M&A Deal Summary

Investcorp Acquires Kanawha Scales & Systems

On November 17, 2025, asset manager Investcorp acquired machinery company Kanawha Scales & Systems from American Equipment

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Investcorp’s 1st transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Investcorp’s 82nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Investcorp’s 1st transaction in West Virginia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-11-17
Target Kanawha Scales & Systems
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Investcorp
Sellers(s) American Equipment
Deal Type Divestiture
Advisor(s) Lincoln International (Financial)
Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (Legal)

Target

Kanawha Scales & Systems

Poca, West Virginia, United States
Kanawha Scales & Systems is a provider of weighing calibration and repair services, and automation solutions that support mission-critical operations. Kanawha Scales & Systems was founded in 1954 and is based in Poca, West Virginia.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Investcorp

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Asset Manager
Founded 1982
PE ASSETS 53.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Investcorp is a global investment group focused on a variety of investment disciplines. Practice areas include private equity in North America and Western Europe, hedge funds, US real estate, technology investments, and Middle Eastern private equity. Within North America/Europe private equity, Investcorp targets market leaders with proven track records. It looks to invest $15 to $50 million in companies with revenues of $10 to $250 million. Investcorp's technology group sponsors growth-oriented control investments in the tech sector. Investcorp's Middle East practice focuses on buyout/build opportunities in North Africa and the Gulf Region. Target sectors include services, infrastructure, manufacturing, and energy. Investcorp was formed in 1982 and is based in Manama, Bahrain.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 189 of 189
Sector: Machinery M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 17 of 17
State: West Virginia M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 82 of 82
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-04-29 RESA Power

Houston, Texas, United States

RESA Power provides mission-critical electrical system services and products for industrial, commercial, institutional, government, and utility end-users across North America. It provides quick turn-around custom manufactured or retrofit switchgear & breaker solutions and maintains an extensive inventory of obsolete and hard-to-find components. RESA Power was founded in 1928 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

American Equipment

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Category Company
Sector Distribution
DESCRIPTION

American Equipment is a distributor of overhead cranes and hoists. American Equipment is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Machinery M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: West Virginia M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-10 American Equipment

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

American Equipment is a full-service overhead crane and hoist distributor in the Western U.S. American Equipment is a comprehensive solutions provider for everything related to customers’ overhead crane and hoist needs, including new and replacement equipment, system modernizations, parts, preventative maintenance and repair services, and training. American Equipment was founded in 1969 and is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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