M&A Deal Summary

Arbor Investments and ATP Private Equity Partners Acquire Bradshaw

On October 8, 2008, private equity firms Arbor Investments and ATP Private Equity Partners acquired consumer products company Bradshaw from RLH Equity Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Arbor Investments’ 1st and ATP Private Equity Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Arbor Investments’ 13th and ATP Private Equity Partners’ 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Arbor Investments’ 2nd and ATP Private Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in California.
Investment Fate
  • Bradshaw was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2012.
  • Bradshaw was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2021.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2008-10-08
Target Bradshaw
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Arbor Investments
ATP Private Equity Partners
Sellers(s) RLH Equity Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Bradshaw

Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
Bradshaw is a designer, marketer, and category manager of high-quality kitchen tools and gadgets, bakeware, cookware, food storage, and home cleaning products to retailers across North America. The Company sells over 7,000 products under nationally recognized brands including: Good Cook, Casabella, Evercare, Mr. Clean, Clorox, and Dawn, in addition to supporting retailers’ private label programs. Bradshaw was formed in 1969 and is based in Rancho Cucamonga, California.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Arbor Investments

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 2.6B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Arbor Investments is a private equity group focused on acquiring profitable, middle-market companies in the food and beverage sector. Arbor considers all areas surrounding the food/beverage and related industries. Specific areas of interest include regional niche branded food products; vegetable, fruit, meat and dairy processors; ethnic food manufacturers and marketers; flavors and ingredients; baked goods; restaurant chains; co-packers for major retailers, foodservice companies; food packaging; grocery and specialty food retailers; and logistics providers to the food and beverage industries. Prospective companies generally lead their markets and are 'low-cost operators' with predictable cash-flows. Arbor Investments was formed in 1999 and has offices in Chicago, New York, and Atlanta.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 34
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 3
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 8
State: California M&A 2 of 5
Country: United States M&A 13 of 31
Year: 2008 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-06-30 Midcon Holdings

Franksville, Wisconsin, United States

Midcon Holdings LLC is a provider of corrugated containers, point-of-sale packaging and point-of-purchase displays to a wide range of food, beverage and industrial customers.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-10-08 Sam’s Wines & Liquors

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Sam’s Wines & Liquors, Inc. engages in the retailer of wine, spirits, beer, and gourmet products.

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Buyer

ATP Private Equity Partners


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 10.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

ATP Private Equity Partners is a Danish institutional investment firm focused on investing in private equity funds across Europe, North America, and select emerging markets. The Firm is supported by ATP, Denmark's largest pension fund. In addition to investing in private equity funds, ATP also looks to for co-investment situations. ATP Private Equity Partners was formed in 2001 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 44
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 2 of 3
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 4 of 17
State: California M&A 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 3 of 19
Year: 2008 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-05-01 Polynt

Scanzorosciate, Italy

Polynt engages in the research and development, manufacture, and sale of specific polymer chemical intermediates, catalysts, and compounds. Polynt was founded in 1955 and is based in Scanzorosciate, Italy.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-11-01 Invitel

Budaörs, Hungary

Invitel is an alternative telecommunication service provider, Invitel offers a wide range of info-communication solutions in the whole territory of the country. Invitel was founded in 1992 and is based in Budaors, Hungary.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

RLH Equity Partners

Los Angeles, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1982
PE ASSETS 1.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

RLH Equity Partners is a private equity firm that targets investments in middle-market companies throughout North America. RLH look for market leaders generating sales of $25 to $200 million with high growth potential. General areas of interest include business services (including IT services), high value-added manufacturing, specialty distribution, healthcare, and financial services. The Firm invests in the range of $30 to $100 million per transaction. Prospective transaction situations include growth equity financings, shareholder liquidity, recapitalizations, and management buyouts. RLH Equity Partners was formed in 1982 and is based in Los Angeles, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 23
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 2 of 5
State: California M&A 6 of 12
Country: United States M&A 6 of 23
Year: 2008 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-10-01 Creative Circle

Los Angeles, California, United States

Creative Circle LLC is a specialized staffing agency representing advertising, marketing,graphic communication, and interactive professionals. The Company currently lists many of the top advertising agencies, design firms, and corporations as clients.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-04-01 Avella Specialty Pharmacy

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Avella Specialty Pharmacy, Inc. is a national specialty pharmacy recognized for its deep clinical knowledge and excellent customer support. The Company serves patients with chronic and complex medical issues in 20 disease states including cancer, hepatitis C, infectious diseases, infertility, and vision impairment. The Company provides mail order fulfillment and compounding services to patients in all 50 states.

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