M&A Deal Summary

Arbor Investments Acquires Golden Malted

On June 20, 2023, private equity firm Arbor Investments acquired food company Golden Malted from Roch Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Arbor Investments’ 17th transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Arbor Investments’ 31st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Arbor Investments’ 2nd transaction in Pennsylvania.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2023-06-20
Target Golden Malted
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Arbor Investments
Sellers(s) Roch Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) Piper Sandler & Co. (Financial)
Holland & Knight (Legal)

Target

Golden Malted

Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, United States
Golden Malted is a provider of waffle and pancake mix to restaurants, hotels, colleges, and other food service establishments. Golden Malted was founded in 1937 and is based in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania.

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Buyer(S) 1

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 34 of 34
Sector: Food M&A 17 of 17
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 8 of 8
State: Pennsylvania M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 31 of 31
Year: 2023 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-05-24 DPI Specialty Foods

Ontario, California, United States

DPI Specialty Foods is food distributor that sells gourmet, ethnic, organic and better-for-you foods to national, regional and independent retailers, quick service restaurants and foodservice operators through eight distribution centers across the United States. DPI Specialty Foods was founded in 1963 and is based in Ontario, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-03-07 Concord Foods

Brockton, Massachusetts, United States

Concord Foods is a manufacturer and supplier of food products and custom ingredients to the consumer, food service and industrial markets. Concord Foods was founded in 1968 and is based in Brockton, Massachusetts.

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Seller(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Roch Capital is a privately?owned capital management firm focused on long?term investments in both private equity and real estate across the US. The Firm’s activities include control investments in middle?market companies and direct or joint?venture acquisitions of diversified real estate assets, such as hospitality, office, retail, industrial, multifamily, student housing, and corporate sale?leasebacks. Roch Capital is based in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Pennsylvania M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2023 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-13 Golden Malted

Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, United States

Golden Malted is a provider of waffle and pancake mix to restaurants, hotels, colleges, and other food service establishments. Golden Malted was founded in 1937 and is based in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania.

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