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Closed deals.

Sellers, buyers, sectors and structures from Kinected advisory transactions, with a case study where we have published one.

This is a selected set of transactions, not a complete list of the deals Kinected has closed. Kinected Advisors is a Los Angeles-based, sell-side M&A advisory firm for founder-owned companies with $10M to $100M in revenue. The firm has advised on ~$1B in transaction value across 50+ closed deals, with a firm-reported 89% close rate, and represents sellers only. The 17 Kinected advisory transactions below come from our homepage track record and published case studies. Closing years and locations come from those sources and from Kinected's own deal records; where none states one, the table says so instead of guessing.

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Showing 17 of 17 deals

Kinected Advisors closed deals, newest year first, years not stated last
SellerBuyerSectorStructureYearLocationCase study
C&C Studio Services Cinelease (owned by Zello)Strategic buyer Equipment Rental Sale 2026 California Not published
Pride Resource Partners Think Power SolutionsPortfolio company of Warren Equity Partners Utility Services Sale 2025 San Diego, CA Read case study
Avitas Wealth Management Management buyout Wealth Management Management buyout 2023 California Not published
Compass Consulting CIO SolutionsPrivate equity backed IT Managed Services Sale 2023 California Read case study
Power Plumbing Andersen Commercial PlumbingPortfolio company of Seaside Equity Partners Plumbing Services Sale 2021 California Read case study
Confidential global e-commerce lifestyle brand Private equity buyerPrivate equity E-Commerce Lifestyle Business Sale 2020 United Kingdom Read case study
KDL Precision Molding IRP Medical Precision Molding Sale 2020 California Not published
AF Machine Private buyer Aerospace Parts Sale 2019 California Read case study
Clements Environmental Kairos Companies Environmental Consulting Sale 2019 Los Angeles, CA Read case study
PXL Studio City Digital Creative Agency Sale 2019 California Not published
Alros Label Co. Cover LabelPrivate buyer Label Printing Sale 2018 Los Angeles, CA Read case study
Oliver Mahon Asphalt Ritz Plumbing (Ray Vandi)Strategic buyer Commercial Paving Sale 2018 California Not published
Elite Eats Territory Foods (then Power Supply) Paleo & Organic Foods Sale 2015 California Not published
Fredrick Ramond Lighting Hinkley Lighting Decorative Lighting Sale 2007 California Not published
Convergent Media Systems Technicolor (Thomson) Digital Media Systems Sale 2006 California Not published
Premier Retail Networks Technicolor (Thomson) Retail Media Network Sale 2005 California Not published
Refrigerator Manufacturers, Inc. Coldmatic Building Systems Refrigeration Manufacturing Sale Not stated California Not published

Year and location come from the homepage, published case studies and Kinected's deal records. Results represent individual transactions and are not guaranteed.

Business and Technology Services

6 deals
Equipment Rental

C&C Studio Services acquired by Cinelease Studios

Sale · Year: 2026 · Location: California

  • Closed February 2026 (Kinected, October 2026); Cinelease, owned by Zello since August 2025, now runs the C&C rigging business as Cinelease Rigging (Cinelease release, September 15, 2026)
Wealth Management

Avitas Wealth Management completed a management buyout

Management buyout · Year: 2023 · Location: California

  • Management buyout closed December 29, 2023 (Kinected, October 2026)
IT Managed Services

Compass Consulting acquired by CIO Solutions

Sale · Year: 2023 · Location: California

  • Founded in 1986, Southern California-based (case study)
  • Kinected first engaged with the sellers in February 2020 and advised them to secure long-term agreements and improve efficiency (case study)
  • Went to market in January 2023, contacting 209 potential buyers, with 43 signed NDAs and four offers (case study)
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Digital Creative Agency

PXL acquired by Studio City

Sale · Year: 2019 · Location: California

  • Closed July 2019; announced by Studio City (Agility PR Solutions, https://www.agilitypr.com/pr-agency-news/studio-city-acquires-creative-technology-group-pxl-agency/)
Digital Media Systems

Convergent Media Systems acquired by Technicolor

Sale · Year: 2006 · Location: California

  • Closed January 2006 (Kinected, October 2026; Thomson 20-F)
Retail Media Network

Premier Retail Networks acquired by Technicolor

Sale · Year: 2005 · Location: California

  • Closed July 2005; announced at about $285M (seller Shamrock Capital, per Kinected, October 2026)

