Rubicon Partners Acquires Centriforce
October 1, 2024
Rubicon Partners has acquired Plastic Recycling Limited (trading as Centriforce) from its exiting shareholders. The London-based private equity firm will partner with Centriforce management — with Jonathan Pearce promoted to CEO and joining as a shareholder — to drive the company's international growth and scale its recycled-plastic damage prevention product lines.
- Buyers
- Rubicon Partners
- Targets
- Centriforce (Plastic Recycling Limited)
- Sellers
- Exiting shareholders
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Merseyside, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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