GESD Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Profile

GESD Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment are food (67%) and restaurants (34%). The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (67%) and secondary buyout (34%). In total, GESD Capital Partners has invested in 2 US states.

The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (100%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity4
    • M&A Buy Activity3
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 1

GESD Capital Partners

50 FRANCISCO STREET SUITE 235,
San Francisco, California 94133
United States
(415) 477-8200
www.gesd.net

GESD Capital Partners is a private equity firm that targets investments in public and private middle-market, service-based companies. GESD looks to invest in businesses with annual revenues of $25 to $200 million and EBITDA up to $20 million. Sectors of interest consumer, food/beverage, restaurant, entertainment, and business services. Target companies generally have a diversified customer base and strong customer relationships. GESD Capital Partners was formed in 1998 and is based in San Francisco, California.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Beverages, Business Services, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Food, Healthcare Services, Leisure, Media, Restaurants

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Going Private, Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Special Situations/Distressed

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 25 200
Target EBITDA - 20
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 3 - - - - - 3
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
  4

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Golden County Foods, Inc. 2007-11-12 - Secondary Buyout
Plover, Wisconsin · www.goldencountyfoods.com
Milton's Baking Company LLC 2007-07-13 - Secondary Buyout
Del Mar, California · www.miltonsbaking.com
Forklift Brands, Inc. 2004-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
San Francisco, California
Golden County Foods, Inc. 2002-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Plover, Wisconsin · www.goldencountyfoods.com
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M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Food 1 (50%) - 2 (67%) -
Restaurants 1 (50%) - 1 (33%) -
Total 2 - 3 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 2 (100%) - 3 (100%) -
  California 2 (100%) - 2 (67%) -
  Wisconsin - - 1 (33%) -
Total 2 - 3 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (50%) - 2 (67%) -
Secondary Buyout 1 (50%) - 1 (33%) -
Total 2 - 3 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 1 (100%) -
Total 1 -

M&A Connections

Deals %
Acquired from
PE Firm(s)
100%
2 100%
Exited to
PE Firm(s)
100%
2 100%

Investor Summary

Size

Small

PE Assets

250M USD

Established

1998

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Louis Giraudo

Co-Founder & Partner

Mark Briggs

Co-Founder & Partner

Sharon Duvall

Co-founder & Partner

William Dozier

CFO

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