PEAK Technologies, Inc.

Investment Date
October 2011

Situation Type
Special Situation

Keystone partnered with the management of PEAK to acquire the company from a large private equity firm.

Headquarters
Columbia, MD

Other Facilities:
Bellingham, WA
London, U.K.

President/CEO
Ross Young

Services
Systems integrator of supply chain automation, inventory management, and mobility solutions focused on automatic identification/data capture technologies. Services include SAP supply chain and mobility systems integration, mobile technology services, printing/media solutions, and life-cycle support.

Client Base
Fortune 500 and middle-market customers in the consumer goods, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, warehousing / distribution, transportation, government, and commercial services industries.

Interesting Fact
PEAK has nearly 150 service engineers located throughout North America, providing on-site equipment repair and maintenance services.
Acquisitions During Ownership
PEAK Technologies (2011): Original platform investment

Ryzex (2011): Acquisition of a leading provider of AIDC mobile technology solutions. Ryzex expands PEAK's West Coast presence, provides significant operations in the United Kingdom, and strengthens PEAK's offering in mobility managed services.

Automatic identification/data capture firms providing geographic expansion (including international)

SAP/ERP supply chain integration services

Resellers/integrators with mobility or voice automation expertise

Keystone Capital Contact
Scott L. Gwilliam

"KEYSTONE'S CRAFTING OF THE DEAL TO ACQUIRE A CONTROLLING INTEREST IN ISRAEL BERGER & ASSOCIATES WAS A MASTERFUL ACT OF BALANCE. ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE ABLE TO BALANCE RISK, REWARD, INCENTIVE, SACRIFICE, TIME HORIZON AND ACCOMMODATION. IT WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY A RIGOROUS INTELLECTUAL ANALYSIS, CAREFUL LISTENING AND PATIENCE. THE FOLKS AT KEYSTONE ARE FUN TO WORK WITH, AND THEIR EXPERIENCE AND STRATEGIC THINKING IS INVALUABLE."

- ISRAEL BERGER, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT, ISRAEL BERGER & ASSOCIATES

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