Manufacturing and Industrial

5 deals
Precision Molding

KDL Precision Molding acquired by IRP Medical

Sale · Year: 2020 · Location: California

  • Closed December 2020; the acquisition by IRP Medical is listed on CB Insights (https://www.cbinsights.com/company/kdl-precision-molding-corp)
Aerospace Parts

AF Machine acquired by a private buyer

Sale · Year: 2019 · Location: California

  • Founded in 1979, ITAR registered, direct relationships with Raytheon, Boeing, Northrop, NASA and SpaceX (case study)
  • 85 signed NDAs within three weeks of going to market (case study)
  • 11 full price offers within five weeks (case study)
Read the case study →
Label Printing

Alros Label Co. acquired by Cover Label

Sale · Year: 2018 · Location: Los Angeles, CA

  • Founded in 1979, second-generation family business with no third generation to take over (case study)
  • 50+ signed NDAs within two weeks of going to market and eight offers within the first month (case study)
  • Sold in an all-cash transaction covering the business and the property, at a premium to the initial Target Price (case study)
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Decorative Lighting

Fredrick Ramond Lighting acquired by Hinkley Lighting

Sale · Year: 2007 · Location: California

  • Closed 2007 (Kinected, October 2026; retailer brand histories)
Refrigeration Manufacturing

Refrigerator Manufacturers, Inc. acquired by Coldmatic Building Systems

Sale · Year: Not stated · Location: California

Construction and Trades

2 deals
Plumbing Services

Power Plumbing acquired by Andersen Commercial Plumbing

Sale · Year: 2021 · Location: California

  • Founded in 1987, serving residential, commercial and Homeowner's Association customers (case study)
  • 26 signed NDAs within a month of going to market (case study)
  • Letter of Intent within two months; closed in under 6 months from going to market (case study)
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Commercial Paving

Oliver Mahon Asphalt acquired by a strategic buyer

Sale · Year: 2018 · Location: California

  • Closed August 2018 (Kinected, October 2026); the homepage shows the buyer as a strategic buyer

Consumer and E-Commerce

2 deals
E-Commerce Lifestyle Business

Confidential global e-commerce lifestyle brand acquired by a private equity buyer

Sale · Year: 2020 · Location: United Kingdom

  • Described as a nine-figure, cross-border exit that closed 120% above the seller's initial expectations (case study summary)
  • Went to market in April 2020; over 300 private equity and strategic buyers approached, over 50 NDAs executed, advanced discussions with eight buyers (case study)
  • Buyer secured debt financing from a Tier 1 global bank after approaching 50+ lenders (case study)
Read the case study →
Paleo & Organic Foods

Elite Eats acquired by Territory Foods

Sale · Year: 2015 · Location: California

  • Closed April 2015; covered by Tech.co via CB Insights (https://tech.co/news/power-supplys-recent-acquisitions-aimed-at-accelerating-network-growth-2015-05)

Utility and Environmental Services

2 deals
Utility Services

Pride Resource Partners acquired by Think Power Solutions

Sale · Year: 2025 · Location: San Diego, CA

  • 200 buyers contacted in the first 30 days, 60 signed NDAs, 10 written offers (homepage case study card)
  • Closed in 8 months, at a 50% premium above the partners' expectations (homepage case study card)
  • Sector on the homepage case study card: Utility Services & Construction Management
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Environmental Consulting

Clements Environmental acquired by Kairos Companies

Sale · Year: 2019 · Location: Los Angeles, CA

  • Environmental engineering and consulting firm specializing in solid waste engineering and management, regulatory compliance and permitting (case study)
  • Marketing strategy targeted strategic and financial buyers with existing portfolio companies in environmental services (case study)
  • Engagement began with an Opinion of Value; the owner helped transition client relationships and recruit a General Manager before retiring (case study)
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Earlier principal-led transactions

3 deals

These transactions were led by Jim Twerdahl as principal earlier in his operator career. They are shown for context, are not Kinected advisory engagements and are not part of the table or counts above.

Audio Electronics

Jensen Sound Laboratories acquired Discwasher Digital

Principal-led · Year: Not stated · Location: Not stated

Loudspeaker Systems

Harman International acquired Infinity Speaker Systems, Inc.

Principal-led · Year: Not stated · Location: Not stated

Music Technology

Marantz Company divested the Pianocorder Reproducing System

Principal-led · Year: Not stated · Location: Not stated

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