Instor Solutions Acquired By Accelevation

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Instor Solutions (“Instor” or the “Company”) has been acquired by Accelevation, a portfolio company of LFM Capital. Baird Business Owner Solutions (“BOS”) served as exclusive financial advisor to the Company.

Instor is a data center equipment integrator, focused on low-voltage electrical equipment build-out and installation. The company builds out wholesale colocation, lab, and data center spaces from whitespace to operation-ready, reducing overall build time and project costs. Instor is headquartered in Fremont, California.

Accelevation is a vertically integrated group of manufacturing companies serving the data center, electric vehicle, and robotic markets. One of Accelevation’s subsidiary divisions, Conatech, manufactures data center containment, caging, and structure solutions. Accelevation is headquartered in Springboro, OH and has been a portfolio company of LFM Capital since August 2022.

Jack Vonich, Instor CEO, commented, “Instor has showcased remarkable expansion over the past three decades from a data center product reseller to an industry leader offering comprehensive services from concept to completion. We are proud of our track record and look forward to the opportunity to build on this momentum.”

Michael Rubiera, Accelevation CEO, added, “We are thrilled about the addition of Instor, which is highly complementary to our Conatech data center business, a key driver of recent growth. Instor’s leading sales team, loyal high-growth customers, and opportunity for vertical integration will be key drivers to achieving our objectives.”

LFM Capital is a private equity firm based in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded and led by experienced operators and engineers, LFM focuses on partnering with manufacturing companies in the U.S. and Canada to build world-class businesses through operations excellence and targeted growth strategies.

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