High Road Capital Partners Sells Portfolio Company General Tools & Instruments
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NEW YORK, Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- High Road Capital Partners (www.highroadcap.com) announced the sale of its portfolio company GTI Holding Company, the parent company of General Tools and Instruments, LLC ("General Tools") (www.generaltools.com), to Worthington Industries, Inc. (NYSE: WOR), for $115,000,000. The sale, which closed on January 29, 2021, marks the third exit for High Road Capital Partners Fund II.
Secaucus, NJ-based General Tools is a leading designer, developer, and marketer of feature-rich, specialized hand-held tools and instruments for DIY users, safety equipment users, tradesmen, and craftsmen. General Tools' products are marketed primarily under the General®, PacTool®, Garden Weasel®, and Hawkeye™ brands, to leading home improvement retailers, online marketers, hardware retailers, and wholesale hardware and industrial distributors.