnel, turnaround training, and facility support services.

Crutchfield Capital advised Creative Resource Group in this transaction, including initiating discussions with WTMC, facilitating due diligence activities, negotiating transaction structure and terms, and reviewing all documentation prior to closing.

ENGlobal Corporation, a publicly traded engineering and professional services firm, has acquired Control Dynamics International, a designer and manufacturer of industrial automation control systems used primarily in the upstream segment of the energy industry.

Crutchfield Capital advised Control Dynamics in the transaction, including initiating discussions with ENGlobal, facilitating due diligence activities, negotiating transaction structure and terms, and reviewing all documentation prior to closing.

T.F. Hudgins, Inc., a provider of engineered product and service solutions, has acquired Jamison Products, L.P., a provider of engineered pipeline and filtration products used in a wide range of gas and fluid handling applications.

Crutchfield Capital advised Jamison Products in this transaction, including initiating discussions with T.F. Hudgins, facilitating due diligence activities, negotiating transaction structure and terms, and reviewing all documentation prior to closing.

ExxonMobil Corporation is the world’s largest integrated oil and gas company.

Crutchfield Capital advised Exxon and its independent retail service station owners on financing alternatives for purchasing U.S. locations, including negotiating and structuring a credit-enhanced funding mechanism with institutional lenders.

Energy Maintenance Services Group I, LLC, a provider of operations and maintenance services to the energy industry, has acquired Production Instruments Sales and Service, Inc. d/b/a Croft Services, a provider of flow measurement and gas control products, services and systems to oil and gas producers.

Crutchfield Capital advised Croft Services in this transaction, including identifying and initiating discussions with the acquirer, facilitating due diligence activities, negotiating transaction structure and terms, and reviewing all documentation prior to closing.

DWD International is a Houston-based firm involved in the design, manufacture and service of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, chemical filtration, and pressurization systems for oil and gas operations.

Crutchfield Capital assisted DWD in a majority recapitalization transaction, including performing a comprehensive marketing process, negotiating transaction structure and terms, facilitating due diligence activities, and reviewing all documentation prior to closing.

NRG Manufacturing is a Houston-based firm involved in the design, engineering, fabrication, assembly and testing of custom engineered equipment used primarily in the production, distribution and processing of oil and gas.

Crutchfield Capital advised NRG in a majority recapitalization transaction, including performing a comprehensive marketing process, negotiating transaction structure and terms, facilitating due diligence activities, and reviewing all documentation prior to closing.

HCS Group GmbH, a German corporation, has acquired Shu-Chem, Inc., a manufacturer of chemicals used in inks, coatings, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and other industrial products.

Crutchfield Capital advised Shu-Chem in this transaction, including initiating discussions with HCS Group, facilitating due diligence activities, negotiating transaction structure and terms, and reviewing all documentation prior to closing.