Time Manufacturing Company (Versalift) Acquires BrandFX
November 6, 2019
Time Manufacturing Company (Versalift), a portfolio company of The Sterling Group, has acquired BrandFX, a leading manufacturer of composite service bodies. The seller was Stonebridge Partners; the acquisition gives Time in-house composite body capabilities and expands its product offering for utility, telecom and municipal fleets. BrandFX is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas and employed about 286 people at the time of the transaction.
- Targets
- BrandFX
- Sellers
- Stonebridge Partners
- Platforms
- Time Manufacturing Company
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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