Alba Wheels Up has acquired San Francisco-based KSI Corporation (“KSI” or the “Company”), a leading provider of customs brokerage services on the west coast. KSI is one of the largest independent customs brokers in the Bay Area with strength in customs clearances for the biotech and semiconductor industries. The Company is a recognized customs brokerage leader in Silicon Valley.
"The acquisition of KSI strategically complements our success in a number of other verticals where Alba is a nationally-recognized category leader," said Alba Wheels Up CEO Damien Stile. “For over seventy years, Alba’s mission has steadfastly remained that our company’s success is built on the success of our customers. Carl Bellante, KSI’s CEO, and Dennis Siu, KSI’s CFO, share that same philosophy.”
Bellante and Siu believe that KSI’s customers will benefit from Alba’s shared values, including client and employee longevity, thought leadership and similarities in their approaches to trade sensitive sectors that require long-term relationships to build the technical and commercial knowledge for success.
"Dennis and I have known Damien and senior members of the Alba team for more than twenty years. As we evaluated opportunities, Alba presented the best package for our employees and the strongest home for our clients," shared Carl Bellante.
KSI’s headquarters in San Francisco will become Alba's fifth office and the second on the west coast. KSI’s San Francisco, CA office expands Alba’s office footprint: Los Angeles, CA; Houston, TX; Jersey City, NJ; and the corporate headquarters in Valley Stream, NY.
