CAI Capital invests in lab equipment supplier ATS Scientific
- Aleks Sobot serves as CEO of ATS
- ATS was founded in 1989
CAI Capital Partners has made an investment in ATS Scientific, a Burlington, Ontario-based distributor and service provider of specialized analytical, scientific, and test and measurement instrumentation. No financial terms were disclosed.
The company serves customers across Canada in a variety of essential end markets including research, pharma and life sciences, food and feed, energy, environmental, and mining.
Aleks Sobot serves as CEO of ATS.
“What differentiates ATS is not simply the highly specialized instruments it distributes, but the technical expertise and service the team delivers alongside them,” said Trevor Riback, principal at CAI. “The company has become a trusted partner to customers and global suppliers supporting critical research, testing, and quality-control workflows across Canada.”
Debt financing for the transaction was provided by CIBC. CAI was advised on the transaction by Lawson Lundell (legal), RSM Canada (accounting), Alvarez & Marsal Canada (tax), MNP (IT), and Marsh Canada (insurance & benefits).
ATS was founded in 1989.