Pfingsten-backed Fairbank Equipment Acquires Big W Sales
March 5, 2024
Pfingsten's portfolio company Fairbank Equipment, Inc. has acquired Big W Sales, Inc., a Stockton, California-based distributor and manufacturer of agricultural parts, trailers, tanks and equipment. The transaction, which closed on January 2, 2024, expands Fairbank's footprint into California and broadens the combined group's distribution and manufacturing capabilities across the western United States; Big W's leadership will remain as shareholders and continue operating the business.
- Buyers
- Fairbank Equipment, Inc., Pfingsten
- Targets
- Big W Sales, Inc.
- Platforms
- Fairbank Equipment, Inc.
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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