On the record · Investment firm

Branford Castle Partners

Research depth

Transactions sourced

At least one recorded transaction has a public source.

Record updated Sept. 27, 2026

Current ownership

Current owner not established

This record does not identify a current owner. That absence is a gap in the record, not a conclusion about ownership.

Ownership and transaction history

Chronology from recorded ownership periods, transactions and reviewed outcome events. Event order does not imply causation.

Nov. 9, 2020

Sale or exit completedR2

Acquirer: Wynnchurch Capital · Target: Drew Foam · Sponsor: Wynnchurch Capital

Recorded history

Feb. 16, 2017

Surface Preparation Technologies, LLC / Branford Castle Partners, L.P.

Leveraged buyout · Completed · Recorded transaction

Nov. 12, 2024

Testek Solutions / Branford Castle Partners

Leveraged buyout · Completed · Recorded transaction

Date not recorded

Lafayette Instrument Company, LLC / Branford Castle Partners, LP

Leveraged buyout · Announced · Recorded transaction

Sources and evidence

Recorded transaction sources

These support a recorded transaction row. They have not passed the separate evidence-review process.

  1. R1
    Branford Castle Acquires Surface Preparation Technologies

    Branford Castle Partners · Company announcement · Feb. 16, 2017

    Supports: Recorded transaction

  2. R2
    Branford Castle Partners Sells Drew Foam

    Branford Castle Partners · Company announcement · Nov. 9, 2020

    Supports: Recorded transaction

  3. R3
    Branford Castle Acquires Testek Solutions

    Branford Castle Partners · Company announcement · Nov. 12, 2024

    Supports: Recorded transaction

  4. R4
    Brookside Capital Partners “Passes with Flying Colors” with an Investment in Lafayette Instrument Company, LLC

    Brookside Capital Partners · Company announcement · April 22, 2021

    Supports: Recorded transaction

What we do not know

These are gaps in the public record, not findings about the organization.

  • The organization's operating status has not been researched.
  • No current public ownership assessment has been published.

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