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Exit Strategies Group Advises Gasket Specialties Inc. in Sale
February 11, 2026 / in News, Sell a Business / by Ignacio Ochoa
Exit Strategies Group recently served as the M&A advisor to the owner of Gasket Specialties Inc, a leading West Coast manufacturer of gaskets and seals, on their sale to Tipco Technologies, a national provider of fluid conveyance and sealing solutions focused on hose assemblies and custom gaskets. Tipco is a portfolio company of Platte River Equity. Effective November 03, 2025, the acquisition enhances TIPCO’s existing capabilities and expands its reach throughout California and the Pacific Northwest. With the addition of GSI, TIPCO’s footprint now …
U.S. Grant acquired by West-Pike
January 26, 2026 / in News, Sell a Business / by Exit Strategies
The Jarvis brothers first planted this vineyard, known as Union Vineyard, in the early 1860s during the Civil war, making it one of California’s oldest vineyards. In the 1960s, David Bruce owned the property, followed by Ken Burnap, who bought the vineyard from David in 1974. Ken built an on-site winery and established Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyards. In the subsequent years, Ken produced wine that clearly demonstrated the vineyard’s quality. In 2004, the current owners …
Crow Canyon Software acquired by BizTech Ventures LLC
January 26, 2026 / in News, Sell a Business / by Exit Strategies
Crow Canyon Software is an international workflow software company, serving clients across the globe. The Company offers simple and cost-effective by leveraging existing IT infrastructure, rather than requiring new hardware and technologies. Microsoft SharePoint, Office 365, Microsoft Exchange Server, and Microsoft Outlook provide powerful collaboration and communication platforms. Rather than recreate those functions in a separate platform, Crow Canyon builds upon existing collaboration platforms to give help desk and support staff the tools they need …
Technical Equipment Sales and Airflotek acquired by Cleanova
January 8, 2026 / in News, Sell a Business / by Roy Martinez
Exit Strategies Group recently served as M&A advisor to the owners of Airflotek and TES Clean Air Systems on their strategic sale to Cleanova, a PX3 portfolio company. Together Airflotek & TES manufacture and distribute custom fan filter units (“FFUs”) and other technologies for state-of-the-art cleanroom environments worldwide, serving industries with exceptionally stringent air-quality requirements, including semiconductor, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology manufacturing. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1993, Airflotek designs and …
Exit Strategies Group Advises Gasket Specialties Inc. in Sale
December 16, 2025 / in News, Sell a Business / by Al Statz
Exit Strategies Group recently served as the M&A advisor to the owner of Gasket Specialties Inc, a leading West Coast manufacturer of gaskets and seals, on their sale to Tipco Technologies, a national provider of fluid conveyance and sealing solutions focused on hose assemblies and custom gaskets. Tipco is a portfolio company of Platte River Equity. Effective November 03, 2025, the acquisition enhances TIPCO’s existing capabilities and expands its reach throughout California and the Pacific Northwest. With the addition of GSI, TIPCO’s footprint now …
Exit Strategies Group Delivers Successful Sale of In-Position Technologies
August 28, 2025 / in News, Sell a Business / by Al Statz
Exit Strategies Group is proud to announce the successful sale of In-Position Technologies (IP Tech), a premier automation distributor and integrator, to Flow Control Group (FCG), a portfolio company of KKR. The transaction closed on August 22, 2025. Terms were not disclosed. Founded in 1998 by Neil Jacques and headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, IP Tech has built a strong reputation for delivering advanced discrete automation solutions across a wide range of industrial applications. Their capabilities …
Exit Strategies Group Advises Tek-Matic in Strategic Sale
July 29, 2025 / in News, Sell a Business / by Al Statz
We are pleased to announce that Exit Strategies Group recently advised the owners and management of Tek-Matic, Inc., a leading lab automation solutions provider, in a structured sale process that resulted in a sale to Flow Control Group, a KKR portfolio company. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Tek-Matic, founded in 1983 and based in Rockford, Illinois, is a national lab automation and engineered systems provider serving the biotech, pharmaceutical, diagnostics and advanced manufacturing …
Exit Strategies Group Advises Starr Property Management in Sale
July 15, 2025 / in News, Sell a Business / by Mark Harter
Exit Strategies Group recently served as the M&A advisor to the owners of Starr Property Management, a leading Central California property management company, on their sale to Galaxy Holdings, Inc., a recently formed private equity fund. Mark Harter led the sale process for Exit Strategies Group. The transaction represents Galaxy’s entrance into the national property management industry. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Starr, founded in 1998 and based in Sacramento, CA, is a …
Exit Strategies Group Advises Burns Controls Company in Sale
July 14, 2025 / in News, Sell a Business / by Al Statz
Exit Strategies Group has advised the owners of industrial automation solutions provider Burns Controls Company on their sale to Valin Corporation, a subsidiary of Graybar. Effective July 1, 2025, this acquisition adds market coverage and technical services to Valin’s growing industrial automation group. Transaction terms will not be disclosed. Founded in 1971, Burns Controls is an industrial automation distributor based in Dallas, Texas. The company supplies electrical controls, fluid power, motion controls, sensors and modular …
Exit Strategies Group Advises on Ruland Manufacturing’s Acquisition of RoCom Couplings Corp.
April 11, 2025 / in News, Sell a Business / by Al Statz
We are pleased to announce that our client Ruland Manufacturing recently acquired Santa Maria, California-based RoCom Couplings Corp., a company with deep expertise in the design and manufacturing of flexible shaft couplings used in aerospace, medical devices, robotic systems, automated conveyors and all types of industrial machinery. By integrating RoCom’s expertise with Ruland’s manufacturing processes and resources, both Ruland and RoCom customers will be able to select from a broader range of beam couplings and …



