# Tencarva Machinery acquires Atlantic Valve & Equipment, a Richmond valve distributor

Greensboro-based Tencarva Machinery, backed by Bessemer Investors, acquired Atlantic Valve & Equipment, a Richmond, Virginia valve representative for municipal and industrial water markets. Financial terms were not disclosed.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-04-02
- Where: Richmond, Virginia, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: gate valves, butterfly valves, plug valves, control valves, ductile iron fittings
- Sectors: [Pumps and Valves](https://endata.com/sectors/pumps-valves.md), [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Bessemer Investors](https://endata.com/companies/6216.md) (investor)
- [Tencarva Machinery Company](https://endata.com/companies/9608.md) (acquirer)
- [Detroit Pump & Mfg. Co.](https://endata.com/companies/12652.md) (target)
- [Atlantic Valve & Equipment](https://endata.com/companies/12935.md) (target)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/tencarva-machinery-company-backed-by-bessemer-investors-acquires-atlantic-valve--equipment-302417625.html), 2025-04-02: "Tencarva Machinery Company announced today that it has acquired Atlantic Valve & Equipment."
- [inddist.com](https://www.inddist.com/mergers-acquisitions/news/22937663/tencarva-acquires-atlantic-valve-equipment), 2025-04-02: "Tencarva Machinery Company announced Wednesday that it acquired Atlantic Valve & Equipment, a manufacturer's representative for valve brands across the mid-Atlantic region."
- [privateequityinternational.com](https://www.privateequityinternational.com/bessemer-investors-backed-tencarva-buys-atlantic-valve/), 2025-04-03: "Bessemer Investors portfolio company Tencarva Machinery Company has acquired Atlantic Valve & Equipment, a manufacturer's representative for valve brands."
- [worldpumps.com](https://www.worldpumps.com/content/features/pumps-mergers-acquisitions-review-q1-2025), 2025-04-15: "Tencarva Machinery Co, the US distributor and service provider of flow control and process equipment solutions, is expanding into the Upper Midwest with the acquisition of Detroit Pump & Mfg Co."

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