Frontenac Passes MCE to Bertram After 27 Add-Ons
Friday, October 30, 2026 · first reported by Private Equity Professional
Frontenac has sold Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE) to Bertram Capital. MCE sells and services pumps, valves, factory automation gear and hydraulic and pneumatic parts for industrial customers.
Frontenac first invested in 2018 and kept backing the company in 2023 through a single-asset continuation vehicle. The sale ends that holding. Over the period MCE completed and integrated 27 acquisitions.
MCE has more than 700 employees and more than 25,000 customers across 50 locations in the United States. Charley Hale is CEO, and the company is based in Zelienople, Pennsylvania.
- Firm
- Bertram Capital
- Also named
- Frontenac, Motion & Control Enterprises
- Asset class
- Private equity
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