M&A Deal Summary

Stone Canyon Industries Acquires Fleischmann s Vinegar

On January 1, 2015, Stone Canyon Industries acquired food company Fleischmann s Vinegar from RLJ Equity Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Stone Canyon Industries’ 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Stone Canyon Industries’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Stone Canyon Industries’ 1st transaction in California.
Investment Fate
  • Fleischmann s Vinegar was divested to a consortium of strategic buyers in 2016 for 250M USD.
  • Fleischmann s Vinegar was divested to a consortium of strategic buyers in 2018 for 350M USD.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-01-01
Target Fleischmann s Vinegar
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Stone Canyon Industries
Sellers(s) RLJ Equity Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Fleischmann s Vinegar

Cerritos, California, United States
website
Fleischmann's Vinegar Co. Inc. is a USDA certified all-natural producer of specialty ingredients that further support Kerry’s taste and clean label strategies across a number of End Use Markets. It is headquartered in California and has manufacturing facilities in Washington, New York, Maryland, Illinois, Missouri, Alabama and California.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Stone Canyon Industries

Los Angeles, California, United States

website


Category Company
Sector Diversified
Revenue 3.5B USD (2017)
DESCRIPTION

Stone Canyon Industries is a global industrial holding company. Stone Canyon's family of companies are market leaders in mission-critical industries that improve lives around the world. The Company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 6
Sector (Food) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 5
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 5
Year (2015) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-07-18 CoCreativ

New York, New York, United States

CoCreativ is a provider of digital capture, production, and post-production services to a diverse client base of advertising agencies, marketing departments, consumer brands and retailers, media and entertainment companies and professional photographers and directors. CoCreativ was founded in 1991 and is based in New York City.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-09-22 A. Stucki

Moon Township, Pennsylvania, United States

A. Stucki Co. is a supplier of new and reconditioned railcar components selling to railcar OEMs, railroads, railcar leasing companies, and shippers that own railcars.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

RLJ Equity Partners

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

website


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2006
PE ASSETS 850M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

RLJ Equity Partners LLC is a private equity firm focused on long term investments in North American middle-market companies. The Firm looks to invest $15 to $40 million per transaction in companies valued between $50 and $250 million. RLJ targets companies operating in the fields of aerospace/defense, auto/transportation, business services, consumer retail, media, and telecom. Types of transactions include corporate divestitures, buyouts, recapitalizations, growth equity, and add-on acquisitions. RLJ Equity Partners LLC was formed in 2006 and is based in Bethesda, Maryland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 9
Sector (Food) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 4
State (California) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 2 of 8
Year (2015) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Los Angeles, California, United States

MarketCast is a provider of marketing research services and data analytics for the global entertainment industry. Through a variety of services backed by rigorously scientific quantitative and qualitative research methods, MarketCast works in collaboration with marketers and researchers across the entertainment spectrum in the development and execution of their marketing strategies, from early concept exploration through distribution. MarketCast services are available worldwide, and include materials testing (trailers, TV spots, print ads, etc.), concept and positioning studies, exit polls, recruited audience screenings, tracking studies, and focus groups, as well as a host of custom offerings including brand/franchise studies, post-release studies, and attitudes and usage studies.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-12 Phase One Consulting Group

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Phase One Consulting Group, Inc. is a provider of technology solution services for the public sector. Phase One Consulting was founded in 1997 and is based in Alexandria, Virginia.

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