Bertram Capital Invests in NEFCO to Create Industrial Distribution Platform
August 10, 2022
Bertram Capital has made an investment in Hartford, Connecticut-based NEFCO Holding Company LLC, a family-owned value-added distributor of specialty construction (SHARP) products. The capital will support NEFCO's growth and buy-and-build strategy — leveraging Bertram's operating resources (including Bertram Labs) to accelerate organic growth and acquisitions across the East Coast and Midwest.
- Buyers
- Bertram Capital
- Targets
- NEFCO Holding Company LLC
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Connecticut, United States
- Transaction Type
- Growth capital
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