{"id":17067,"date":"2026-09-02T01:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T01:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/?p=17067"},"modified":"2026-08-25T11:02:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T11:02:53","slug":"fortna-strengthens-financial-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/fortna-strengthens-financial-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"Fortna Strengthens Financial Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/fortna\/\">Fortna<\/a>, a leader in automation and software for the full logistics value chain, has entered into an agreement with holders of 74% of the company\u2019s funded debt and the company\u2019s sponsors that will meaningfully strengthen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/fortna\/\">Fortna<\/a>\u2019s financial foundation; transition the company\u2019s ownership to its existing lenders, including funds managed by Ares Management and some of the largest global asset managers; and position the business for long-term growth.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Participation in the transaction contemplated by the agreement will be offered to all of the company\u2019s existing lenders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The company continues to operate as normal and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/fortna\/\">Fortna<\/a> team remains focused on delivering for customers and advancing projects on time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s agreement marks an important milestone for our company,\u201d said Rob McKeel, Chief Executive Officer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/fortna\/\">Fortna<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFollowing this transaction, we will have a stronger balance sheet and enhanced financial flexibility. Additionally, with the support of new ownership that shares our long-term vision, we will be well positioned to execute our strategy with discipline and confidence. Our focus remains unchanged \u2014 delivering exceptional value to our customers, investing in operational excellence and driving sustainable long-term growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McKeel continued, \u201cAs we look ahead, our priorities remain clear. We will continue helping our customers optimize complex distribution and fulfillment operations with mission-critical solutions, expertise and innovative approaches. We are grateful for the continued trust and support of our customers and business partners and look forward to our continued collaboration. I also want to recognize and thank our employees for their hard work, dedication and commitment, which will continue to drive our success in the years ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13958\" style=\"width: 588px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13958\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13958\" src=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-12-at-14.58.59.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-12-at-14.58.59.png 578w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-12-at-14.58.59-400x249.png 400w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-12-at-14.58.59-369x230.png 369w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-12-at-14.58.59-440x274.png 440w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-12-at-14.58.59-522x325.png 522w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fortna is an end-to-end design-build firm, delivering transformative, data-driven distribution solutions to the world\u2019s leading brands.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Once the transaction contemplated by the agreement is completed, the company will receive a fully committed equity cash infusion of approximately $150 million, which will be funded by certain of the company\u2019s existing lenders, including Ares.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the transaction will deleverage the company\u2019s balance sheet by approximately $1.8 billion, reducing annual interest expense by more than $150 million. Majority ownership will transition through the recapitalization to the company\u2019s existing lenders.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The company fully expects to consummate the recapitalization transaction in the coming weeks, subject to the satisfaction of standard closing conditions. The recapitalization transaction will have no impact or impairment on the company\u2019s vendors, suppliers, and business partners.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fortna, a leader in automation and software for the full logistics value chain, has entered into an agreement with holders of 74% of the company\u2019s funded debt and the company\u2019s sponsors that will meaningfully strengthen Fortna\u2019s financial foundation; transition the company\u2019s ownership to its existing lenders, including funds managed by Ares Management and some of&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/fortna-strengthens-financial-foundation\/\" class=\"excerpt-read-more\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":13958,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,10],"tags":[14915,103,398,157,9741,106,351,62,14914],"class_list":["post-17067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homepage-featured","category-news","tag-ares-management","tag-automation","tag-fortna","tag-logistics","tag-logistics-value-chain","tag-material-handling","tag-software","tag-supply-chain","tag-value-chain"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Fortna Strengthens Financial Foundation - Find A Distributor Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/fortna-strengthens-financial-foundation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fortna Strengthens Financial Foundation - Find A Distributor Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Fortna, a leader in automation and software for the full logistics value chain, has entered into an agreement with holders of 74% of the company\u2019s funded debt and the company\u2019s sponsors that will meaningfully strengthen Fortna\u2019s financial foundation; transition the company\u2019s ownership to its existing lenders, including funds managed by Ares Management and some of... 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