Portland, OR (November 29, 2018) - CenterGate Capital ("CenterGate"), an Austin-based private equity investment firm, announced today that its affiliate has made an investment in Owen Equipment Company ("Owen"), a leading specialty equipment platform providing critical infrastructure solutions to municipal, utility and commercial customers throughout the western United States.

Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, Owen is a leading equipment dealer of new and pre-owned critical municipal environmental equipment used for sewer maintenance, hydro/vacuum excavation, street cleaning and waste management applications. Owen serves a municipal, governmental, industrial, and commercial customer base across six western states. Owen carries the marquee brands in the industry including Vactor®, HXX®, Elgin®, Heil®, Rigid®, Cues®, and Sonetics®. Owen also performs equipment service and maintenance for its customers at its four branch locations. In addition, Owen maintains one of the industry's largest...