M&A: Campbell Oil Co. expands Ohio footprint

摘要

Ohio-based Campbell Oil Co., which does business asBellStores, has acquired the 16-store Starfire conveniencestore chain and wholesale fuel business of the Harley Co.,according to an announcement from Matrix Capital MarketsGroup Inc., which advised the seller.Details of the sale were not disclosed.Campbell operates 74 BellStores c-stores in Ohio, andthe purchase allows the company to expand its footprint inthe state. The Starfire stores will be rebranded to BellStoresand will sell Marathon fuel, according to local news reports.Announcements on the Starfire Facebook page indicated thestores would be temporarily closed for “equipment changes.”