M&A Deal Summary

Arlon Group and Creo Capital Partners Acquire Excelline Food Products

On April 1, 2010, private equity firms Arlon Group and Creo Capital Partners acquired food company Excelline Food Products

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Arlon Group’s 1st and Creo Capital Partners’ 8th transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Arlon Group’s 1st and Creo Capital Partners’ 12th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Arlon Group’s 1st and Creo Capital Partners’ 4th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2010-04-01
Target Excelline Food Products
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Arlon Group
Creo Capital Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Excelline Food Products

Chatsworth, California, United States
Excelline is a manufacturer and distributor of high-value, prepared, ethnic foods. The company's products are handmade, flash frozen, and packaged in retail cartons under Excelline's brand and, in the case of private label, as per customer specifications. Key customers include major retailers in the club, mass and specialty grocery channels. Excelline is based in Chatsworth, CA.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Arlon Group


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 1.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Arlon Group is a private equity group focused on the food sector. The Firm was formed in 2007 and is headquartered in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 16
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 8
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 1 of 4
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 10
Year: 2010 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-03-18 K-MAC Enterprises

Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States

K-MAC is a YUM! franchisee, operating over 140 Taco Bell and KFC restaurants in Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. The company also operates golden corral restaurant franchises in Missouri. K-MAC Enterprises was founded in 1964 and is based in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

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Buyer

Creo Capital Partners

Miami, Florida, United States

Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 600M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Creo Capital Partners is a private investment firm that targets control investments in middle-market companies with revenues between $25 and $200 million and enterprise values between $20 and $150 million. Creo is a generalist investor and will consider opportunities in many different sectors, however, the Firm has a particular interest in food and consumer products businesses. In addition to providing growth capital, Creo also targets distressed or special situations. Creo was formed in 2005 and is based in Denver, Colorado.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 14
Sector: Food M&A 8 of 10
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 7 of 9
State: California M&A 4 of 4
Country: United States M&A 12 of 14
Year: 2010 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-04-19 Venbrook

Woodland Hills, California, United States

Venbrook is a insurance and brokerage company and provides business and risk management solutions for agents, brokers, professional and trade associations, pools, trusts, and medium to large insureds in the US. Venbrook is based in Woodland Hills, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-01-18 Good Harbor Fillet Co.

Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States

Good Harbor Fillet Co. LLC engages in the production and distribution of frozen seafood products in the United States.

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