M&A Deal Summary

Nautic Partners Acquires Ideal Tridon

On July 7, 2025, private equity firm Nautic Partners acquired machinery company Ideal Tridon from TruArc Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Nautic Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Nautic Partners’ 79th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Nautic Partners’ 3rd transaction in Tennessee.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-07-07
Target Ideal Tridon
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Nautic Partners
Sellers(s) TruArc Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Ideal Tridon

Smyrna, Tennessee, United States
Ideal Tridon's corporate headquarters in Smyrna, Tennessee.
Ideal Tridon's corporate headquarters in Smyrna, Tennessee.
Ideal Tridon is a global engineering solutions designer and manufacturer of stainless steel worm gear and specialty clamps and couplings for industrial, heavy duty, plumbing, irrigation, marine and automotive applications. Ideal Tridon was founded in 1913 and is based in Smyrna, Tennessee.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Nautic Partners

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1986
PE ASSETS 9.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Nautic Partners is a private equity firm focused on middle-market company investments based in the US. Nautic looks to invest $50 to $400 million of equity in businesses valued between $100 million and $1 billion. Nautic's industry focus is business services, manufacturing, healthcare, and communications. Prospective investment structures include buyouts, recapitalizations, consolidations, and growth financings. Nautic prefers majority investment positions. Nautic Partners was formed in 1986 and is based in Providence, Rhode Island.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 80 of 82
Sector: Machinery M&A 2 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 24 of 25
State: Tennessee M&A 3 of 3
Country: United States M&A 79 of 81
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-02-03 Proud Moments

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Proud Moments provides care to all children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders while allowing their families the ability to affect positive change in their family dynamics. Proud Moments was founded in 2014 and is based in Brooklyn, New York.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-07-15 AccessIT Group

King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States

AccessIT Group is a specialized cybersecurity solutions provider offering a full range of advanced security services that assist organizations with the design, procurement, implementation, and operation of their security infrastructure. AccessIT Group was founded in 2001 and is based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

TruArc Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 3.3B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

TruArc Partners is a private equity firm that invests in small to mid-market companies throughout North America. The Firm seeks to invest $50 to $150 million in companies valued between $100 and $500 million. TruArc Partners will consider a variety of transaction types, including leveraged acquisitions, build-ups, recapitalizations, restructurings and growth equity commitments. TruArc Partners was formerly known as Snow Phipps Group. The Firm was established in 2005 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 18 of 18
Sector: Machinery M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 9 of 9
State: Tennessee M&A 3 of 3
Country: United States M&A 18 of 18
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-02-06 AI Fire

Long Beach, California, United States

AI Fire provides fire and life safety services, including inspection, service, customized work orders, and installation for fire alarms, sprinklers, fire extinguishers, and other fire suppression systems. AI Fire was founded in 2009 and is based in Long Beach, California.

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