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Handy Hardware to be Acquired by Littlejohn & Co.

The acquisition was approved as part of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan for Handy.
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Littlejohn & Co., LLC, a private investment firm based in Greenwich, CT, has agreed to acquire and recapitalize Handy Hardware, a wholesale hardware distributor to independent hardware retailers.  The transaction was approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware as part of a Chapter 11 plan for Handy Hardware. The transaction is expected to close during the week of August 5.

Based in Houston, TX, Handy Hardware provides a broad offering of nearly 50,000 items to customers in plumbing, electrical, general hardware, paint, hand and power tools, lawn and garden care, automotive and office supplies. The company distributes its products to retail hardware stores in nine states located primarily in the southern U.S.

Doug Miller, former president of Jensen Distribution, will serve as interim CEO of Handy Hardware.

Steven Raich, managing director of Littlejohn, said, "Handy Hardware provides critical value to independent, single and multi-store hardware customers and with this transaction it will have a solid financial foundation from which to build a stronger future. Doug will be actively involved in the transition to the reorganized company and is identifying a number of opportunities that will immediately enhance the company's operations."

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