WestView Capital Partners Acquires Bell and Howell from Versa Capital
December 4, 2018
Boston-based private equity firm WestView Capital Partners has acquired Bell and Howell, a Durham, North Carolina-based provider of technology-enabled mechatronic and service solutions, from Versa Capital Management (with co-investor Access Value Investors). The sale follows a multi-year repositioning by Versa that transformed Bell and Howell from a legacy mailing systems supplier into a profitable business focused on retail click-and-collect, packaging automation, factory intelligence and service solutions.
- Buyers
- WestView Capital Partners
- Targets
- Bell and Howell
- Sellers
- Versa Capital Management, Access Value Investors
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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