Third Coast Capital Advisors Represents Accredited Labs in its Acquisition of Polymer Testing Instruments (“PTI”)

January, 2026

Third Coast Capital Advisors served as exclusive buyside advisor to Accredited Labs, a portfolio company of Incline Equity Partners, in its acquisition of Polymer Testing Instruments (“PTI”). Our Acquisition Search services included identifying the target and making contact with its owner, as well as providing assistance on valuation, transaction structure and the negotiation and closing of the transaction.  This represents the 17th acquisition that we have sourced for Accredited Labs. 

Polymer Testing Instruments (“PTI”), headquartered in Fletcher, NC and founded in 1996, is an ISO/IEC 17025-accredited calibration and repair services provider specializing in test and measurement equipment for the rubber, energy, and plastics industries. PTI offers calibration across dimensional, electrical, force, pressure, temperature, and torque parameters, serving clients requiring rigorous compliance with industry and regulatory standards.

Accredited Labs, headquartered in Dallas, TX and launched as a platform by Incline Equity Partners in June 2023, is a national provider of ISO/IEC 17025-accredited calibration and repair services for mission-critical test and measurement equipment and instrumentation. The company serves diverse end markets including life sciences, aerospace, semiconductor, and manufacturing.


For more information, please contact one of the individuals below:

Doug Lovette
Managing Partner
312-961-8763
dlovette@thirdcoastca.com

Marc Pressler
Managing Director
847-971-7564
mpressler@thirdcoastca.com


Third Coast Capital Advisors is an investment banking firm in Chicago, focused exclusively on buyside work. We provide three primary services to our clients:

  • Acquisition Search: Our core focus is to work with PE owned portfolio companies and corporate clients to identify, contact, and execute directly negotiated acquisitions on their behalf.

  • M&A Opportunity Assessment: We perform market research during a competitive sale process to assess and validate the add-on potential for a new platform.

  • Buyside Consulting Services: We provide project based services including acquisition strategy development, market research and corporate development support.


Doug Lovette
Managing Partner
312-961-8763
dlovette@thirdcoastca.com

Mike Zycinski
Managing Director
773-230-7118
mzycinski@thirdcoastca.com

Matt Clarke
Managing Director
480-626-0017
mclarke@thirdcoastca.com

Mark Harvey
Managing Director
312-925-2195
mharvey@thirdcoastca.com

Marc Pressler
Managing Director
847-971-7564
mpressler@thirdcoastca.com

Mike Dudek
Vice President
630-730-5978
mdudek@thirdcoastca.com