Italian gun manufacturer buys Burris
GREELEY — Beretta Holding, the legendary Italian gun manufacturer, has bought Greeley-based Burris Co. Inc., a maker of high-end rifle scopes and binoculars.
Terms of the purchase were not disclosed.
Beretta plans to keep Burris in Greeley, and intends to keep the Burris brand on its products, a Beretta official said.
“Burris is a well-recognized and respected name in the optics industry,´ said Jeff Reh, general counsel for Beretta’s operations in the United States. Reh is also a newly appointed director for Burris.
As planned, Burris chief executive John McCarty will continue to head the local operations.
Burris, founded in 1972 by Don Burris, employs…
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