Onward Capital and Merit Capital Acquire PFI InStore
December 8, 2023
Onward Capital and Merit Capital Partners acquired PFI InStore, a St. Louis–area designer and manufacturer of retail point-of-purchase displays and store fixtures. The transaction transfers ownership from a group of prior financial sponsors and positions PFI for operational enhancements, continued acquisitions, and expansion into new end markets.
- Buyers
- Onward Capital, Merit Capital Partners
- Targets
- PFI InStore
- Sellers
- Capital For Business, Konza Valley Capital, Inc., MidStates Capital L.P., Diamond State Ventures, Northcreek Mezzanine
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Missouri, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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