M&A Deal Summary

Cadre Holdings Acquires Alpha Safety

On February 20, 2024, Cadre Holdings acquired safety/security company Alpha Safety from Benford Capital Partners for 107M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cadre Holdings’ 2nd transaction in the Safety/Security sector.
  • This is Cadre Holdings’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Cadre Holdings’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Cadre Holdings’ 1st transaction in Colorado.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2024-02-20
Target Alpha Safety
Sector Safety/Security
Buyer(s) Cadre Holdings
Sellers(s) Benford Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 107M USD
Advisor(s) Houlihan Lokey (Financial)
DLA Piper (Legal)

Target

Alpha Safety

Golden, Colorado, United States
Alpha Safety is a global provider of highly engineered, technical products and services focused on radiation protection and safety in mission-critical operating environments. It offers a diversified suite of capabilities, including ventilation and containment, engineered containers, field services and maintenance, advanced transportation containers, specialty filters, and radiometric instrumentation. Alpha Safety was formed in 1986 and is based in Golden, Colorado.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Cadre Holdings

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Category Company
Founded 1964
Sector Safety/Security
Employees2,435
Revenue 482M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Cadre Holdings manufactures and distributes safety and survivability products for first responders. Cadre's equipment provides critical protection to allow users to safely and securely perform their duties and protect those around them in hazardous or life-threatening situations. The Company's core products include body armor, explosive ordnance disposal equipment, and duty gear. Our highly engineered products are utilized by domestic and international first responders in state and local law enforcement, fire and rescue, explosive ordnance disposal, emergency medical technicians, as well as numerous federal agencies and foreign government agencies in 104 countries. Cadre Holdings was founded in 1964 and is based in Jacksonville, Florida.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector (Safety/Security) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 3
State (Colorado) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2024) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-12-22 ICOR Technology

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

ICOR Technology is a manufacturer and distributor of explosive ordnance disposal (“EOD”) robots and specialized protective security equipment for EOD and military organizations worldwide, including SWAT and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosives (CBRNE) teams. ICOR was founded in 2005 and is based in Ottawa, Ontario.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Benford Capital Partners

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Benford Capital Partners is a private equity investment firm focused on leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations of smaller, lower middle-market companies in the US and Canada. Benford targets niche manufacturers, unique service companies and specialty distributors with minimum sales of $3 million, and at least $1 million in EBITDA. Avoided industries/transactions include retail, restaurants, software, start-ups, real estate, commodity products, and biotech. Benford Capital Partners was formed in 2004 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 10
Sector (Safety/Security) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 6
State (Colorado) 2 of 4
Country (United States) 8 of 10
Year (2024) 2 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-01-22 Saco Foods

Middleton, Wisconsin, United States

Saco Foods is a packager and distributor of specialty consumer packaged goods food products. Saco’s primary products include Dolci Frutta, a chocolate hard-shell dessert dip for fruit, nuts, and other snacks, as well as powdered instant milk, powdered dry buttermilk, and baking cocoa sold under the Saco Pantry family of brands. Saco Foods was founded in 1973 and is based in Middleton, Wisconsin.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-04-03 R.M. Young

Traverse City, Michigan, United States

R.M. Young is a manufacturer of precision meteorological instrumentation offering a portfolio of products used to measure wind speed and direction, temperature, humidity, precipitation, pressure, visibility, and other critical environmental parameters. The Company sells its products to a diverse set of customers in the U.S. and internationally. R.M. Young was formed in 1964 and is based in Traverse City, Michigan.

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