Operating Company Transportation & Logistics

48forty Solutions

Houston, Texas, United States

48forty Solutions provides end-to-end pallet management to companies, including pallet supply and retrieval, reverse logistics, and pallet recycling through a large network of company-owned/operated facilities and onsite service locations.

Focus Areas
Pallet management, Pallet recycling, Reverse logistics
Website
www.48forty.com

Tracked deals

16

16 tracked deals across 2021-2023.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

14 addon · 1 buyout · 1 divestiture

48forty Solutions Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 3 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 3 years for 48forty Solutions. 5 2021 10 2022 1 2023

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 16 tracked deals for 48forty Solutions.

  • Buyer
    48forty Solutions, LLC, Audax Private Equity, Summit Partners
    Target
    Taylor Pallets & Recycling
    Type
    Addon

    48forty Solutions, a national pallet management provider and portfolio company of Audax Private Equity and Summit Partners, has acquired Taylor Pallets & Recycling, a South Carolina-based pallet management and recycling company. Taylor operates four locations across South Carolina and Georgia, employs more than 180 people, and will expand 48forty's presence in the Southeast; terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    48forty Solutions, LLC
    Target
    Dependable Pallet Logistics
    Seller
    Cain Sanchez
    Type
    Addon

    48forty Solutions, a Houston-based pallet management platform backed by Audax Private Equity and Summit Partners, has acquired Dependable Pallet Logistics, an Inland Empire-based pallet management and manufacturing company. The acquisition expands 48forty's presence and capacity in Southern California; terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    48forty Solutions
    Target
    Innovative Data Systems, Inc.
    Seller
    Alan Miceli, Thomas Sorge
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Addon

    48forty Solutions, a Houston-based pallet management platform backed by Audax Private Equity and Summit Partners, acquired Florida-based software vendor Innovative Data Systems, Inc. (developer of the Pallet-Track Suite). The deal (terms undisclosed) is an add-on acquisition to integrate and further invest in IDS's pallet-tracking and inventory software to expand 48forty's technology capabilities for customers and the broader pallet industry.

  • Buyer
    48forty Solutions, Audax Private Equity, Summit Partners
    Target
    Pallet-Ops
    Type
    Addon

    Houston-based 48forty Solutions, a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity and Summit Partners, has acquired Texas pallet management provider Pallet-Ops. The acquisition expands 48forty’s footprint in Texas (San Antonio, Dallas and Houston) and adds Pallet-Ops’ fleet, facilities and 170 employees to 48forty’s national pallet management network; terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    48forty Solutions, Audax Private Equity, Summit Partners
    Target
    CALco Pallets
    Seller
    Strength Capital Partners
    Type
    Addon

    48forty Solutions, a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity and Summit Partners, has acquired CALco Pallets from Strength Capital Partners. The add-on expands 48forty's footprint in the northern Midwest, adding CALco's manufacturing, recycling and mulch-production capabilities and nearly 300 employees across facilities in Illinois and Wisconsin.

  • Buyer
    48forty Solutions
    Target
    Pallet Recycling Division of Girard Wood Products
    Seller
    Girard Wood Products

    48forty Solutions completed the acquisition of the Pallet Recycling Division of Girard Wood Products, a carve-out transaction that expands 48forty’s pallet recycling footprint in the Pacific Northwest. The division, located in Lacey, Washington, includes over 60 employees, nine tractors and more than 175 privately owned trailers; Girard Wood Products will retain its remaining pallet manufacturing business.

  • Buyer
    48forty Solutions, Audax Private Equity
    Target
    Pallet Consultants
    Seller
    Pallet Consultants (owner Gus Gutierrez)
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Addon

    48forty Solutions, a national pallet management provider and an Audax Private Equity portfolio company, has acquired Pallet Consultants. Pallet Consultants — founded in 1996 and operating six locations in the southeastern United States with more than 350 employees — will remain led by founder Gus Gutierrez, who will remain a significant shareholder and join 48forty's leadership team; terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    48forty Solutions, Audax Private Equity
    Target
    Bo's Pallets, Inc.
    Type
    Addon

    48forty Solutions, a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity, has acquired Bo's Pallets, a family-owned pallet recycler based in Adairsville and McIntyre, Georgia. The add-on expands 48forty's pallet recycling and automation capabilities across its national pallet management network; terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    48forty Solutions, Audax Private Equity
    Target
    Nazareth Pallet Company
    Seller
    George Frack and family
    Type
    Addon

    48forty Solutions, a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity, has acquired Nazareth Pallet Company, a family-owned supplier of recycled and custom pallets in the Northeastern United States. The deal expands 48forty's footprint in the Northeast and adds Nazareth's recycling, custom pallet manufacturing capabilities and local fleet to 48forty's national pallet management network; terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Paramount Pallet, 48forty Solutions
    Target
    Industrie de Palettes Standard (I.P.S.) Inc.
    Location
    Quebec, Canada
    Type
    Buyout

    Paramount Pallet, a 48forty Solutions company, has acquired Industrie de Palettes Standard (I.P.S.) Inc., a pallet recycling and repair business headquartered in Laval, Quebec. The deal — Paramount's first acquisition — expands its footprint in Quebec and enhances its pallet repair, remanufacturing and logistics capabilities; terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    48forty Solutions, Audax Private Equity
    Target
    Industrial Pallet
    Seller
    Joe O'Brien (Principal and owner)
    Type
    Addon

    48forty Solutions, a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity, has acquired Industrial Pallet, a wooden pallet provider and recycler based in Eastford, Connecticut. The acquisition expands 48forty's footprint in the Northeast and is the sixth add-on since Audax's investment in 48forty in November 2020; terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    48forty Solutions
    Target
    Allegheny Recycled Products
    Type
    Addon

    48forty Solutions has acquired Allegheny Recycled Products, a Pittsburgh-based pallet recycling operator that runs a 500,000 sq. ft. facility handling about 2 million pallets per year. Terms were not disclosed; the acquisition expands 48forty's pallet recycling and reverse-logistics footprint in the Northeastern United States.

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