M&A Deal Summary

MB-Holding KG Acquires Beverage House

On January 19, 2012, MB-Holding KG acquired beverage company Beverage House from The Edgewater Funds and Aldine Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is MB-Holding KG’s 1st transaction in the Beverages sector.
  • This is MB-Holding KG’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is MB-Holding KG’s 1st transaction in Georgia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-01-19
Target Beverage House
Sector Beverages
Buyer(s) MB-Holding KG
Sellers(s) The Edgewater Funds
Aldine Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Beverage House

Cartersville, Georgia, United States
website
Beverage House, Inc. is a manufactures and formulates liquid concentrates for iced tea and other healthy beverages. Beverage House’s end customers include major ready to drink tea brands, food service providers, supermarkets and national restaurant chains.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

MB-Holding KG

Vestenbergsgreuth, Germany

website

Category Company
Founded 1930
Sector Food
DESCRIPTION

MB-Holding GmbH & Co. KG produces herbs, fruits, and teas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Beverages) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (Georgia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2012) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

The Edgewater Funds

Chicago, Illinois, United States

website

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1991
PE ASSETS 2.8B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

The Edgewater Funds is a private equity firm that targets investments in profitable, middle-market growth companies. Target companies typically have revenues of $20 to $500 million in revenue and EBITDA of $5 to $30 million. The Firm will consider minority and control investments in the form of growth capital financings and traditional buyouts. Edgewater looks for North American businesses operating in a variety of industries. Sectors of interest include business services; financial and government services; consumer products and services; healthcare; IT services and software; and industrial/manufacturing. Edgewater was formed in 1991 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 17 of 40
Sector (Beverages) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 8 of 17
State (Georgia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 16 of 39
Year (2012) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-12-16 Amptek

Bedford, Massachusetts, United States

Amptek, Inc. is a provider in the design and manufacture of state-of-the-art nuclear instrumentation for the satellite, x-ray and gamma ray detection, laboratory, analytical, and portable instrumentation industries.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-05-24 Unitech Composites

Hayden, Idaho, United States

Unitech Composites designs develop and manufacture high-performance parts and assemblies for the aerospace and defense industries. Unitech Composites specializes in composite and metal parts for all segments of the aircraft industry, including new production and aftermarket service for both commercial and defense aircraft. Unitech Composites was founded in 1980 and is based in Hayden, Idaho.

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SELLER

Aldine Capital Partners

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

website

Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 2005
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Aldine Capital Partners is a mezzanine investment firm that provides mezzanine and junior capital financing to lower middle-market companies generating sales of at least $10 million and at least $2 million in EBITDA. Aldine invests in the range of $4 to $25 million per transaction. Types of transactions include management buyouts, acquisition financings, shareholder liquidity events, recapitalizations, and growth financings of smaller middle-market companies. Aldine will consider investments across the United States, but has a primary focus on opportunities in the Midwest. The Firm will not consider investments in start-ups, turnarounds, real estate, insurance, banking, and oil/gas. Aldine Capital was formed in 2005 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 23
Sector (Beverages) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 14
State (Georgia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 23
Year (2012) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-12-05 Weaver Express Blower Service

Sugarcreek, Ohio, United States

Weaver Express Blower Service, Inc. is a manufacturer and installer of compost-based filter socks for sediment and erosion control applications. The Company either pre-fills compost-based filter socks for sale to distributors or fills socks on site using custom equipment for Company-performed installations.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-04-23 QCC

Harwood Heights, Illinois, United States

QCC is a manufacturing services provider specializing in the manufacture, assembly, and testing of complete products and assemblies, as well as precision-machined components for aerospace, diesel fuel systems, medical, defense, and fluid power applications. QCC was founded in 1951 and is based in Harwood Heights, Illinois.

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