Freeman Spogli & Co. Acquires Easy Ice, LLC with Management
January 9, 2020
Freeman Spogli & Co. has acquired Easy Ice, LLC in a transaction alongside Easy Ice management and other investors; terms were not disclosed. Easy Ice, co‑headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona and Marquette, Michigan, is a national provider of commercial ice machine subscription services (installation, maintenance, repairs and backup ice) with more than 25,000 machines under management and will continue to be led by co‑founders Mark Hangen and John Mahlmeister.
- Buyers
- Freeman Spogli & Co., Easy Ice management and other investors
- Targets
- Easy Ice, LLC
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Arizona and Michigan, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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