# Platinum Equity completes acquisition of American & Efird

Platinum Equity completed the acquisition of American & Efird (A&E), the largest U.S. manufacturer of industrial sewing thread and technical textiles, from an affiliate of KPS Capital Partners. Financial terms were not disclosed.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-05-01
- Where: Mt. Holly, North Carolina, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: industrial sewing thread, embroidery thread, technical textiles
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Platinum Equity](https://endata.com/companies/1087.md) (acquirer)
- [KPS Capital Partners](https://endata.com/companies/1184.md) (partner)
- [American & Efird](https://endata.com/companies/30287.md) (target)

## Sources

- [platinumequity.com](https://www.platinumequity.com/news/platinum-equity-completes-acquisition-of-american-efird/), 2018-05-01: "Platinum Equity announced today that it has completed the acquisition of American & Efird (A&E) from an affiliate of KPS Capital Partners, LP."

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