Recapitalization • Beverages

Elk Lake Capital Acquires Flying Fish Brewing Co.

On March 11, 2016, family office Elk Lake Capital acquired beverage company Flying Fish Brewing Co.

Acquisition Context

This is Elk Lake Capital’s 1st transaction in the Beverages sector.
This is Elk Lake Capital’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
This is Elk Lake Capital’s 1st transaction in New Jersey.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date	March 11, 2016
Target	Flying Fish Brewing Co.
Sector	Beverages
Buyer(s)	Elk Lake Capital
Deal Type	Recapitalization
Advisor(s)	Fairmount Partners (Financial)

Target Company

Flying Fish Brewing Co.

Somerdale, New Jersey, United States

Flying Fish Brewing Co. is a beer brewer and producer built in that part of the state. Flying Fish has increased its capacity more than 20x and become the largest of the ever-growing number of craft breweries in the state. The facility boasts sustainability features, to brew beer in the most environmentally friendly way possible. Flying Fish Brewing was founded in 1995 and is based in Somerdale, New Jersey.

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Buyer

Elk Lake Capital

Category	Family Office
Size	Small
Type	Sector Agnostic

DESCRIPTION

Elk Lake Capital is an independent, family-owned private investment firm. Elk Lake pursues acquisitions of profitable companies valued between $7.5 and $20 million. Sectors of interest include manufacturing, food, energy, financial services, logistics, and healthcare. The Firm prefers companies with low customer concentration and where management is willing to stay. Elk Lake will not invest in restaurants, retail, advertising, automotive, start-ups, or turnarounds. Elk Lake Capital is based in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Deal Context for Buyer	#
Overall	3 of 3
Sector: Beverages	1 of 1
Type: Recapitalization	1 of 1
State: New Jersey	1 of 1
Country: United States	3 of 3
Year: 2016	1 of 1

PREVIOUS DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2014-08-01	Times-Shamrock Outdoor Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States Times-Shamrock Outdoor is an outdoor advertising company with assets in Luzerne County. Times-Shamrock Outdoor can boast of an ever-growing and significant presence in the Lackawanna and Luzerne County markets. Times-Shamrock Outdoor utilizes a unique combination of media: Radio, Newspaper, Digital computing capabilities, and Online Advertising. Times-Shamrock Outdoor is based in Scranton, Pennsylvania.	Buy	-

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2014-08-01

Times-Shamrock Outdoor

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States

Times-Shamrock Outdoor is an outdoor advertising company with assets in Luzerne County. Times-Shamrock Outdoor can boast of an ever-growing and significant presence in the Lackawanna and Luzerne County markets. Times-Shamrock Outdoor utilizes a unique combination of media: Radio, Newspaper, Digital computing capabilities, and Online Advertising. Times-Shamrock Outdoor is based in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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