April 19, 2019 – Superior Controls, Inc. , a Life Sciences control system integrator of custom industrial automation and IT solutions with 135 engineers and professionals on both the east and west coasts, announced the company has been acquired by E-Technologies Group (ETech), an Ohio-based control system integration firm founded in 1993. ETech is owned by Falfurrias Capital Partners (FCP), a Charlotte-based private equity firm. ETech has also purchased Glenmount Global Services, headquartered in Austin, TX, in October of 2018. In April 2017, Superior Controls merged with Banks Integration Group, and the acquisition of the combined company is a strategic move by FCP to enhance the strengths and growth opportunities of its three industrial automation subsidiaries.
Superior Controls Co-founder and President Rick Pierro will continue as president of Superior Controls’ life sciences solutions vertical, reporting to ETech CEO Ralph Carter, and will also join the ETech board. Superior Controls will retain its name and maintain the company’s focus in serving the life sciences industry.
With the addition of Superior Controls, ETech becomes a provider of automation software and systems integration and engineering design services with approximately 400 employees, including 350 engineers.
As the control systems automation provider in the U.S. life sciences industry, Superior Controls was a key acquisition for ETech.