Brookstone Partners Acquires Virginia Abrasives
February 4, 2020
Brookstone Partners, a New York-based lower-middle-market private equity firm, completed the acquisition of Virginia Abrasives Corporation (VAC) in May 2019. VAC, headquartered in Petersburg, Virginia, manufactures and distributes sandpaper and other abrasive products to equipment rental, professional flooring and industrial flooring customers nationwide; Brookstone intends to grow VAC organically and via add-on acquisitions.
- Buyers
- Brookstone Partners
- Targets
- Virginia Abrasives Corporation
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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