Odyssey Investment Partners Acquires Barcodes, Inc.
January 23, 2019
Odyssey Investment Partners’ affiliate has acquired Barcodes, Inc., a Chicago-based provider and integrator of automatic identification & data capture (AIDC) and identification/access control products and services, from affiliates of Cortec Group. Financial terms were not disclosed; Barcodes' management has invested in the transaction and will continue to lead the company under Odyssey's ownership.
- Targets
- Barcodes, Inc.
- Sellers
- Cortec Group (affiliates / Cortec Fund V, L.P.)
- Industry
- IT Services
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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