Thomas Bagley forms Pfingsten; the firm opens its first office at 111 Pfingsten Road in Deerfield, Illinois
Thomas Bagley forms Pfingsten; the firm opens its first office at 111 Pfingsten Road in Deerfield, Illinois
Since our founding, Pfingsten has been building value in partnership with management through operational improvements, professional management practices, global capabilities and profitable business growth rather than through financial engineering. We build better businesses.
Thomas Bagley forms Pfingsten; the firm opens its first office at 111 Pfingsten Road in Deerfield, Illinois
Fund I activated; makes its 1st acquisition with investment in Woodall’s
Senior Managing Director John Underwood joins the firm
Fund II activated
Managing Director Scott Finegan joins the firm
Senior Managing Director Jim Norton and Managing Directors Denny Bolzan and John Starcevich join the firm; Pfingsten completes its 25th acquisition with Barjan acquisition of Impulse Merchandisers, Inc. of Baton Rouge, LA
Fund III activated
Pfingsten completes its 50th acquisition with investment in Powervar
Fund IV activated
Pfingsten completes its 75th acquisition with investment in Superior
Managing Director Ken Hessevick joins the firm
The firm celebrates its 25th anniversary
Pfingsten completes its 100th acquisition with investment in Burton Saw and Supply
Fund V activated
Pfingsten completes its 125th acquisition with investment in Quality Valve
The firm celebrates its 30th anniversary
The firm begins indirect sourcing in China through a Taiwanese agent
Pfingsten enters into joint venture with Source One
Pfingsten opens Hong Kong office through joint venture with Source One
The firm acquires a factory in Zhuhai, China
The firm opens Shenzhen, China office through joint venture with Source One
Pfingsten consolidates Hong Kong and Shenzhen, China offices in ChangAn, China
The firm acquires its first direct factory relationship in India
Pfingsten initiates relationship with Tecnova in New Delhi, India
The firm establishes a representative office in New Delhi with Tecnova
The firm establishes a representative office in Chennai, India with APA Engineering