Salt Creek Capital Acquires Pacific Shoring with Investment from Huron Capital
December 3, 2019
Salt Creek Capital has acquired Pacific Shoring, a Santa Rosa, California-based manufacturer of aluminum trench shoring and safety equipment, with lower-middle-market private equity firm Huron Capital making a non-control (Flex Equity) investment alongside Salt Creek. Pacific Shoring founder and CEO Bob Pitts is retiring as part of the transaction and Salt Creek partner Bruce Russell will serve as incoming CEO to lead the company's next phase of growth.
- Buyers
- Salt Creek Capital, Huron Capital
- Targets
- Pacific Shoring, LLC
- Sellers
- Bob Pitts
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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