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Exits Garden Fresh

On October 3, 2016, invested in restaurant Garden Fresh from Sun Capital Partners and Triangle Capital

Investment Highlights
  • This is transaction in the Restaurants sector.
  • This is transaction in the United States.
  • This is transaction in California.
Investment Fate
  • Garden Fresh was sold to a financial buyer in 2017.
  • Garden Fresh was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2017.
  • Garden Fresh was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2020.

Investment Summary
Date 2016-10-03
Target Garden Fresh
Sector Restaurants
Sellers(s) Sun Capital Partners
Triangle Capital
Deal Type Bankruptcy

Target

Garden Fresh

San Diego, California, United States
Garden Fresh offers a broad variety of fresh food alternatives in an all-you-care-to-eat format. Each day begins fresh at the more than 100 company-owned restaurants in 11 states. More than 300 million guests since 1978 have helped us be number one in fresh produce and salads, made-from-scratch soups, hot pastas, freshly baked breads and muffins, fresh fruit, desserts, and more. Guests have the freedom to create their own wholesome meal in a one-of-a-kind dining experience in a friendly atmosphere and all at an everyday value.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Sun Capital Partners

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 13.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Sun Capital's corporate headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida.
Sun Capital's corporate headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida.

Sun Capital Partners is a large private equity firm focused on leveraged buyouts, equity, debt, and other control investments in North America, Asia, and Europe. Sun looks for businesses that can benefit from the Firm's operating experience including underperformers, turnarounds, and special situations. Target companies typically have $50 million to $1 billion in revenue with strong market positions. Sectors of interest include paper and packaging, food and beverages, metals and mining, automotive after-market parts, consumer products, financial services, healthcare, media and communications, building products, telecommunications, technology, retailing and catalogs, restaurants, manufacturing and industrial. Sun Capital was formed in 1995 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 78 of 128
Sector (Restaurants) 8 of 13
Type (Bankruptcy) 19 of 27
State (California) 8 of 9
Country (United States) 57 of 89
Year (2016) 5 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-08-02 Hanna Andersson

Portland, Oregon, United States

Hanna Andersson is a multi-channel children’s apparel and accessories brand. Hanna Andersson has offered high-quality, Swedish-inspired children's clothing. From its iconic striped sleepwear to everyday playwear and more, Hanna Andersson's broad product line is balanced across boys, girls and infants from newborn to 12 years old. The Company's clothing is clearly differentiated by unmatched quality, durability and style. Over the last decade, Hanna Andersson has grown from a highly successful catalog brand to become the most prominent and fastest growing premium brand in the children's specialty apparel category. With a successful omni-channel platform, Hanna Andersson has been generating double-digit annual revenue growth since 2010 through a combination of its heritage catalog business and attractive e-commerce platform, as well as 55 retail stores and 11 outlet locations. Hanna Andersson was founded in 1983 and is based in Portland, Oregon.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-10-13 Critical Flow Solutions

Sandy, Utah, United States

Critical Flow Solutions is a provider of broad range of products and services to the petroleum refining industry. The DeltaValve brand is the market leader and offers solutions for the delayed coking process in refineries. The TapcoEnpro brand provides market leading solutions for the fluid catalytic cracking process in refineries.

Sell $210M
SELLER

Triangle Capital

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

DEAL STATS #
Overall 40 of 72
Sector (Restaurants) 1 of 3
Type (Bankruptcy) 1 of 3
State (California) 6 of 8
Country (United States) 40 of 71
Year (2016) 12 of 15
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-28 Great Expressions Dental Centers

Southfield, Michigan, United States

Great Expressions Dental Centers is a branded dental practice network that provides comprehensive affordable dental services distinguished by convenience, value, and a broad acceptance of insurance plans. Great Expressions Dental Centers was founded in 1982 and is based in Southfield, Michigan.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-10-05 Chromaflo Technologies

Ashtabula, Ohio, United States

Chromaflo Technologies is a supplier of colorant systems, chemical and pigment dispersions, serving customers in architectural and industrial coatings as well as the thermoset composites market. Chromaflo Technologies was founded in 2012 and is based in Ashtabula, Ohio.

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