KESTREL Vision (and CVL 3 Americas) Acquire FILTEC from SFW Capital Partners
September 12, 2022
SFW Capital Partners has completed the sale of Industrial Dynamics Co., Ltd. (dba FILTEC), a Torrance, California-based provider of in-line inspection instrumentation for the global beverage and food industries, to a corporate acquirer identified in some reports as KESTREL Vision (with other sources referencing CVL 3 Americas). Financial terms were not disclosed. The transaction transfers FILTEC out of SFW’s portfolio after a period of product investment, go-to-market changes, and global service expansion.
- Buyers
- KESTREL Vision, CVL 3 Americas
- Targets
- Industrial Dynamics Co., Ltd. (dba FILTEC)
- Sellers
- SFW Capital Partners
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Divestiture
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