Frontenac Acquires EFC International
November 3, 2021
Chicago-based private equity firm Frontenac has acquired EFC International, a St. Louis-headquartered value-added distributor of highly engineered fasteners and specialty components. Financial terms were not disclosed; CEO Matt Dudenhoeffer and the executive team will remain in place as Frontenac supports EFC's organic and inorganic expansion plans following a sale by prior sponsor Quad-C Management.
- Buyers
- Frontenac
- Targets
- EFC International
- Sellers
- Quad-C Management
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Missouri, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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