Stake Purchase • Food

8 Miles Invests In Blue Skies Holdings

On March 29, 2017, private equity firm 8 Miles invested in food company Blue Skies Holdings

Investment Context
  • This is 8 Miles’ 2nd transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is 8 Miles’ 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • Blue Skies Holdings was sold to a financial buyer in 2023.

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Investment Summary

Date March 29, 2017
Target Blue Skies Holdings
Sector Food
Investor(s) 8 Miles
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target Company

Blue Skies Holdings

Pitsford, United Kingdom
Blue Skies Holdings engages in production of fresh-cut tropical fruit for European supermarkets. Blue Skies Holdings was founded in 1997 and is based in Pitsford, United Kingdom.
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Investor Overview 1

Investor
DESCRIPTION

8 Miles is a private equity firm focused on investing in Africa. The Firm looks to invest in high-growth companies and generally seeks to commit $15 to $45 million per transaction. Sectors of interest include agriculture, business services, financial services, consumer products, retail, energy, utilities, healthcare, leisure, real estate, telecom, media, technology, and logistics. 8 Miles was formed in 2008 and is based in London.


Deal Context for Investor #
Overall 8 of 8
Sector: Food 2 of 2
Type: Stake Purchase 6 of 6
Country: United Kingdom 1 of 1
Year: 2017 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-08-15 Beloxxi Industries

Lagos, Nigeria

Beloxxi Industries is a cream crackers biscuit manufacturing company. Beloxxi Industries was founded in 1994 and is based in Lagos, Nigeria.

Buy $80M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-03 Orient Bank

Kampala, Uganda

Orient Bank is a medium-size commercial bank licensed by the Bank of Uganda to provide banking, stockbroking, and other related financial services to retail and corporate customers. Orient Bank was founded in 1993 and headquartered in Kampala, Uganda.

Sell -

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