Inc. Magazine announced that Blackford Capital’s portfolio company, Automation Control Group (“ACG”), previously known as PACIV, has made the Inc. 5000 list of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies, ranking #2,962 thanks to an incredible 138% growth over the past three years.
In May 2023, ACG joined forces with Blackford Capital, becoming PE-backed and launching a new chapter of strategic growth. Since then, ACG expanded their geographic footprint and strengthened our core engineering services in Automation, Instrumentation, Electrical Control Panels, and Commissioning, Qualification & Validation.
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Blackford Capital portfolio company ACG is a global leader in industrial automation solutions, delivering end-to-end automation solutions to industries in the life sciences, automotive, manufacturing, consumer products, and general industrial markets. The ACG Platform consists of Data Science Automation, Eight12 Automation, and Ace Controls. A first-time Inc. 5000 honoree, ACG was acquired by Blackford in June 2023 and has operations in Puerto Rico, Ireland, IN, OH, PA, and CA.
For the complete 2025 Inc. 5000 list, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, location, and other criteria, go to 2025 Inc. 5000: Meet the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America.
About Blackford Capital
Founded in 2010, Blackford Capital is a private equity investment firm headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Blackford acquires, manages, and builds founder and family-owned, lower middle-market companies, with a focus on the manufacturing, industrial and distribution industries. Founded in 2010, Blackford Capital is a private equity investment firm headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Blackford acquires, manages, and builds founder and family-owned, lower middle-market companies in manufacturing, distribution, and services. The firm has a track record of exceptional returns, a disciplined and relentless approach to value creation, a focus on operational excellence, and a compelling culture. To date, Blackford has completed 20 platform investments and 33 add-on acquisitions, totaling 53 acquisitions. Recently, Blackford has been recognized for numerous awards, including Grady Campbell’s Top 50 PE firms in the Middle Market, Global M&A Network’s Industrial Services Deal of the Year (for Security Fire Systems) and Private Equity Firm of the Year in the Lower Middle Market, and Inc. 5000 list of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies (for Automation Control Group). For more information, visit www.blackfordcapital.com.
About Inc.
Inc. Business Media is the leading multimedia brand for entrepreneurs. Through its journalism, Inc. aims to inform, educate, and elevate the profile of our community: the risk-takers, the innovators, and the ultra-driven go-getters who are creating our future. Inc.’s award-winning work achieves a monthly brand footprint of more than 40 million across a variety of channels, including events, print, digital, video, podcasts, newsletters, and social media. Its proprietary Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since its launch as the Inc. 100 in 1982, analyzes company data to rank the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The recognition that comes with inclusion on this and other prestigious Inc. lists, such as Female Founders and Power Partners, gives the founders of top businesses the opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers, and credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. For more information, visit www.inc.com.