Sentry Doors (Cairngorm Capital portfolio) Acquires E. & S. W. Knowles
August 9, 2022
Cairngorm Capital-backed Sentry Doors Holdings Limited has acquired E. & S. W. Knowles & Company Limited, a Birmingham-based specialist manufacturer of timber fire-rated and security internal doorsets. The deal is an add-on to Sentry's platform, expanding its product range and reinforcing its position in the UK timber fire safety and security doorset market.
- Buyers
- Sentry Doors Holdings Limited, Cairngorm Capital Partners LLP
- Targets
- E. & S. W. Knowles & Company Limited
- Sellers
- Shareholders of E. & S. W. Knowles & Company Limited (including Chairman Martin Wright)
- Platforms
- Sentry Doors Holdings Limited
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- West Midlands, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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