Current Investments Archives

Business Description

Selinsky FORCE (“Selinsky”) is a leading industrial maintenance business providing an expansive suite of industrial millwright services, refractory solutions, and equipment rebuild & repair services to blue-chip customers within the engineered materials, industrial manufacturing, utility & energy, and other industrial end markets.

Transaction Overview

KLH partnered with Selinsky’s management team to recapitalize the business and support its vision of continuing to expand its geographic footprint and service capabilities. KLH structured an investment that provided full liquidity to the prior majority owner, offered equity to key executives, and established a capital structure that provided capacity for additional growth.

mike - November 21, 2023 - No Comments

Miller Integrated Solutions

Sector

Specialty Services

Industry

Heavy Industrial Fabrication & Service

Transaction Type

Management Buyout

Status

Current Investment

Website

miller-is.com

Lead Partner

Business Description

Miller Integrated Solutions (“Miller”) is a leading industrial maintenance business providing an expansive suite of critical industrial cleaning, mechanical, and environmental services to blue-chip customers within the refining, petrochemical, chemical & agrochemical, utilities & energy, storage terminal, and other general industrial end markets.

Transaction Overview

KLH partnered with Miller’s management team to recapitalize the business and support its vision of continuing to expand its geographic footprint and service capabilities. KLH structured an investment that provided full liquidity to the prior majority owner, offered equity to key executives, and established a capital structure that provided capacity for additional growth.

mike - September 28, 2023 - No Comments

eTech Environmental & Safety Solutions, Inc.

Sector

Specialty Services

Industry

Soil Remediation

Transaction Type

Management Buyout

Status

Current Investment

Website

etechenv.com

Lead Partner

Business Description

eTech Environmental & Safety Solutions, Inc. (“eTech”) is a leading environmental remediation business providing regulatory mandated environmental consulting, soil sampling & testing, remediation, waste management, and long-term compliance services to a large base of blue-chip customers in the upstream, midstream, government, and industrial end markets throughout the Permian Basin.

Transaction Overview

KLH partnered with eTech’s management team to buy out the business and support its vision of continuing to expand its geographic footprint and service capabilities. KLH structured an investment that provided full liquidity to the prior majority owner, offered equity to key executives, and established a capital structure that provided capacity for additional growth.

mareksawinganddrilling.com

mike - September 11, 2023 - No Comments

Marek Sawing and Drilling

Sector

Specialty Services

Industry

Heavy Industrial Fabrication & Service

Transaction Type

Majority Recapitalization

Status

Current Investment

Website

Lead Partner

Business Description

Headquartered in Spring, TX, Marek Sawing & Drilling ("Marek") is a leading field services provider of specialty concrete cutting & sawing, ground penetrating radar, and select concrete placement services to the commercial, healthcare, industrial, transportation, and highway & civil end markets.

With over 100 skilled technicians, a top tier safety record, and a robust portfolio of MSAs, the company differentiates itself by executing technical concrete cutting jobs focused on maintaining critical assets and infrastructure housed sub-surface or behind concrete slabs.

Transaction Overview

KLH partnered with Marek's management team to recapitalize the business and support its vision of accelerating growth and continuing to expand its service offerings throughout the United States. KLH structured an investment that provided liquidity for the existing shareholders, offered equity to key executives, and established a capital structure that provided capacity for continued growth.

mike - August 27, 2023 - No Comments

Thorpe Specialty Services

Sector

Specialty Services

Industry

Heavy Industrial Fabrication & Service

Transaction Type

Management Buyout

Status

Current Investment

Website

thorpepme.com

Lead Partner

Business Description

Headquartered in Houston, TX, Thorpe Specialty Services (“Thorpe”) is a leading provider of industrial specialty services to the chemical, petrochemical, power, natural resources (lime), pulp & paper, metals & mining, and other industrial and infrastructure end markets across the United States and Canada.

With more than 1,250 skilled employees and a top-tier safety record, Thorpe leverages its in-house engineering capabilities to be a trusted provider of reoccurring corrosion, refractory, scaffolding & insulation services and custom fabricated products for the maintenance of critical infrastructure assets operating within high-temperature, abrasive, caustic, acidic, and highly corrosive environments.

