Digi-Star Purchased By Baird Capital Partners

Baird Capital Partners has announced the purchase of Digi-Star Holdings Inc., a manufacturer of agricultural scales and precision measuring equipment.

“Grant Ihrke, Digi-Star’s president and chief executive officer, and other top managers at the company will continue to be part owners,” said Andrew Brickman, a partner at Baird Capital Partners.

Digi-Star has 100 employees who work in facilities in Fort Atkinson and the Netherlands. The company has grown sales by more than 30% annually during the last few years and plans to expand its international business beyond the 30% of sales it now represents, Brickman said.

“The emerging middle class in countries like China, India and Russia is spurring demand for more and different food, and agriculture is still one of the terrific industries in the U.S.,” Brickman said. “Digi-Star already does business in Western Europe and has tremendous opportunities in Eastern Europe, Russia and South America.”

Digi-Star has been a member of this Association since 2001. For information, go to digi-star.com.