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.

Marco Group International, an integrated provider of surface preparation products and equipment, has acquired Manus Abrasive Systems, a Canadian manufacturer and distributor of surface preparation equipment, abrasive materials, and consumables.

Crutchfield Capital advised Marco Group International in this transaction, including initiating discussions with Manus Abrasive Systems, facilitating due diligence activities, and negotiating transaction structure and terms.

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.

Marco Group International, an integrated provider of surface preparation products and equipment, has acquired Bell & Mackenzie, a Canadian distributor of specialty abrasives, surface preparation equipment, and related parts and accessories.

Crutchfield Capital advised Marco Group International in this transaction, including initiating discussions with Bell & Mackenzie, facilitating due diligence activities, and negotiating transaction structure and terms.

The Eads Company, an industrial distributor and manufacturers’ representative, has acquired The Massey Company, a distributor of specialty flow control products.

Crutchfield Capital advised The Eads Company in this transaction, including initiating discussions with The Massey Company, facilitating due diligence activities, and negotiating transaction structure and terms.

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW), a hardware and home improvement retailer, has acquired Maintenance Supply Headquarters, LP, a distributor of maintenance, repair, and operations products to the multifamily housing industry.

Crutchfield Capital advised Maintenance Supply Headquarters in this transaction, including engaging in discussions with Lowe’s, facilitating due diligence activities, negotiating transaction structure and terms, and reviewing all documentation prior to closing.

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.

The CapStreet Group, a Houston, Texas-based private equity firm, has completed a majority recapitalization of Marco Group International, a manufacturer and distributor of surface preparation products and equipment.

Crutchfield Capital advised The CapStreet Group in this transaction, including initiating discussions with Marco Group International, facilitating due diligence activities, and negotiating transaction structure and terms.

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.

GHX, Incorporated is a fabricating distributor of industrial fluid sealing and transfer products. The company’s product lines include rubber, metal, composite and hydraulic hose assemblies; metallic and non-metallic gaskets; couplings; and fasteners.

Crutchfield Capital advised GHX in a majority recapitalization transaction, including negotiating transaction structure and terms with the institutional investor, facilitating due diligence activities, 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.

The Eads Company, an industrial distributor and manufacturers’ representative, has acquired JB Systems, a distributor of oil and fuel filtration products.

Crutchfield Capital advised The Eads Company in this transaction, including initiating discussions with JB Systems, facilitating due diligence activities, and negotiating transaction structure and terms.

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.

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.

The Eads Company is a distributor and manufacturers’ representative that provides engineered products and application-specific solutions. From locations throughout Texas, Georgia, and Oklahoma, the company supplies and supports leading lines of filtration and separation, instrumentation and controls, specialty valving, steam, and specialty process equipment.

Crutchfield Capital conducted an independent analysis of The Eads Company to express an opinion on the enterprise value of the company.

The Eads Company is a distributor and manufacturers’ representative that provides engineered products and application-specific solutions.

EPSCO International is a value-added specialty distributor of corrosion-resistant and non-metallic products.

Crutchfield Capital provided the companies’ Boards of Directors with a fairness opinion regarding the merger of The Eads Company and EPSCO International.

EPSCO International is a value-added specialty distributor of corrosion-resistant and non-metallic products. From facilities in Texas and Louisiana, the company sells to a blue-chip industrial customer base consisting primarily of chemical processing facilities along the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Crutchfield Capital conducted an independent analysis of EPSCO International to express an opinion on the enterprise value of the company.

Houma Armature Works & Supply, Inc., an electrical products sales and service company, has acquired GHX Power Systems, LLC, a distributor of electrical motors, generators, drives and pumps.

Crutchfield Capital advised GHX Power Systems in the transaction, including initiating discussions with Houma Armature Works, facilitating due diligence activities, negotiating transaction structure and terms, and reviewing all documentation prior to closing.

Pump & Power Equipment, a Houston-based supplier of pumps, motors and controls, has been recapitalized by a Houston-based private investor group.

Crutchfield Capital advised the investor group in this transaction, including performing a comprehensive search, initiating discussions with Pump & Power Equipment, facilitating due diligence activities, and advising on transaction structure and terms.

Western International Gas & Cylinders, Inc. is a manufacturer and wholesale distributor of industrial gases in the United States. The company’s principal product is acetylene, which is manufactured, compressed into cylinders and distributed to major industrial clients and independent distributors.

Crutchfield Capital conducted an independent analysis of the company to express an opinion on the fair market value, on a going-concern basis, of 100% of Western’s common stock.

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.