Karl is a Partner and co-head of Livingstone’s US Industrial practice, with particular transaction expertise in industrial technology, technical manufacturing, electrical equipment, medical device outsourced manufacturing, power generation, precision machining, capital equipment, and commercial & industrial services. He has nearly 20 years of experience advising domestic and international mid-market companies on M&A transactions, debt and equity capital raises, and financial restructurings.
Karl’s clients and counterparties have comprised multinational publicly-held corporations, entrepreneur and family-owned companies, private equity firms, and family offices investors. His experience also includes advising on numerous cross-border transactions.
Prior to Livingstone, Karl was a Vice President in Mesirow Financial’s Corporate Restructuring Group and a Senior Associate in KPMG’s Corporate Recovery practice. Karl is a Certified Insolvency & Restructuring Advisor.
Education:
- BBA, University of Michigan
Accratronics
has been acquired by
EBI
Beary Landscaping
has been sold to
Silver Oak Services Partners
Parkline
has been sold to
Trachte
Metaltec Group Holdings, LLC
has been sold to
Imperial Group, LLC, Lorentzen Investments, LLC, and Ashland Capital Partners, LLC
Computerized Imaging Reference Systems, a portfolio company of Castleray
has been acquired by
Mirion Technologies
Waterfront Brands, a portfolio company of Invision Partners
has been acquired by
MPE Partners
Beranek Precision Machining
has been acquired by
J&E Precision Company, a portfolio company of LFM Capital
L.T. Harnett
has been acquired by
A&R Logistics, a portfolio company of Wind Point Partners
- NewsLivingstone advises L.T. Harnett on sale to A&R Logistics, portfolio company of Wind Point PartnersLivingstone is pleased to announce the sale of L.T. Harnett (“LTH” or “the Company”), a provider of bulk liquid transportation and logistics services to the chemical industry, to A&R Logistics, Inc. (“A&R”), a portfolio company of Wind Point Partners (“Wind Point”). Livingstone was the exclusive...
- In The PressKarl Freimuth speaks to MedTech IntelligenceKarl Freimuth spoke with reporter Maria Fontanazza at MedTech Intelligence about the overall outlook for medtech in 2020, answering a series of questions about the sector. The discussion touched on the sector’s M&A activity, growth taking place within the robotics space and the ongoing skilled...
- NewsLivingstone drives service truck body leader to strategic buyerLivingstone’s Industrial team is pleased to announce the sale of Royal Truck Body (“Royal” or “the Company”) to Spartan Motors, Inc. (“Spartan”) (NASDAQ: SPAR). Livingstone acted as exclusive financial advisor to Royal. “We are thrilled with the outcome. Livingstone guided the Royal team through an...
- NewsLivingstone advises on the sale of Artistic Carton to Graphic PackagingLivingstone’s Industrial team is pleased to announce the sale of substantially all of the assets of Artistic Carton Company to Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK).