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Audax Private Equity Acquires Imperial Dade

On January 1, 2016, private equity firm Audax Private Equity acquired distribution company Imperial Dade

Acquisition Context
  • This is Audax Private Equity’s 8th transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Audax Private Equity’s 86th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Audax Private Equity’s 4th transaction in New Jersey.
Investment Fate
  • Imperial Dade was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2019.
  • Imperial Dade was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2022.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date January 1, 2016
Target Imperial Dade
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Audax Private Equity
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target Company

Imperial Dade

Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Imperial Dade is an independent distributor of consumable paper and plastic packaging and supplies sold primarily to the restaurant and retail industries in the New York Tri-State area. Imperial Dade sells foodservice products, healthcare supplies, bags and liners, chemicals, janitorial goods, and safety supplies. Imperial Dade was founded in 1932 and is based in Jersey City, New Jersey.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Audax Private Equity

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 19.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Audax Private Equity is a private equity firm focused on acquiring control positions in a variety of mid to large North American headquartered companies. The Firm segments its activities into lower middle-market and larger scale investing. Within its larger group, Audax targets profitable businesses valued up to $800 million and within its lower middle-market group, the Firm seeks companies valued up to $125 million. Sectors of interest include business services, consumer products/services, financial services, healthcare services, industrial services, software, and technology. Audax has a special interest in businesses that can benefit from a buy and build investment strategy for growth. Audax Private Equity was formed in 1999 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 88 of 169
Sector: Distribution 8 of 13
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 31 of 45
State: New Jersey 4 of 6
Country: United States 86 of 160
Year: 2016 1 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-31 Chesapeake IRB

Columbia, Maryland, United States

Chesapeake Research Review, Inc. is a provider of independent IRB services for pharmaceutical companies, universities, individual researchers, academic medical centers, and community hospitals. Chesapeake Research Review was formed in 1993 and is based in Columbia, Maryland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-06 CoolSys

Brea, California, United States

CoolSys is a refrigeration and HVAC services company, specializing in a full spectrum of best-in-class service experiences and solutions for customers in the retail, food service, commercial and industrial market segments. CoolSys was founded in 2001 and is based in Brea, California.

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