M&A Deal Summary

Stage Capital Acquires Chillbox

On April 1, 2013, private equity firm Stage Capital acquired food company Chillbox

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Stage Capital’s 9th transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Stage Capital’s 4th transaction in Greece.
Investment Fate
  • Chillbox was sold to a strategic buyer in 2020.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-04-01
Target Chillbox
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Stage Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Chillbox

Pallini, Greece
website
Chillbox is focused on creating, producing, and marketing frozen yogurt. Chillbox was founded in 2011 and is based in Pallini, Greece.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Stage Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 900M EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Stage Capital is a private equity firm that seeks investments in middle-market businesses operating in traditional industries serving as the 'backbone' of the economy. The Firm focuses its investment activity across the UK and Europe and looks for opportunities valued between €10 and €15 million where Stage Capital can invest €5 to €25 million. Stage Capital will not invest in start-ups or early stage companies. Stage Capital was formed in 2000 and is based in London with additional offices in Paris and Istanbul.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 35 of 35
Sector (Food) 9 of 9
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 24 of 24
Country (Greece) 4 of 4
Year (2013) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-04-01 DYSIS Medical

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

DYSIS Medical designs, develops, manufactures, and markets imaging systems for the non-invasive, in-vivo detection of cancerous and pre-cancerous lesions. DYSIS Medical was formed in 2002 and is based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-07-17 Ochre House

London, United Kingdom

Ochre House Limited provides both permanent and temporary staff in a broad range of sectors, operating through three divisions: 1)Education Division provides teaching staff and teaching assistants to schools of all age groups throughout the UK (t/a Mark Education and International Teachers Network). 2)Commercial Division provides specialist retail and leisure staff (t/a The Buzz), accounting and office support staff (t/a Parkside Recruitment) and legal staff (t/a ASA Law). 3)Resource Process Outsourcing (RPO) Division allows clients to outsource their entire HR function, providing a strategic approach to resourcing and talent management.

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