Gryphon Investors Acquires Vessco Holdings from O2 Investment Partners
November 16, 2020
Gryphon Investors, a San Francisco-based middle-market private equity firm, has acquired Vessco Holdings, a Minneapolis-based value-added distributor and systems integrator for water and wastewater treatment, from O2 Investment Partners. Vessco's management will remain significant owners and the company will pursue organic growth and add-on acquisitions to expand its product offerings and geographic reach.
- Buyers
- Gryphon Investors
- Targets
- Vessco Holdings
- Sellers
- O2 Investment Partners
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Minnesota, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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