AUSTIN, Texas Lews Holdings Corporation (Lews), a portfolio company of Peak Rock Capital, a leading middle market private equity firm, announced today that it has acquired Strike King Lure Company (Strike King), a leading supplier of branded fishing lures, sunglasses, and other fishing accessories.
Read more http://fishingtackleretailer.com/lews-purchases-strike-king-lure-co/
Yeah, the holding company purchased Lew's last year. It will be interesting to see as the holding companies are out for the profit, which usually means high margins/low quality. Lew's reels are made in the same plants as Quantum, 13 Fishing, Abu Garcia, BPS, etc. Daiwa makes their own reels in their own plants...just sayin'...
__________________
"Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after."