BradyIFS to Merge with Envoy Solutions in Partnership with Kelso and Warburg Pincus
August 29, 2023
BradyIFS and Envoy Solutions announced plans to merge, combining BradyIFS’ foodservice disposables and JanSan distribution with Envoy Solutions’ JanSan, foodservice, industrial packaging, and marketing execution capabilities. The transaction is expected to close in the coming months subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions, with Kelso and Warburg Pincus (along with BradyIFS management) becoming majority owners and FEMSA maintaining a significant minority stake.
- Buyers
- BradyIFS, Kelso & Company, Warburg Pincus LLC, BradyIFS management
- Targets
- Envoy Solutions
- Sellers
- Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (FEMSA)
- Platforms
- BradyIFS
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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