Scott Kaltrider

Part of Linde Plc, Praxair Healthcare Services, Inc. provides leading-edge healthcare with MedipureTM brand medical gases and related equipment. The company is based in Danbury, CT. The company also offers a line of services to help customers manage their gas supply, optimize their gas use, and make the strongest products possible in the welding and metal fabrication industry. Praxair dry ice is also used in the industries they serve.

Meritus Gas Partners, founded in December 2020, is a portfolio company of AEA Investors Small Business Private Equity. Meritus is based in New York, NY, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company is assembling a national network of independent distributors of industrial, medical, and specialty gases, welding, and safety supplies. Meritus partners with exceptional businesses and management teams, allowing them to remain independent and entrepreneurial while supporting them to accelerate growth, improve business quality, and enhance value. The company invites owners to invest meaningful equity into the Meritus holding company to share in the success of the overall platform.