M&A Deal Summary

Sysco Acquires North Star Seafood

On February 25, 2016, Sysco acquired food company North Star Seafood from Trivest Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Sysco’s 12th transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Sysco’s 23rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Sysco’s 5th transaction in Florida.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-02-25
Target North Star Seafood
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Sysco
Sellers(s) Trivest Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

North Star Seafood

Pompano Beach, Florida, United States
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North Star Seafood, Inc. is a distributor and processor of seafood products. The Company offers customers a combination of fresh and frozen seafood ranging from lobsters, fish, scallops, shrimp, mussels, oysters, squid, and other seafood and non-seafood products.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Sysco

Houston, Texas, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1969
Sector Distribution
Employees57,000
Revenue 68.6B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Sysco's corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas.
Entrance to Sysco's corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas.

Sysco is a distributor of food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Sysco's family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. Sysco was founded in 1969 and is based in Houston, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 28 of 36
Sector (Food) 12 of 13
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 25 of 33
State (Florida) 5 of 5
Country (United States) 23 of 30
Year (2016) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-22 The Brakes Group

Kent, United Kingdom

The Brakes Group is a provider of poultry to caterers in Great Britain.

Buy £2.2B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-07-01 Supplies on the Fly

Kennesaw, Georgia, United States

Supplies on the Fly is an innovative e-commerce platform providing restaurant supplies and equipment. Supplies on the Fly allows Sysco customers to place orders for more than 170,000 products online or by telephone via an e-commerce platform that is fully integrated with Sysco’s business information systems.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Trivest Partners

Coral Gables, Florida, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 4.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Trivest's corporate headquarters in Coral Gables, Florida.
Trivest's corporate headquarters in Coral Gables, Florida.

Trivest is a private equity firm that invests in North American middle-market corporate acquisitions, recapitalizations, and growth capital financings. For platform investments, sectors of interest include niche manufacturing, value-added distribution, business services, and consumer products/services. The Firm seeks businesses with at least $4 million of EBITDA and valued between $20 and $250 million. Trivest prefers control-based situations but will also consider minority or co-investment opportunities. For add-on opportunities, Trivest will consider companies globally with valuations starting at $1 million. Trivest Partners was formed in 1981 and is based in Coral Gables, Florida.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 34
Sector (Food) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 12
State (Florida) 2 of 9
Country (United States) 13 of 31
Year (2016) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-29 IDMWORKS

Coral Gables, Florida, United States

IDMWORKS is an identity and access management consultancy with over 600 successful IAM engagements. It deploys and supports the leading IAM technology stacks, provides managed services and database management and migration.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-03-30 Take 5 Oil Change

Algiers, Louisiana, United States

Take 5 Oil Change LLC provides oil change services for vehicles. Its oil change services include checking air filter, washing windshield, adjusting tires, and checking wiper blades. The company also offers air filter replacement, automatic transmission flush, coolant exchange, nitro tire, and wiper blade replacement services.

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