WAYNE, PA – Guardian Capital Partners (“Guardian”) portfolio company, Havis, Inc. (“Havis” or the “Company”), a leading provider of end-to-end technology mounting and mobility solutions, has successfully completed the acquisition of Vanner, Inc. (“Vanner”), an expert in power management solutions. Based in Hilliard, OH, Vanner’s products have delivered leadership and innovation for more than 40 years across a wide variety of transportation markets, including ambulance, work and heavy truck, bus, mobile office, hybrid, and military. The combined knowledge and resources of both companies are set to drive the development of cutting-edge solutions for in-vehicle rugged technology applications.
“We are thrilled to welcome Vanner to the Havis family. Not only are we expanding our footprint and infrastructure in key ways, we are also further augmenting our engineering resources and benefiting from talent throughout all functions,” said Max Rogers, CEO of Havis. “Together, we will be able to better serve our customers and shape the future of power management in rugged environments.”
Scott Evans, Managing Partner of Guardian, stated, “Vanner is the latest strategic addition to the Havis platform, and we are excited to leverage the collective and complementary capabilities, end markets, and relationships to create further value for customers and partners. Moreover, Havis represents a highly successful partnership for Guardian – highlighting a key focus area for us within manufacturing and industrial technology – spaces in which we continue to actively seek new investment opportunities.”
ABOUT HAVIS
With a history dating back more than 80 years, Havis (https://www.havis.com) is the leading designer and manufacturer of highly engineered mobile workforce solutions, enabling technology that moves business forward. The Company’s comprehensive portfolio of best-in-class productivity and safety solutions are integrated with critical technology to ensure security, accessibility, and reliability. Havis takes a customer-centric approach to its business and is dedicated to consistently researching and developing innovative, value-added products and solutions for mobile and related applications worldwide. Havis currently employs approximately 500 team members at locations including Warminster, PA (HQ); Plymouth, MI; Burnsville, MN; Hilliard, OH; and the United Kingdom.
ABOUT GUARDIAN CAPITAL PARTNERS
Guardian Capital Partners is an operationally focused private equity firm based in suburban Philadelphia. Guardian makes control investments in lower middle market consumer, niche manufacturing, and specialty business services companies. Guardian partners with management teams to provide equity capital to fuel the growth of privately held businesses. We believe the private equity experience and complementary skill sets of the Guardian team provide a unique combination of operating and finance capabilities resulting in certainty of execution and meaningful long-term value creation for its portfolio companies.
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