Buyout DeskBDVol. II · No. 147  ·  Wed, May 27, 2026LIVE ·  15 deals tracked  ·  Updated 53 min ago

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Add-on·Industrials/Flow Control / Process Equipment·May 27, 2026

ONDEX Automation adds The Fitch Company in Maine

The deal gives the Shore Capital Partners-backed platform more process automation coverage across pulp and paper, energy, food and consumer goods customers.

ONDEX Automation added The Fitch Company, electrical engineering and process automation systems integrator.

The Rumford, Maine-based company operates facilities in Rumford, Bangor and Gray, serving industrial customers in North America.

Founded in 1986, The Fitch Company works with pulp and paper, power and energy, food and beverage, and consumer goods end markets.

The add-on brings DCS and PLC programming, OT/IT networking, electrical design, instrumentation, panel fabrication and plant-wide control systems expertise.

Mark Bolduc, P.E., president of The Fitch Company, will continue with the business as general manager following the close.