Transaction Overview

KLH partnered with Thorpe’s management team to recapitalize the business and support its vision of continuing to expand its services capabilities. KLH structured an investment that provided full liquidity to the prior majority owner, offered equity to key executives, and established a capital structure that provided capacity for growth.

mike - August 26, 2022 - No Comments

The Warehouse Rentals & Supplies

Sector

Value-Added Distribution

Industry

Industrial Abrasive Blasting & Painting

Transaction Type

Management Buyout

Status

Current Investment

Website

twrs.com

Lead Partner

Business Description

The Warehouse Rentals & Supplies (“TWRS”), based in La Porte, TX, is a leading surface preparation equipment rental and value-added distribution company offering abrasive blasting, painting, and safety equipment, consumables, and supplies to blue-chip customers in the industrial, commercial, infrastructure, transportation, and energy industries.

With strategically located branches in the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, and across the Gulf Coast, TWRS has cultivated top-tier relationships with the industry’s highest quality equipment and supplies vendors and the company’s OEM-certified technicians deliver quick response on-site repair services.

Transaction Overview

KLH Capital sponsored the management team of TWRS to complete a buyout of the company’s retiring founder and support management’s vision to become a leading abrasive blasting and painting equipment distributor with a national footprint.

mike - November 11, 2021 - No Comments

Precision Impacts

Sector

Niche Manufacturing

Industry

Tanks & Cylinders

Transaction Type

Majority Recapitalization

Status

Current Investment

Website

precisionimpacts.com

Lead Partner

Business Description

Precision Impacts is a full-service manufacturer of extruded specialty aluminum and composite wrapped cylinders, tanks, and other components. The Company services niche end markets within the consumer, defense, industrial, medical, and sporting goods industries.

Transaction Overview

KLH recapitalized the business providing a partial liquidity event for the owners and aligning management with experienced partners capable of providing the capital and expertise needed to grow the business.

mike - October 12, 2021 - No Comments

Jackson Infrastructure Services

Sector

Specialty Services

Industry

Utilities and Infrastructure

Transaction Type

Majority Recapitalization

Status

Current Investment

Website

jacksonis.com

Lead Partner

Business Description

Headquartered in West Jordan, UT, a suburb of Salt Lake City, Jackson Infrastructure Services ("JIS") is a leading utility and infrastructure service provider to the telecommunications, power, gas, milling, and other infrastructure markets across the West and Southwest regions of the U.S. JIS was formed when KLH partnered with the owner of B. Jackson Construction and Engineering to recapitalize the business and certain affiliates. Since its founding in 1997, the company has cultivated relationships with top-tier telecom and utilities customers based on its award-winning excellence in project execution, outstanding safety record, and quality of work.

Transaction Overview

The owner of the company wished to create liquidity to diversify his wealth and identify a capital partner to support clear growth opportunities. KLH structured an investment that gave the owner partial liquidity for diversification and established a capital structure that provided capacity for growth.

mike - December 9, 2020 - No Comments

I&I Soft Craft Solutions

Sector

Specialty Services

Industry

Industrial Plants

Transaction Type

Majority Recapitalization

Status

Current Investment

Website

ii-us.com

Lead Partner

Business Description

Headquartered in New Orleans, LA, with branches across the Gulf Coast, I&I Soft Craft Solutions is a leading industrial services provider with expertise in insulation, fireproofing, heat tracing, painting and coating, refractory, scaffolding, and abatement services for customers in the LNG, refining, chemical, gas processing, power, pulp and paper, general industrial, and marine industries, often working alongside the largest and most reputable industrial general contractors in the U.S. and abroad. Since its founding in 1970, Insulations has cultivated top-tier industry relationships with leading project owners and general contractors based on its thought leadership, project execution excellence, unrivaled safety record, and quality work product.

Transaction Overview

The owner of Insulations wished to create liquidity to diversify his wealth, reduce personal financial risk, and identify a capital partner to unlock certain growth opportunities. The owner also wished to provide ownership to key managers and begin developing a succession plan. KLH structured an investment that gave the owner partial liquidity for diversification, offered equity to key managers, and established a capital structure that removed personal guarantees and provided capacity for growth.

mike - September 2, 2020 - No Comments

Frankston Packaging

Sector

Niche Manufacturing

Industry

Specialty Packaging

Transaction Type

Majority Recapitalization

Status

Current Investment

Website

frankstonpackaging.com

Lead Partner

Business Description

Headquartered in Frankston, TX, Frankston Packaging is a full-service manufacturer of custom and stock packaging solutions. The company makes custom and stock folding cartons, flexible packaging (e.g., pouches, shrink sleeves, overwraps), pressure sensitive labels, and corrugated boxes, among other products. Company serves a variety of end markets, including concessions, foodservice, pharmaceuticals, medical/nutraceuticals, and general retail.

Transaction Overview

KLH recapitalized the business providing a partial liquidity event for the two owners and aligning management with experienced partners capable of providing the capital and expertise needed to grow the business.