PennSpring Capital Acquires Swing Kingdom and Atlas Molding
May 23, 2019
PennSpring Capital, a Lancaster-based lower middle market private equity firm, has acquired Swing Kingdom, a manufacturer of vinyl playground equipment, and Atlas Molding, a rotational plastics molder. PennSpring said it will expand Swing Kingdom's distribution into SLED (state, local and education) channels and grow Atlas Molding in lockstep to pursue broader rotomolding end markets.
- Buyers
- PennSpring Capital
- Targets
- Swing Kingdom, Atlas Molding
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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