Investment Summary

Onex Falcon Invests In 21st Century Grain Processing

On November 21, 2006, mezzanine finance firm Onex Falcon invested in food company 21st Century Grain Processing

Investment Highlights
  • This is Onex Falcon’s 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Onex Falcon’s 21st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Onex Falcon’s 1st transaction in Missouri.
Investment Fate
  • 21st Century Grain Processing was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2010.

Investment Summary
Date 2006-11-21
Target 21st Century Grain Processing
Sector Food
Investor(s) Onex Falcon
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

21st Century Grain Processing

Kansas City, Missouri, United States
21st Century Grain Processing ('21C') operates oat and flour mills as well as food-grade corn processing facilities. The company offers oat flakes, oat flour, coated oats and other oat related products, whole wheat, white flour and white and yellow food grade corn products.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Onex Falcon

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 4.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Onex Falcon is a mezzanine finance firm that provides junior capital for North American businesses. Falcon looks to provide $30 to $150 million of subordinated debt to companies with EBITDA of at least $10 million. Falcon has no specific industry focus. Investment proceeds are typically used to support LBOs/MBOs, growth and acquisition financings, restructuring, recapitalizations, take privates, and generational ownership transfers. Onex Falcon was formed in 2000 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 21 of 56
Sector (Food) 1 of 5
Type (Growth Capital) 4 of 11
State (Missouri) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 21 of 53
Year (2006) 7 of 8
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