# KPS Capital Partners acquires Briggs & Stratton assets

KPS Capital Partners acquired substantially all assets of Briggs & Stratton through a Section 363 bankruptcy sale, approved by the court on September 15, 2020. The transaction closed on September 22, 2020, and Briggs & Stratton exited Chapter 11.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-09-22
- Where: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: engines, power equipment
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [KPS Capital Partners](https://endata.com/companies/1184.md) (acquirer)
- [Briggs & Stratton](https://endata.com/companies/4317.md) (target)

## Sources

- [kpsfund.com](https://kpsfund.com/news/briggs-stratton-announces-completion-of-sale-to-kps-capital-partners/), 2020-09-22: "KPS Capital Partners, LP, through a newly formed affiliate, has acquired substantially all of the assets of Briggs & Stratton Corporation."
- [snapper.com](https://www.snapper.com/en-us/news-room/briggs-and-stratton-announces-completion-of-sale-to-kps-capital-partners), 2020-09-22: "KPS Capital Partners, LP, through a newly formed affiliate, has acquired substantially all of the assets of Briggs & Stratton Corporation."
- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/briggs--stratton-announces-completion-of-sale-to-kps-capital-partners-301135796.html), 2020-09-22: "KPS Capital Partners, LP, through a newly formed affiliate, has acquired substantially all of the assets of Briggs & Stratton Corporation and certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries."
- [billygoat.com](https://www.billygoat.com/en-us/news-room/briggs-and-stratton-announces-completion-of-sale-to-kps-capital-partners), 2020-09-23: "Briggs & Stratton, a recognized global leader in providing power to get work done, announced today that KPS Capital Partners, LP, through a newly formed affiliate, has acquired substantially all of the assets of Briggs & Stratton Corporation"
- [rermag.com](https://www.rermag.com/mergers-acquisitions/article/21143287/briggs-stratton-exits-chapter-11-with-new-owner-and-ceo), 2020-09-29: "KPS Capital Partners LP, through a newly formed affiliate, has acquired substantially all the assets of Briggs & Stratton Corp."

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