Agriculture / AgTech

Schaefer Ventilation Equipment, LLC

Leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of ventilation products for agricultural, industrial, and commercial markets.

Transaction Overview

  • Represented Schaefer Ventilation Equipment, LLC (“Schaefer”) in its sale to Pinnacle International (“Pinnacle”), a portfolio company of Taglich Private Equity.
  • Schaefer is a leading designer, manufacturer, and marketer of ventilation products for agricultural, industrial, and commercial markets. Schaefer’s products solve critical ventilation problems for end users by cooling animals, employees, customers or equipment which improve productivity and profitability. Since its founding in 1951, Schaefer represents one of the few ventilation product manufacturers in the world with comprehensive product breadth and geographic reach.
  • Pinnacle is a leading manufacturer of portable heating products primarily serving the construction and industrial markets.

Key Observations

  • Schaefer brought tremendous synergies to the transaction including a modern facility, advanced ERP system, and a strong management team. Schaefer also provided Pinnacle access to some new end markets.
  • The consolidated company creates a global leader of diversified engineered air movement products.
Hennepin Partners LLC