Guitar Story
Guitar Story
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PR Newswire (Fender release), 2020-01-27. Graded primary. Open the original.
Added 2026-10-15 by llm:claude-opus-5-5. Company release (also at fender.com/newsroom/271757). Announcement; close targeted Feb 2020, actual closing date not confirmed. Deciding primary source for the Fender investor chain: Servco in the 1985 Schultz group (CR017), Servco buying Weston Presidio's stake (end of CR018), TPG Growth as equal partner (CR020), Servco buying TPG's shares (CR014). Each investor period is modelled as one combined holder (CO113, CO114, CO115, CO110) so FMIC has one parent at a time. Archived 2026-10-15 via Directus URL import. Excerpts verified verbatim against the live page 2026-10-15: C1101, C1120, C1123, C1125.
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| Fact | Years | Records | Passage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fender Musical Instruments Corporation under Servco Pacific Inc. (Hawaii; privately held)[1] | 2020–now | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, Servco Pacific Inc. (Hawaii; privately held) | have entered into a sale and purchase agreement in which Servco will acquire TPG's shares in the company |
| Fender Musical Instruments Corporation under Schultz-led investor group (William Schultz, Fender employees and outside investors incl. Servco Pacific)[1] | 1985–2001 | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, Schultz-led investor group (William Schultz, Fender employees and outside investors incl. Servco Pacific) | In 1985, Servco was part of the small investor group that backed industry icon, Bill Schultz, in the buyout of Fender from CBS. |
| Fender Musical Instruments Corporation under Weston Presidio (private equity funds)[1] | 2001–2012 | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, Weston Presidio (private equity funds) | Over 25 years later, Servco increased its ownership with the purchase of Weston Presidio's stake in Fender |
| Fender Musical Instruments Corporation under Servco Pacific Inc. and TPG Growth (equal partners in Fender)[1] | 2012–2020 | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, Servco Pacific Inc. and TPG Growth (equal partners in Fender) | selected TPG Growth as an equal partner in this journey |
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