M&A Deal Summary

Berkshire Partners Acquires El Dorado Foods

On September 9, 2020, private equity firm Berkshire Partners acquired food company El Dorado Foods

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Berkshire Partners’ 3rd transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Berkshire Partners’ 74th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Berkshire Partners’ 13th transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2020-09-09
Target El Dorado Foods
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Berkshire Partners
Deal Type Consolidation

Target

El Dorado Foods

Boston, Massachusetts, United States
El Dorado Foods is a platform to invest in and build a portfolio of Latin-inspired food and beverage brands. El Dorado Foods is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Buyer

Berkshire Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 16.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Berkshire Partners is a private equity firm focused on investing in businesses with strong management and that lead their respective markets. Berkshire will consider investments in both public and private companies. Prospective transactions for private companies include leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, growth capital financings, and privatizations. Public company transactions include take-privates, PIPEs, and equity stakes. Berkshire generally looks to invest $150 to $500 million of equity capital per transaction in companies valued up to $2 billion. Sectors of interest include industrial manufacturing, consumer products, retailing, transportation, communications and business services. Berkshire Partners was formed in 1984 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 85 of 101
Sector (Food) 3 of 3
Type (Consolidation) 2 of 2
State (Massachusetts) 13 of 16
Country (United States) 74 of 89
Year (2020) 4 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-09-02 AHEAD

Chicago, Illinois, United States

AHEAD is a consulting company that helps enterprises transform how and where they run applications and infrastructure. AHEAD creates tailored cloud solutions for enterprises at all stages of the cloud journey. AHEAD was founded in 2007 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-09-30 EP Wealth Advisors

Torrance, California, United States

EP Wealth Advisors is a fee-only registered investment adviser and financial planning firm manages more than $4 billion in AUM as of March 31, 2019, and provides client-centric financial planning and investment management services to individuals and businesses. EP Wealth Advisors was founded in 2004 and is based in Torrance, California.

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