Global Industrial Company Acquires Indoff, Inc.

Officeworks Acquires General Office Interiors

January 14, 2020

Building Products

Officeworks, a Teknion contract furniture dealer, has acquired General Office Interiors (GOI) to expand its service footprint into northern New Jersey. The acquisition makes Officeworks the only contract furniture-focused dealer with locations across Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington D.C. and New Jersey, and brings GOI employees into Officeworks' team.

Koch Industries Acquires Infor from Golden Gate Capital

April 6, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Koch Industries, through its affiliate Koch Equity Development LLC, has acquired the remaining equity stake in Infor from Golden Gate Capital, making Infor a standalone subsidiary of Koch. The deal (terms not disclosed) brings Infor’s industry-specific cloud software and ~17,000 employees under Koch’s ownership to accelerate Koch’s digital transformation and expand its capabilities in vertical cloud software across manufacturing, healthcare, retail and distribution.

Chicago Growth Partners Recapitalizes The Insco Group

March 15, 2024

Industrial Services

Chicago Growth Partners has completed a recapitalization of The Insco Group, a third-generation family-owned industrial distributor, with BDO Capital Advisors acting as exclusive financial advisor to Insco. Insco sells more than 5,000 in-stock products to biotechnology, industrial and government customers primarily in the U.S. Northeast; CGP is a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on middle-market buyouts and growth investments.

SMC Global Acquires International Chemicals LLC

November 12, 2024

Manufacturing

SMC Global (Special Materials Company) has acquired International Chemicals LLC (ICC), integrating SMC's oilfield business into ICC's San Angelo operations. The deal expands SMC's product and service portfolio for the oil & gas and produced water treatment markets, adding manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics capabilities.

EFC International Acquires Inventory Sales Company

March 2, 2023

Industrial Services

Frontenac-backed EFC International has acquired Inventory Sales Company (ISC), a St. Louis-based distributor of fasteners, struts and related components. The acquisition expands EFC's scale, product and service offerings and broadens its geographic footprint; financial terms were not disclosed.

Waud Capital Partners Acquires iOFFICE

July 1, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Waud Capital Partners has acquired iOFFICE, a provider of cloud-based workplace management software. iOFFICE offers solutions for space planning, utilization, scheduling, maintenance requests and mobile workforce applications; Software Equity Group served as exclusive advisor to iOFFICE.