# Bettcher Industries acquires Frontmatec

Bettcher Industries, a KKR portfolio company, completed the acquisition of Frontmatec, a global manufacturer of automated solutions for pork and beef processing. The acquisition was announced on November 10, 2022.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2022-11-10
- Where: United States
- Status: completed
- Products: protein processing equipment, robotics, vision systems, intelligent software
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [KKR](https://endata.com/companies/16879.md) (investor)
- [Frontmatec](https://endata.com/companies/19030.md) (target)
- [Bettcher Industries](https://endata.com/companies/26189.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [globenewswire.com](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/11/09/2552489/0/en/KKR-BRINGS-TOGETHER-BETTCHER-INDUSTRIES-AND-FRONTMATEC-TO-BUILD-A-GLOBAL-LEADER-IN-PROTEIN-PROCESSING-AUTOMATION.html), 2022-11-09: "We are excited to establish and build a platform that brings together two great companies who share a common vision of solving their customers’ problems in the protein processing automation space."

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