Avision Sales Group (Forward Solutions) Acquires OneSolution and J.J. Shearer Company
January 25, 2022
Avision Sales Group, an Osceola Capital portfolio company, completed the acquisitions of OneSolution (Alpharetta, GA) and J.J. Shearer Company (Minneapolis, MN) and concurrently formed Forward Solutions as an umbrella go-to-market platform. The transactions fold OneSolution into a new standalone brand within Forward Solutions and fold J.J. Shearer into the Avision brand, expanding the platform's coverage across industrial safety, facility maintenance, cleaning and packaging verticals.
- Buyers
- Avision Sales Group, Osceola Capital, Forward Solutions
- Targets
- OneSolution, J.J. Shearer Company
- Platforms
- Forward Solutions
- Industry
- Professional Services
- Location
- United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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