Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) • Packaging

Parallel49 Equity Acquires Beresford Box Co.

On November 9, 2005, private equity firm Parallel49 Equity acquired packaging company Beresford Box Co.

Acquisition Context
  • This is Parallel49 Equity’s 4th transaction in the Packaging sector.
  • This is Parallel49 Equity’s 8th transaction in Canada.
  • This is Parallel49 Equity’s 3rd transaction in Ontario.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date November 9, 2005
Target Beresford Box Co.
Sector Packaging
Buyer(s) Parallel49 Equity
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target Company

Beresford Box Co.

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Beresford Box Co., Inc. is a packaging manufacturer serving the food, consumer products, beverage and healthcare industries. Beresford Box produces folding paperboard-based packaging, specializing in high-quality, multi-coloured printed cartons.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Parallel49 Equity

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 1.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Parallel49 Equity is a private equity firm that invests in mid-sized companies in Canada and the US. The Firm concentrates its investment efforts in the Western and Mid-western regions of both countries. Target businesses generally have enterprise values of $25 to $150 million and are profitable with $5 to $30 million of EBITDA. Parallel49 pursues acquisitions of public or private companies, management-led buyouts, recapitalizations and sales of subsidiaries of larger companies. Broad areas of interest include manufacturing, service, and distribution. Parallel49 will not invest in start-ups, new technologies, turnarounds or companies active in real estate development, gaming, restaurant or primary resource sectors. Parallel49 was formerly known as Tricor Pacific Capital. The Firm has offices in Vancouver, British Columbia, and Chicago, Illinois.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 10 of 26
Sector: Packaging 4 of 4
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 7 of 15
State: Ontario 3 of 4
Country: Canada 8 of 13
Year: 2005 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-07-01 Tharco Packaging

San Lorenzo, California, United States

Tharco Packaging, Inc. is a manufacturer and distributor of packaging solutions with an extensive offering of products and services, including a broad range of stock products and customized packaging solutions such as a stock box program with over 1,600 SKUs of standard size boxes for same-day pick-up or next-day delivery; customized packaging such as traditional and plastic corrugated, foam packaging, and anti-static products; combined corrugated and foam packaging for superior product protection; and an experienced staff of packaging designers with expertise in graphic, structural, and cushion packaging engineering.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-05-18 Matrix Packaging

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Matrix Packaging, Inc. is a manufacturer of high-quality plastic packaging, serving the personal care, household chemicals, and pharmaceutical markets.

Sell $210M