Current deals in progress
Akoya recently has partnered with:
A seasoned executive in the railroad supply sector to acquire a middle-market railroad supply company (or companies). We are investigating opportunities to acquire railroad component manufacturers and railroad maintenance equipment producers.
In recent years, railroad profitability has been at an all-time high. Historically, the railroad supply industry has been cyclical, but industry cycles have flattened in the past few years due to real growth in rail freight. An aging railcar population, combined with a market with new railcar needs/demands, will further increase demand in an already robust, highly profitable market.
Past professional experience of this CEO includes serving as president and CEO of a $1.4 billion market leader in coal-carrying freight cars (leading a successful IPO); president and CEO of a middle-market manufacturer of railroad freight cars; and division president of a subsidiary of a publicly traded manufacturer and seller of railroad freight cars and marine barges.
A thought leader in the biopharma contract manufacturing sector to acquire several contract development and manufacturing companies and potentially license a proprietary expertise or technology.
We believe significant opportunity exists to capitalize on explosive growth in the contract development marketplace due to the high volume of advances in biotechnology and the high level of interest in these advances by multinational pharmaceutical companies.
Past professional experience of this CEO includes career-long service to a global pharmaceutical market leader. This CEO held positions of increasing responsibility, most recently vice president and general manager of its $800 million, 1,100-employee global drug delivery operations, transforming this business by doubling revenues, delivering 20 percent year-over-year growth with 4 percent CAGR over a five-year period.
A market-leading executive in trucking and brokerage services to acquire one or two trucking companies and build a focused, asset-light logistics company to fill a service gap in the existing 3PL market. We are investigating opportunities to acquire and integrate several trucking companies and a freight brokerage business.
We believe significant opportunity exists to create value in a fragmented market by providing general commodity truckload transportation services for nonperishable, non-bulk industrial goods to mid-size shippers with special needs. This customer and market segment traditionally have been underserved by large logistics providers.
Past professional experience of this CEO includes serving as president and part-owner of a middle-market 3PL company specializing in the distribution of bulk plastics, where he successfully led the company from conceptualization to $60 million in revenues and identified and incorporated a proprietary network load-optimization system.
This CEO also was vice president and general manager of a middle-market liquid-bulk motor carrier, where he successfully grew the company by 60 percent through a focused sales strategy on entering new markets; by capitalizing on both horizontal and vertical services in the core customer base; and by leading the company’s expansion into new markets through both organic and acquisition growth.