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Peak Technologies acquires data-collection solutions provider DBK Concepts

Deal adds in-house service and repair capabilities; marks fourth add-on acquisition backed by private equity firm Sole Source Capital.

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Supply Chain Quarterly Staff
By Supply Chain Quarterly StaffAug 06, 2021
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Bar coding and data collection provider Peak Technologies has acquired mobile data-collection solutions firm DBK Concepts Inc (DBK), marking the 10th investment in the automatic identification & data capture (AIDC) space by Peak’s private equity owner, Sole Source Capital, LLC. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Sole Source has supported Peak Technologies in three prior add-on acquisitions, including Optical Phusion Inc., Inovity Inc., and Bar Code Direct.

Headquartered in Miami and founded in 1989, DBK provides end-to-end AIDC software solutions and repair services to U.S. companies. The company offers both new equipment sales and repair/refurbishment services to large, enterprise customers in the grocery, consumer, retail, and supply chain/logistics end markets.

Peak Technologies supplies automated data collection solutions to Fortune 500 customers as well as small and medium-sized businesses. The acquisition of DBK gives Peak Technologies a robust in-house service and repair capability as well as expands its range of products, the company said.
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