MPE Partners/DecoArt Acquire Jack Richeson & Co., Inc.
August 11, 2022
MPE Partners, alongside its portfolio company DecoArt, acquired Jack Richeson & Co., a Kimberly, Wisconsin-based manufacturer and distributor of artist materials. The Richeson family will remain in leadership roles while DecoArt (the platform) and MPE plan to leverage combined capabilities to expand product offerings and accelerate growth in the fine art and education markets.
- Buyers
- MPE Partners, DecoArt, LLC
- Targets
- Jack Richeson & Co., Inc.
- Sellers
- Richeson family
- Platforms
- DecoArt, LLC
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Wisconsin, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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