M&A Deal Summary

Altamont Capital Partners and Harvest Partners Structured Capital Acquire Tacala

On December 26, 2012, private equity firms Altamont Capital Partners and Harvest Partners Structured Capital acquired restaurant Tacala

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Altamont Capital Partners’ 1st and Harvest Partners Structured Capital’s 1st transaction in the Restaurants sector.
  • This is Altamont Capital Partners’ 7th and Harvest Partners Structured Capital’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Altamont Capital Partners’ 1st and Harvest Partners Structured Capital’s 1st transaction in Alabama.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-12-26
Target Tacala
Sector Restaurants
Buyer(s) Altamont Capital Partners
Harvest Partners Structured Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) Trinity Capital LLC (Financial)
Paul Hastings
Burr & Forman (Legal)

Target

Tacala

Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Tacala is a franchisee of Taco Bell restaurants, with over 330 units located across 7 states. Tacala was founded in 1989 and is based in Birmingham, Alabama.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Altamont Capital Partners

Palo Alto, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2010
PE ASSETS 4.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Altamont Capital is a private equity group focused on acquiring US-based middle-market companies. The Firm has a particular interest in companies undergoing a transition, either operational or strategic, in which Altamont believes it can help navigate. Altamont can invest up to $150 million of equity per transaction and looks for businesses with EBITDA up to $100 million. The Firm prefers control transactions and targets a range of transaction types, including corporate carve-outs, build-ups, take-privates, and founder transitions. Sectors of interest include business services, financial services, industrials, healthcare, consumer, retail, restaurants, franchising, and technology. Altamont Partners was formed in 2010 and is based in Palo Alto, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 49
Sector (Restaurants) 1 of 2
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 4 of 14
State (Alabama) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 7 of 43
Year (2012) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-24 OMNIPLEX World Services

Chantilly, Virginia, United States

OMNIPLEX World Services Corp. is a provider of premium physical security support services and Federal background investigations to the US Government and commercial clients. OMNIPLEX World Services Corp. was founded in 1990 and is based in Chantilly, Virginia.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-07-01 Tall Tree Foods

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Tall Tree Foods is an ACP specialty foods holding company. Tall Tree Foods was founded in 2013 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Buy -
DESCRIPTION

Harvest Partners Structured Capital is a private investment group focused on minority position, non-control investments. The Group looks for businesses with $100 million to $1 billion in revenues where Harvest can commit $50 to $250 million. Sectors of interest include business services, consumer services, healthcare, industrial services, manufacturing, and distribution. Harvest Partners Structured Capital is a unit of PE Firm Harvest Partners. The Firm is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 31
Sector (Restaurants) 1 of 2
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 2 of 5
State (Alabama) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 30
Year (2012) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-07-27 Arctic Glacier

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Arctic Glacier is a producer, marketer and distributor of packaged ice, with a strong and loyal customer base across Canada and much of the northern, central and western United States. Arctic Glacier was founded in 1996 and is based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-04-15 AxelaCare Health Solutions

Lenexa, Kansas, United States

AxelaCare Health Solutions LLC is a full-service home infusion therapy provider. Therapies provided range from immune globulin (IG) therapy to antibiotics and nutrition therapy for patients across the United States.

Buy -