Tucker's Farm / Badlands Acquires Large Family‑Owned Locksmith to Build Tech‑Enabled Access‑Control Platform
March 13, 2025
Tucker's Farm Corporation capitalized a new holding company, The Badlands Security Company, and concurrently acquired one of the largest family‑owned locksmiths in the United States (the "Platform Asset") — a ~70‑year‑old business covering ~10,000 doors and operating ~40 trucks. Quilvest Capital Partners provided debt financing for the transaction; the founding family sold the business and was advised by Vaupen Financial Advisors.
- Buyers
- Tucker's Farm Corporation, The Badlands Security Company, Quilvest Capital Partners (debt financing partner)
- Targets
- Platform Asset (unnamed family-owned locksmith)
- Sellers
- Founding family of the Platform Asset
- Platforms
- The Badlands Security Company
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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