RFE Investment Partners is pleased to announce that its portfolio company, Trident Motion Technologies, recently completed the acquisition of AllMotion, Inc. AllMotion is a recognized leader in the design and manufacturing of servo and stepper controls to a wide range of industries and will be part of Trident’s American Control Electronics (“ACE”) division. “The addition of AllMotion is a strong strategic addition to ACE’s control technology bandwidth, bringing Servo, Stepper, and complex motion capability to our growing product suite. Alongside our existing AC, DC, and EC control products, we’re very pleased to offer this expanded capability” said ACE President Dan Schnabel
“We’re happy to join forces with ACE, and take advantage of their existing brand, channel, and presence in the control market, and offer our motion expertise with their broad range of power capability” said David Goodin, one of the founders of AllMotion.
About Trident Motion Technologies:
Trident Motion Technologies is a global powered motion solutions provider, including AC and DC motors, gearmotors and electronic drives; with engineering, sales and production capabilities both in the US, and in company owned operations in China. This allows Trident Motion to offer local support and responsiveness to our customers, while also providing the advantage of global quality systems and cost competitiveness. Trident Motion was formed by combining the capabilities of several strong US based businesses; HTI Technology, American Control Electronics, and Klauber Machine & Gear.
About RFE
RFE Investment Partners is a private equity firm focused on making control investments in established small market companies located in the United States. RFE is a long-standing Connecticut based firm founded in 1980 with over 40 years of experience investing in the lower middle market. RFE’s investment strategy is to transform its portfolio companies from the lower end of the market to fully professionalized and market leading middle market companies. RFE is currently investing out of Fund IX. For more information, please visit
www.rfeip.com