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Sciens Water buys 137-year-old family business Roberts Filter Group
Water filtration and treatment equipment
Sciens Water Opportunities Fund II has acquired Roberts Filter Group, a Coatesville, Pennsylvania maker and servicer of water filtration systems founded in 1889 and run as a family business for more than a century.
News: A long-held family business sells to a water-focused investor, with the family CEO staying on to lead it.
Why it matters: Sciens Water uses RFG as a new filtration platform aimed at large utilities, alongside its two existing water platforms.
Radar: Watch for add-ons in filtration, rehabilitation and treatment services under RFG. Deal value was not disclosed.
People involved
- Matt Roberts – Management.
- John Rigas – Buyer.
A name here does not mean that person signed the purchase agreement.
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