PECO Pallet, Inc., one of North America’s largest providers of pooled rental pallets and services to the food service, grocery and consumer products industries, announced that a definitive agreement has been reached for PECO to be acquired by U.S.-based Alinda Capital Partners and USS, a leading pension fund for the Higher Education sector in the United Kingdom.

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Alinda Capital Partners and USS to acquire PECO Pallet, Inc.

PECO Pallet, Inc. announced that a definitive agreement has been reached for PECO to be acquired by U.S.-based Alinda Capital Partners and USS, a leading pension fund for the Higher Education sector in the United Kingdom.

“Alinda and USS are among the world’s most successful investors in infrastructure businesses which provide the foundation for economic growth,” said Joe Dagnese, president and chief executive officer of privately-held PECO Pallet. “They support our strategy of growing with customers that value the quality and service PECO delivers.”

Dagnese noted that PECO’s current management and operations team will continue to lead the organization under its new ownership. He added that the acquisition will benefit PECO’s employees, suppliers, partners, distributors, and customers through access to Alinda’s and USS’s resources and their proven strategies of helping essential infrastructure businesses grow profitably in their markets. Alinda and USS have significant experience in transportation and logistics, including infrastructure to handle and store freight and supply chain operations.

PECO currently operates a North American pallet pool network encompassing more than 80 facilities and 21 million pallets.