# Kele acquires AC Controls and AC Technical Services

Kele, Inc., a portfolio company of The Stephens Group, acquired AC Controls and AC Technical Services, a distributor and rep of industrial process and combustion applications. The deal expands Kele's footprint in industrial automation.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2024-02-26
- Where: southeast United States, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: industrial controls, instrumentation, valves, valve automation
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [The Stephens Group](https://endata.com/companies/9977.md) (investor)
- [Kele](https://endata.com/companies/27428.md) (acquirer)
- [AC Controls](https://endata.com/companies/75863.md) (target)
- [AC Technical Services](https://endata.com/companies/75864.md) (target)

## Sources

- [industrialvalvenews.com](https://www.industrialvalvenews.com/featured/kele-joins-forces-with-ac-controls/), 2024-02-26: "ACC adds another leading industrial automation company to the Kele Companies."

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