Speyside Equity completes Opta Minerals acquisition

Opta Minerals has production and distribution facilities throughout Canada and the US, as well as locations in France, Slovakia and Germany.

Speyside founding partner Kevin Daugherty said: “We are excited to announce the acquisition of Opta Minerals. It is a good business with excellent upside and a great way to start putting money to work for our new US$130 million fund that we closed in January.”

Speyside operating partner, Eric Wiklendt added: “We think that we have the right operational mindset and managerial discipline to complete the turnaround of Opta Minerals.”