Live Ventures (via Precision Marshall) Acquires The Kinetic Co., Inc.
June 30, 2022
Live Ventures Incorporated (Nasdaq: LIVE), through its subsidiary Precision Marshall, acquired all outstanding stock of The Kinetic Co., Inc., a 74-year-old industrial knife and wear-product manufacturer based in Greendale, Wisconsin, in a transaction valued at approximately $26 million. The deal was financed with a mix of third-party bank and seller debt, a sale-leaseback of real estate, and cash; Kinetic (≈100 employees) will operate as a standalone business and is expected to add roughly $20 million of annual revenue to Live Ventures' steel manufacturing segment.
- Buyers
- Live Ventures Incorporated, Precision Marshall
- Targets
- The Kinetic Co., Inc.
- Platforms
- Precision Marshall
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Wisconsin, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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