Generational Group Advises Yeary Controls in its Sale to Opus Water

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Generational Group, a leading mergers and acquisitions advisory firm for privately held businesses, is pleased to announce the sale of Yeary Controls to Opus Water. The acquisition closed in November 2025.

Yeary Controls provides innovative control valves, actuators, and flow control accessories designed to perform under demanding operating conditions. Its technologies address challenges such as pressure regulation, noise reduction, and cavitation control. Yeary Controls focuses on improving uptime, optimizing performance, and extending asset life in critical systems. It serves customers across water, wastewater, power generation, pulp & paper, steel, and mining industries.

Opus Water is a growing water infrastructure solutions platform, dedicated to acquiring and accelerating the development of engineered product manufacturers serving the water, wastewater, and industrial process fluids industries. The company delivers innovative, reliable solutions designed to ensure safe and efficient water management across a wide range of applications—from municipal systems to complex industrial processes. With a focus on reliability, engineering excellence, and outstanding customer experience, Opus Water helps customers manage water challenges with confidence.

Generational Group Executive Managing Director, M&A, Central Region – Michael Goss, and his team led by Generational Affiliate, Prasad Karcherla, with the support of Vice President, M&A, Madison Buckley, successfully closed the deal. Executive Managing Director, Rick Buchoz and Senior M&A Advisor, Bryce Gray established the initial relationship with Yeary Controls.

Ryan Binkley, CEO of Generational Group, added, “We’re honored to have supported two outstanding companies as they move into a partnership grounded in shared vision and mutual respect. This transaction reflects Generational Group’s commitment to creating connections that inspire meaningful progress and long-term success.”

About Generational Group

Generational Group, headquartered in Dallas, TX, is a leading, award winning full-service M&A advisory firm. Generational has over 300 professionals across 16 offices in North America. The firm empowers business owners to unlock the full value of their companies through a comprehensive suite of services—including strategic growth consulting, exit planning education, business valuation, value enhancement strategies, M&A advisory, digital solutions, and wealth management.

Celebrating its 20^th year, Generational has successfully closed over 1,700 transactions and has ranked #1 or #2 in all LSEG league tables for deals valued between $25 million and $1 billion in 2022, 2023, and 2024.

The firm was named 2024 USA Investment Banking Firm of the Year by the Global M&A Network and recognized as Investment Banking Firm of the Year by The M&A Advisor in both 2022, 2024, and 2025.