M&A Deal Summary

MicroStar Logistics Acquires KegCraft

On September 1, 2015, MicroStar Logistics acquired beverage company KegCraft

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is MicroStar Logistics’ 1st transaction in the Beverages sector.
  • This is MicroStar Logistics’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is MicroStar Logistics’ 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-09-01
Target KegCraft
Sector Beverages
Buyer(s) MicroStar Logistics
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

KegCraft

Hodgkins, Illinois, United States
KegCraft is a regional supplier of keg management services for midsize craft brewers.

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Buyer

MicroStar Logistics

Denver, Colorado, United States

Category Company
Founded 1996
Sector Transportation
DESCRIPTION

MicroStar Logistics is a provider of keg management and logistics services. The company manages a pool of over 1.4 million kegs and the corresponding logistical needs for over 160 craft brewery customers. The Company provides a cost-effective outsourced solution that enables its customers to preserve capital and focuses on core competencies such as production and marketing. MicroStar Logistics was founded in 1996 and is based in Denver, Colorado.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Beverages) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2015) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-02-10 Kegstar Pty

Paddington, Australia

Formed in 2012, Kegstar makes keg rental simple with its smart one-way stainless steel kegs and casks. Each keg has its own unique identity making it easily tracked through the supply chain on proprietary cloud-based software. In some countries the company clean kegs ourselves, in some countries it collects kegs itself too but in every country. Kegstar is an individual entrepreneurial part of the global supply-chain logistics company Brambles, operating in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and the USA.

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