Continuim Equity Partners Closes Oversubscribed Fund III at $548 Million – Bringing AUM to Over $1 Billion

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Co ti uim Equity Pa t e s, LP (“Co ti uim” o the “Fi m”), a Pittsbu gh-based p ivate equity fi m focused o acqui i g a d accele ati g the g owth of ma ufactu i g a d i dust ial busi esses, is pleased to a ou ce the close of Co ti uim Equity Pa t e s Fu d III, LP (togethe with its pa allel i vestme t vehicles, “Fu d III”) with $548 millio i total commitme ts. Fu d III was sig ifica tly ove subsc ibed a d closed afte 32 days i ma ket – b i gi g the Fi m’s assets u de ma ageme t to ove $1 billio .

With Fu d III, the Fi m will seek to co ti ue to execute o its discipli ed st ategy of pa t e i g with diffe e tiated, family- a d fou de -led ma ufactu i g a d i dust ial busi esses ac oss highly st ategic a d g owi g e d ma kets withi the No th Ame ica i dust ial supply chai . The Fi m will ta get c itical B2B ma ufactu i g a d i dust ial compa ies with EBITDA a gi g f om $5 millio to $40 millio o mo e, applyi g Co ti uim’s p op ieta y Efficie cy D ive G owth E gi e (“EDGE”) playbook to help ma ageme t teams u lock t a sfo mative g owth.

Co ti uim eceived sig ifica t suppo t f om its existi g i vesto base a d welcomed ew i stitutio al pa t e s to Fu d III – i cludi g leadi g pe sio fu ds, co sulta ts, i su a ce compa ies, asset ma age s, fou datio s, fu ds of fu ds, a d family offices.

Si ce its fou di g i 2021, Co ti uim has g ow to ove 25 tale ted team membe s a d has completed eleve platfo m acquisitio s a d i e add-o acquisitio s – buildi g a substa tial t ack eco d of ope atio al value c eatio ac oss the ma ufactu i g a d i dust ial secto s.

“Five yea s ago, we lau ched Co ti uim with the visio to se ve as the pa t e of choice to help d ive t a sfo mative g owth fo diffe e tiated family- a d fou de -led ma ufactu i g a d i dust ial busi esses,” said Geo ge Pilafas, Co ti uim’s Ma agi g Pa t e . “We could ot be mo e excited to co ti ue fulfilli g that visio with the close of Fu d III. We g eatly app eciate the ha d wo k a d dedicatio of ou tale ted team membe s a d ma ageme t teams, a d the suppo t of ou adviso s. We have bee humbled by the eceptio of Fu d III f om the i stitutio al i vestme t commu ity, which will allow us to co ti ue capitalizi g o the powe of ou EDGE playbook.”

The Pipe Sa dle & Co.’s p ivate capital adviso y g oup, Aviditi Adviso s, se ved as sole placeme t age t fo Fu d III, a d Ki kla d & Ellis LLP se ved as legal cou sel to Co ti uim.

About Co ti uimCo ti uim is a Pittsbu gh-based p ivate equity fi m that focuses exclusively o acqui i g a d accele ati g the g owth of successful ma ufactu i g a d i dust ial busi esses.

We b i g a tested ope atio al playbook, committed capital, a d a tale ted team of i dust ial ope ato s to help t a sfo m diffe e tiated ma ufactu i g a d i dust ial compa ies. Ou ame is de ived f om what we believe is most impo ta t to the g owth of i dust ial busi esses – Co ti uous Imp oveme t.

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