M&A Deal Summary

Union Park Capital Acquires Industrial Physics

On January 1, 2014, private equity firm Union Park Capital acquired test/measurement equipment company Industrial Physics

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Union Park Capital’s 1st transaction in the Test/Measurement Equipment sector.
  • This is Union Park Capital’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Union Park Capital’s 1st transaction in Delaware.
Investment Fate
  • Industrial Physics was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2023.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-01-01
Target Industrial Physics
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Buyer(s) Union Park Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Industrial Physics

New Castle, Delaware, United States
website
Industrial Physics manufacture and markets testing instruments worldwide for measuring physical and analytical properties of a wide range of materials, products, and packaging types including plastics, metals, barrier films, paper, corrugated materials, foil, ink, coatings, cans, medical devices, paints, and surfaces. Industrial Physics was formed in 2014 and is based in New Castle, Delaware.

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DESCRIPTION

Union Park Capital is a private equity firm focused exclusively on industrial technology companies. Target companies provide products and services that are utilized in technical, application specific industrial environments. Union Park will consider lower middle-market opportunities throughout North America and Europe, and generally looks for situations where it can commit $10 to $50 million per investment. Prospective transaction situations include family-held businesses, roll-overs of a portion of existing equity, acquisition financing, take-private transactions, management buyouts, recapitalizations, growth equity investments, and other businesses simply in need of successors. Union Park Capital was formed in 2012 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 7
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 1 of 3
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 1 of 6
State (Delaware) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 6
Year (2014) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-01 KPM Analytics

Westborough, Massachusetts, United States

KPM Analytics is a provider of advanced instrumentation solutions to global customers across many industries. Its core expertise includes NIR technology that monitors and measures moisture, ensuring the integrity and quality of items used and consumed by millions of people every day. KPM Analytics was formed in 2015 and is based in Westborough, Massachusetts.

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