Oakcreek Golf and Turf LP, a portfolio company of Banyan Capital Partners, has acquired Goodyear, Arizona based Simpson Norton Corporation.
With a history of over 60 years, Simpson Norton is a distributor of commercial turf maintenance and golf course irrigation equipment for Arizona, New Mexico, Southern Nevada, parts of West Texas and Southern Colorado.
Calgary based Oakcreek Golf and Turf LP is Western Canada’s full-service distributor of Toro Commercial Turf Care Equipment, Toro Golf Irrigation Equipment, Yamaha Golf Cars, Kässbohrer (PistenBully) snow grooming equipment, and related products.
Barrie Carpenter, President of Oakcreek, said, “This is an exciting time for our employees, customers and other stakeholders. Simpson Norton is a well-recognized, leading distributor in southwestern United States with a proud history of supplying quality products and providing outstanding service to its customers. We are very pleased to welcome the Simpson Norton team into the Oakcreek family.”
Tom Knecht, CEO of Simpson Norton, said, “I’m very pleased to see the business that Steve McNeil and our team have developed over the last two decades now being acquired by Oakcreek. Simpson Norton’s loyal employees and other stakeholders will be well-served by Oakcreek and I’m confident that this combination will fortify our position in our marketplace.”
Jeff Wigle, Managing Director of Banyan Capital Partners, said “Tom and Steve have built a wonderful business in Simpson Norton and we look forward to a smooth integration of the two companies. This acquisition is a significant milestone for Oakcreek, its employees and ultimately its customers. Banyan is committed to investing in Oakcreek’s expansion into new markets and we look forward to supporting further acquisitions.”
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