M&A Deal Summary

MiddleGround Capital Acquires Zoerkler

On May 8, 2025, private equity firm MiddleGround Capital acquired manufacturer Zoerkler

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is MiddleGround Capital’s 10th transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is MiddleGround Capital’s 1st transaction in Austria.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-05-08
Target Zoerkler
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) MiddleGround Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Zoerkler

Jois, Austria
Zoerkler is a manufacturing company specializing in high-performance drive systems for the aerospace, automotive, and industrial sectors. Zoerkler is headquartered in Jois, Austria.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

MiddleGround Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2018
PE ASSETS 3.7B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

MiddleGround Capital is a middle-market private equity firm focused on acquiring North American companies valued up to $500 million. MiddleGround looks to commit $20 to $350 million per transaction and generally pursues investments in fundamentally good businesses that align with its operational expertise. Areas of interest include B2B industrial and specialty distribution. MiddleGround Capital was formed in 2018 and has offices in Lexington, Kentucky and Amsterdam, Netherlands.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 23 of 23
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 10 of 10
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 11 of 11
Country: Austria M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-11-05 Stemmer Imaging

Puchheim, Germany

Stemmer Imaging specializes in machine vision technology, providing imaging solutions and services for industrial applications. Stemmer Imaging is based in Puchheim, Germany.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-11-03 Lindsay Precast

Canal Fulton, Ohio, United States

Lindsay Precast is a designer and manufacturer of engineered precast concrete structures for water/wastewater, utility, solar, transportation, and government end markets. Lindsay Precast produces sanitary and storm sewer products, electrical and telecom utility products, solar inverter skids and ballast bases, box culverts and bridge products, and various other products, for its diverse customer base that includes state and municipal government entities, utility companies, renewable energy companies, and the federal government. Lindsay Precast is based in Canal Fulton, Ohio.

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