M&A Deal Summary

Lubrication Engineers Acquires SWEPCO

On July 10, 2025, Lubrication Engineers acquired chemicals company SWEPCO from DalFort Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Lubrication Engineers’ 2nd transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Lubrication Engineers’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Lubrication Engineers’ 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-07-10
Target SWEPCO
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Lubrication Engineers
Sellers(s) DalFort Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

SWEPCO

Fort Worth, Texas, United States
SWEPCO manufactures a line of industrial lubricants and greases. The company has supplied its powerful brands of lubricants and greases to a diverse global customer base serving a broad of array of end markets, including: construction, marine, manufacturing, transportation, mining, automotive, and agri-business. SWEPCO was founded in 1933 and is based in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Lubrication Engineers

Wichita, Kansas, United States

Category Company
Founded 1951
Sector Chemicals
DESCRIPTION

Lubrication Engineers develops, manufactures, and sells specialty industrial lubricants, greases, gear oils, and other asset reliability solutions for a diverse range of applications and end markets. Lubrication Engineers was founded in 1951 and is based in Wichita, Kansas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Chemicals M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 2
State: Texas M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-05-06 RSC Bio Solutions

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

RSC Bio Solutions is a provider of high-performance, sustainable, biodegradable lubrication solutions. RSC Bio Solutions was formed in 2010 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

DalFort Capital Partners

Dallas, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2016
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Dalfort Capital is a private equity firm that focuses on lower middle-market companies headquartered in Southwest US. Areas of interest include industrial manufacturing and services, specialty chemicals, building materials, energy products and services, and logistics/transportation. The Firm looks to invest in companies with revenue of $15 - $100 million and EBITDA of $3- $15 million. Types of the transaction include LBOs, recapitalizations, and corporate divestitures. Dalfort Capital was established in 2016 and is based in Dallas, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector: Chemicals M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 3
State: Texas M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-04-22 United Enertech

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

United Enertech designs, develops, and manufactures mechanical and architectural air movement and control products, primarily for the commercial, industrial, and power generation markets. Its products include dampers, louvers, roof curbs and rails, sunshades, grills/diffusers, access doors, and ventilators. United Enertech is based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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