PE Deals

Wind Point-backed Smart Care buys Dutton Food Equipment Repair

Smart Care is a service provider focused on hot-side commercial cooking equipment, stand-alone refrigeration, specialty coffee and beverage, commercial and industrial rack refrigeration and HVAC services.

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  • Dutton is a family-owned and operated commercial kitchen equipment repair company
  • Dutton was founded in 1984
  • Wind Point is an active investor in logistics and route-based services

Smart Care, a portfolio company of Wind Point Partners, has aquired Dutton Food Equipment Repair Inc. No financial terms were disclosed.

Based in Richmond, Virginia, Dutton is a family-owned and operated commercial kitchen equipment repair company. Dutton was founded in 1984.

On the acquisition, Konrad Salaber, managing director of Dutton, said in a statement: “Dutton provides a strong regional presence in commercial kitchen service for us in the Mid-Atlantic region and is a highly valuable addition for the combined platform. We look forward to continuing to deliver world-class service levels for our customers, investing in our best-in-class technician base and supporting the next phase of growth for the combined organization.”

Headquartered in Alsip, Illinois, Smart Care is a service provider focused on hot-side commercial cooking equipment, stand-alone refrigeration, specialty coffee and beverage, commercial and industrial rack refrigeration and HVAC services.

Wind Point is an active investor in logistics and route-based services, with select current and former investments including Valicor, Quantix, Dicom, STG Logistics and American Trailer Rental Group.