EFC International was acquired by Chicago private equity firm Frontenac for an undisclosed sum.

Founded in 1983 by the late Doug Adams, EFC is a global supplier of specialty engineered metal and plastic fasteners and other component parts to OEMs and distributors.  St. Louis, MO-based EFC has locations in North America, Europe and Asia.  Web: efc-intl.com

CEO Matt Dudenhoeffer and the current executive team will continue in their roles for EFC.

“We have enjoyed strong growth over the past several years as we executed on a number of key initiatives that have expanded our global reach as well as our customer and supplier base,” stated Dudenhoeffer. “With Frontenac as our new partner, we are excited to leverage their industrial distribution expertise to continue our expansion plans, both organic and inorganic, and continue to increase market share both domestically and abroad.”

Ron Kuehl, Managing Director at Frontenac, added: “EFC has grown impressively and perfectly fits our target profile. We look forward to deploying our playbooks, working with the team to accelerate the pace of progress, and having another successful industrial distribution investment for Frontenac.”

Frontenac invests in lower middle market buyout transactions in the consumer, industrial, and services industries. Web: frontenac.com