– Led by Partners Christopher S.W. Blake and Gregory M. Nolfi, Hahn Loeser’s Mergers & Acquisitions team guided long-time client Falls Filtration Technologies Inc. through its sale to Velocity One, supported by Charlesbank Capital Partners. The Hahn Loeser team that supported Falls Filtration included Kelsey R. Holmberg and Gretchen M. Nine-Bunnell with support from Ann E. Knuth, Jeffrey M. Folkman, Ladan H. Pavlich and Christopher R. Butler.
Based in Stow, Ohio, Falls Filtration designs and manufactures air and liquid filtration products serving the aerospace, defense and industrial sectors. Its air, fuel, oil separation and hydraulic filters are used in aircraft, ground vehicles, heavy equipment, marine, power generation and rail applications.
Velocity One, headquartered in Hoboken, NJ, serves commercial aerospace, defense and space customers worldwide. The addition of Fall Filtration and its specialized filtration solutions strengthens Velocity One’s position as a leader in engineered systems for aerospace and defense applications.
Charlesbank Capital Partners is a middle-market investment firm with approximately $20 billion in assets under management. With nearly three decades of experience, the firm invests across business and consumer services, healthcare, industrials, and technology and technology infrastructure.
In 2025, Hahn Loeser’s M&A team led 39 major transactions valued at more than $900 million, representing both buyers and sellers in complex deals.
