Deal Details

Truck-Lite Is Acquired by KED and BDT

Industrial

Truck-Lite, owned by Penske and Kelso, sale to KED and BDT

Summary

Affiliates of Koch Equity Development LLC (“KED”) and BDT Capital Partners, LLC (“BDT”), together with Penske Corporation (“Penske”), have completed the acquisition of Truck-Lite Co., LLC (“Truck-Lite” or the “Company”). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Baird served as lead financial advisor to Truck-Lite Co., LLC on this transaction.

About

Truck-Lite is a leading provider of transportation lighting and filtration systems for commercial vehicles as well as LED lighting to the off-road industry. The Company designs and manufactures premium quality, heavy-duty lighting, ranging from traditional incandescent to leading-edge LED lighting and related integrated electronics. Truck-Lite is based in Falconer, New York.

KED is the acquisition and investment subsidiary of Koch Industries, Inc., one of the largest private companies in America. It owns a diverse group of companies involved in refining, chemicals, biofuels and ingredients; forest and consumer products; fertilizers; polymers and fibers; process and pollution control equipment and technologies; electronic components; commodity trading; minerals; energy; ranching; glass; and investments. KED is based in Wichita, Kansas.

BDT provides family-owned and entrepreneurially led companies with long-term, differentiated capital. The firm manages investment funds of more than $8 billion, with an investor base that has the ability to invest significant additional capital. BDT is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Penske is a closely held, diversified, on-highway, transportation services company whose subsidiaries operate in a variety of industry segments, including retail automotive, truck leasing, transportation logistics, transportation component manufacturing and professional motorsports. Penske manages businesses with revenues in excess of $26 billion, operating in more than 3,300 locations and employing approximately 50,000 people worldwide. Penske is based in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

Kelso has been investing in North American private equity for over 35 years. Kelso benefits from a successful investment track record, a long-tenured and stable investing team, a reputation as a preferred partner to management teams and strategics, and a significant alignment of interest with all of its partners. Since 1980, Kelso has raised a total of nine private equity funds, representing nearly $11 billion of LP capital, and has made over 115 investments. Kelso is based in New York City, New York.

Industrial

Truck-Lite, owned by Penske and Kelso, sale to KED and BDT