Loft Growth Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Growth Capital Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Loft Growth Partners has invested in 2 companies.

Loft Growth Partners’ most common sectors for investment arefood (54%) and consumer products (31%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (77%) and venture (16%). In total, Loft Growth Partners has invested in 8 US states.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (80%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity18
    • M&A Buy Activity13
    • M&A Sell Activity5
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 8
  • M&A Advisors 2

Loft Growth Partners

2101 Pearl Street,
Boulder, Colorado 80302
United States
(312) 357-1800
www.loftgrowthpartners.com
info@loftgrowthpartners.com

Loft Growth Partners is a growth-oriented private investment group focused on US-based opportunities in the consumer sector. Specific sectors of interest include food, beverages, personal care, home care, pet care, and other branded consumer products. The Firm will consider both majority and minority positions and generally pursues companies with $2 to $100 million in revenue. Loft Growth Partners is based in Chicago, Illinois.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Beverages, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Food

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Venture

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 2 100
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 5 10
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 10 1 2 - - - 13
Sell (0.2/yr) # 4 1 - - - - 5
  18

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Back to the Roots 2021-11-23 - Venture
Oakland, California · www.backtotheroots.com
Fat Snax 2021-09-14 - Venture
Brooklyn, New York · www.fatsnax.com
Good Karma Foods, Inc. 2020-09-01 - Divestiture
Boulder, Colorado · www.goodkarmafoods.com
Beanitos LLC 2020-02-12 - Trade Sale
Austin, Texas · www.beanitos.com
The Sill, Inc. 2019-09-01 - Growth Capital
New York, New York · www.thesill.com
Good Karma Foods, Inc. 2018-07-02 - Trade Sale
Boulder, Colorado · www.goodkarmafoods.com
The Seaweed Bath Co. 2018-04-18 - Growth Capital
Boulder, Colorado · www.seaweedbathco.com
Surratt Cosmetics LLC 2018-03-15 - Growth Capital
New York, New York · www.surrattbeauty.com
No Cow 2017-02-28 - Growth Capital
Denver, Colorado · www.nocow.com
Blue Dog Bakery LLC 2016-01-06 - Growth Capital
Seattle, Washington · www.bluedogbakery.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Food 4 (50%) - 7 (54%) -
Consumer Products 2 (25%) - 4 (31%) -
Agriculture 1 (13%) - 1 (8%) -
E-Commerce 1 (13%) - 1 (8%) -
Total 8 - 13 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 8 (100%) - 13 (100%) -
  Colorado 3 (38%) - 4 (31%) -
  New York 3 (38%) - 3 (23%) -
  Washington 1 (13%) - 1 (8%) -
  California 1 (13%) - 1 (8%) -
  Utah - - 1 (8%) -
  Texas - - 1 (8%) -
  Oregon - - 1 (8%) -
  New Hampshire - - 1 (8%) -
Total 8 - 13 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 5 (63%) - 10 (77%) -
Venture 2 (25%) - 2 (15%) -
Divestiture 1 (13%) - 1 (8%) -
Total 8 - 13 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 3 (60%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 2 (40%) -
Total 5 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Imperial Capital LLC
 1
Legal Deals
Jones Day
 1

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
8%
1 (8%)
Exited to
Strategic(s)
80%
4 (80%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Growth Capital Firm

Size

Small

Established

2001

Specialist/Generalist

Specialist

Leadership

Andy Whitman

Managing Partner

Sharon Kieffer

Managing Partner

Kim Anne Starke

CFO & COO

Liz Myslik

Managing Partner

FAQ

When was Loft Growth Partners founded?

Loft Growth Partners was founded in 2001.

What type of investor is Loft Growth Partners?

Loft Growth Partners is a growth capital firm.

Where is Loft Growth Partners headquartered?

Loft Growth Partners is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.

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