NewCastle Partners Acquires Amglo Kemlite Laboratories; Farragut Capital Partners Provides Financing
September 9, 2019
NewCastle Partners, LLC has acquired Amglo Kemlite Laboratories, Inc., a specialty manufacturer of xenon and halogen lamps based in Bensenville, Illinois. Farragut Capital Partners provided subordinated debt and an equity co-investment to support the acquisition as part of Farragut’s second SBIC Fund; Amglo will operate independently and pursue organic growth and product-line acquisitions with management and investors.
- Buyers
- NewCastle Partners, LLC, Farragut Capital Partners, Inc.
- Targets
- Amglo Kemlite Laboratories, Inc.
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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