LA-CO Industries

Company Overview

Manufacturer of industrial hand-held markers, temperature indicating tools, sterilization inks, plumbing chemicals, and livestock identification products.

Investment Status

Active. Seeking add-on acquisitions to increase product offering, expand geographically, and broaden channel presence.

Transaction Overview

Recapitalization of the company. The management team invested in the transaction.

Investment Thesis
  • Product offering of high-quality, low-ticket, consumable products with shorter useful lives that drive highly recurring revenue with blue-chip customer base
  • Expand into new and underserved geographies through adding new distributor partners
  • Ability to add new products to support existing customers and target new customers
  • Invest in digital marketing capabilities to drive engagement
  • Execute on identified operational improvements to increase capacity and gain efficiencies
  • Pursue strategic add-on acquisitions to expand geographic reach, broaden product offering, and add new customer and end markets
MPE Partners Contacts: Graham Schena, Peter Taft and Brendan Newman
Headquarters:
Elk Grove Village, IL
Sector:
High-Value Manufacturing
Transaction Type:
Leveraged Recapitalization
Investment Year:
2024
Fund:
MPE Partners IV, L.P.