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Brazos Private Equity Partners Acquires Southern Tide

On August 5, 2013, private equity firm Brazos Private Equity Partners acquired apparel/textiles company Southern Tide

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Brazos Private Equity Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Apparel/Textiles sector.
  • This is Brazos Private Equity Partners’ 28th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Brazos Private Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in South Carolina.
Investment Fate
  • Southern Tide was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2016.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-08-05
Target Southern Tide
Sector Apparel/Textiles
Buyer(s) Brazos Private Equity Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Southern Tide

Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Southern Tide LLC is a manufacturer and seller of clothing, footwear, and accessories for men, women, and children. Southern Tide has experienced rapid consumer and specialty retailer acceptance and enthusiasm for the product and the brand. Over the past eight years, the Company has evolved into an entire apparel collection built on the same high standards as the first benchmark product the iconic men’s Skipjack Polo.

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Buyer

Brazos Private Equity Partners

Dallas, Texas, United States
Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 1.4B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Brazos Private Equity Partners is a private investment firm that specializes in recapitalizations of family owned businesses, CEO led buy-and-build situations, non-core divestitures, and small cap take privates. Target companies generally have growing free cash-flow, sustainable competitive advantages, and a leading market position. Brazos looks to invest up to $100 million in companies with annual revenues between $25 and $250 million. Brazos primarily invests in consumer and business services, consumer products, restaurants and specialty retail, distribution, healthcare services, financial services, insurance, and manufacturing. Brazos targets opportunities located throughout the United States, with a particular emphasis on Texas and the Southwest US. Brazos was formed in 1999 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 28 of 29
Sector: Apparel/Textiles M&A 2 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 18 of 18
State: South Carolina M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 28 of 29
Year: 2013 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-04-02 European Wax Center

Plano, Texas, United States

European Wax Center offers guests a full suite of waxing services, as well as a proprietary line of beauty products in the skincare, body, and brow categories. It is a franchisee with 14 locations across the New York and Massachusetts markets. European Wax Center was founded in 2004 and is based in Plano, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-08-27 Eberle Design

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Eberle Design is a designer and manufacturer of reliable, high-performance components that enable transportation engineers to manage intersections more safely and efficiently. Eberle Design was founded in 1980 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona.

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