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Kohlberg & Company Acquires Sabre

By TechTaffy Desk

[Techtaffy Newsdesk]

Sabre has been acquired by affiliates of Kohlberg & Company, a private equity firm based in Mount Kisco, New York.

Sabre is a producer of highly-engineered products used for electric transmission and distribution, wireless communications, renewable energy, and government and defense infrastructure.

Lazard Middle Market acted as financial advisor to Sabre.

[Image Courtesy: Sabre]

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