SFW Capital Partners Completes Majority Recapitalization of Pion Inc.
May 20, 2021
SFW Capital Partners completed a majority recapitalization of Pion Inc., a Billerica, Massachusetts-based provider of analytical instrumentation, software, reagents and services for pharmaceutical formulation development and quality control. Founders Mike and Sharon Kelly are reinvesting and will retain an ownership stake while Brian Dutko was named CEO as the company pursues product development, international expansion, enhanced sales and marketing, and strategic acquisitions.
- Buyers
- SFW Capital Partners, LP
- Targets
- Pion Inc.
- Sellers
- Mike Kelly, Sharon Kelly
- Industry
- Medical Devices
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Transaction Type
- Recapitalization
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