HALO/Lee Wayne Acquires Promotional Division of ESCKO

Sterling, Illinois-based promotional distributor HALO/Lee Wayne announced the asset purchase of the promotional products distributor business of ESKCO Inc., a promotional products manufacturer and distributor based in Dayton, Ohio, in an all-cash transaction. ESKCO will retain its vinyl manufacturing business and become a supplier to the industry. ESKCO’s 13-member sales team will join HALO/Lee Wayne, selling under the Lee Wayne brand. According to Marc Simon, HALO/Lee Wayne CEO, “The ESKCO transaction provides a unique opportunity to partner with an experienced, high-performing group of account executives while creating a strategic supply relationship in a key product category.”