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Livingstone ha actuado como asesor financiero exclusivo de NKS.<\/strong><\/p><p>Fundado en 1989 y con sede en Des Plaines, IL, NKS es un proveedor de servicios de metales de alto valor a\u00f1adido de r\u00e1pido crecimiento centrado en clientes peque\u00f1os y medianos. NKS proporciona productos diferenciados y capacidades de procesado en los mercados finales de la industria automotriz, aeroespacial, de defensa, generaci\u00f3n de energ\u00eda, m\u00e9dica e infraestructura y construcci\u00f3n. La Compa\u00f1\u00eda se ha establecido como un proveedor de servicios que ofrece a los clientes flexibilidad y personalizaci\u00f3n en pedidos grandes y peque\u00f1os. La Compa\u00f1\u00eda cuenta con cuatro plantas de transformaci\u00f3n ubicadas en Estados Unidos y M\u00e9xico.<\/p><p><strong>\u201c<\/strong><em>Elegimos trabajar con Livingstone por su experiencia en otras transacciones, su conocimiento del sector del metal y su capacidad para acceder a un amplio universo de potenciales compradores\u201c<\/em>, coment\u00f3 <strong>Stephen Wolff, propietario y presidente de NKS<\/strong>. <em>\u201cConstruir NKS ha sido el trabajo de mi vida y el asesoramiento estrat\u00e9gico de Livingstone y su trabajo incansable nos llevaron a un resultado exitoso\u201d.<\/em><\/p><p>MiddleGround Capital es una firma de capital riesgo con sede en Lexington, KY, con m\u00e1s de $ 2 mil millones en activos bajo gesti\u00f3n. MiddleGround realiza inversiones de control en empresas de distribuci\u00f3n industrial y distribuci\u00f3n especializada B2B en el segmento del <em>lower middle market<\/em>. Esta transacci\u00f3n es la tercera adquisici\u00f3n complementaria de MiddleGround a la plataforma Banner desde que adquiri\u00f3 la empresa en diciembre de 2019.<\/p><p><strong>Joe Greenwood, socio de Livingstone,<\/strong> declar\u00f3:<em> \u201cLa transacci\u00f3n entre NKS y Banner es un ejemplo de la dedicaci\u00f3n de nuestro equipo, que logra resultados excepcionales para nuestros clientes elaborando y ejecutando procesos personalizados basados en sus metas y objetivos espec\u00edficos\u201d.<\/em><\/p><p><em>\u201cEstamos orgullosos de haber asesorado a Steve ya la familia NKS en esta transacci\u00f3n\u201d<\/em>, agreg\u00f3 <strong>Mike Jenny, socio de Livingstone.<\/strong> <em>\u201cLivingstone cuenta con un gran historial en el asesoramiento y venta de empresas familiares. 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