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January 11, 2022
Hastings Equity Partners Invests in XS Telecom
Hastings Equity Partners (“Hastings”) announced that its portfolio company, MKD Electric, LLC (“MKD”), a full-service industrial automation and electrical service platform, is pleased to announce its investment in XSTele.com, LLC (“XS Telecom”). This is the third investment MKD has completed since Hastings Equity Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in lower middle market businesses, acquired MKD in January 2021.
January 11, 2022
December 14, 2021
New RCS Offering Reduces Silica Exposure On-Site
Refractory Construction Services (RCS), a leading provider of refractory, mechanical, specialty welding, fire proofing and coatings services to industrial facilities, is pleased to announce the release of Rapid Solution Systems, a patented suite of closed-loop, engineered silica mitigation tools that can help keep workers safer and help keep project costs lower.
December 14, 2021
October 29, 2021
Hastings Announces Merger of Reach Wireline and Edge OFS
Hastings Equity Partners (“Hastings”), a preferred capital partner to lower middle market businesses, is pleased to announce the merger of Reach Wireline, LLC (“Reach”) and Edge OFS Holdings, LLC (“Edge OFS”), a portfolio company of Edge Natural Resources, LLC.
October 29, 2021
July 2021
Hastings Invests in Celerity Consulting Group
Hastings Equity Partners, a preferred capital partner to founders of lower middle market businesses, is pleased to announce its fifth Fund IV platform investment in Celerity Consulting Group, LLC.
July 2021
June 2021
MKD Electric Invests in Powercor Services
MKD Electric, LLC, a full-service industrial automation and electrical service platform, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Powercor Services, a Power Design & Control Systems Integrator, serving customers across the US.
June 2021
February 2021
MKD Electric Invests in Ecosense Lighting
MKD Electric, LLC, a full-service industrial automation and electrical service platform, made an investment in Ecosense Lighting, Inc., a leading LED technology company delivering advanced lighting solutions across a broad range of applications.
February 2021
February 2021
Hastings Invests in MKD Electric
Hastings Equity Partners, a preferred capital partner to founders of lower middle-market businesses, is pleased to announce its fourth Fund IV platform investment in MKD Electric, Inc.
February 2021
December 2020
Specialty Welding and Turnarounds Announces Acquisition of Hydroprocessing Associates
Specialty Welding and Turnarounds, LLC, a leading provider of specialty welding and other highly technical services to the oil and gas refinery, biodiesel, petrochemical, and industrial markets, announced the acquisition of Hydroprocessing Associates, LLC.
December 2020
July 2020
Reach Wireline Partners with Carnegie Mellon to drive Environmental, Health, and Safety Innovation
Over the last few years, there has been an ongoing trend in EHS technology focused on the advancement of devices on the worksite. More specifically, there has been an increase in the usage of wearable technology and incorporating VR headsets to further engage the front-line workforce.
We want to shed light on a customer based out of Fort Worth, Texas, who understands the importance of VR on-site. Meet Reach Wireline. This organization has continued to persevere and has implemented tactics to use this innovative technology on-site to accommodate our now socially distant world.
July 2020
June 2020
AXIOS Industrial Group and A&L Industrial Services Merger
Hastings Equity Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in lower middle market businesses, is pleased to announce the merger of its portfolio company A&L Industrial Services (A&L) with AXIOS Industrial Group, LLC. The company will operate under the name AXIOS.
June 2020

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Hastings Equity Partners Invests in XS Telecom
Hastings Equity Partners (“Hastings”) announced that its portfolio company, MKD Electric, LLC (“MKD”), a full-service industrial automation and electrical service platform, is pleased to announce its investment in XSTele.com, LLC (“XS Telecom”). This is the third investment MKD has completed since Hastings Equity Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in lower middle market businesses, acquired MKD in January 2021.