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Investment Summary

Berwind Invests In Wellness Pet

On October 1, 2007, family office Berwind invested in consumer products company Wellness Pet

Investment Highlights
  • This is Berwind’s 3rd transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Berwind’s 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Berwind’s 1st transaction in Massachusetts.
Investment Fate
  • Wellness Pet was sold to existing investors in 2008.
  • Wellness Pet was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2020.

Investment Summary
Date 2007-10-01
Target Wellness Pet
Sector Consumer Products
Investor(s) Berwind
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Wellness Pet

Burlington, Massachusetts, United States
Wellness Pet is an independent natural pet food company that offers nutritional recipes with the highest quality ingredients for dogs and cats. Wellness Pet was established in 1926 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.

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Investor

Berwind

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Category Family Office
Founded 1886
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Berwind Corporation is a family-owned private investment firm focused on building a diversified portfolio of highly successful manufacturing and service companies. Target companies should be leaders in their respective markets, with strong organic growth prospects, and consistently high margins. Specific areas of interest include pharmaceutical, specialty chemical, office and craft, automotive, and natural resources. Acquisitions of any size are considered if they are assimilated into an existing Berwind company. Potential new platform companies range in value between $300 and $1500 million. Berwind Corporation dates back to 1886 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 12
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 3 of 3
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Massachusetts M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 6 of 11
Year: 2007 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-09-27 ECCO Safety Group

Boise, Idaho, United States

ECCO Safety Group is a provider of audible warning equipment and emergency lighting for commercial and emergency vehicles and home to brands like ECCO and Code 3. ECCO Safety Group is based in Boise, Idaho.

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2008-06-12 Specialty Coating Systems

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Specialty Coating Systems provides Parylene conformal coatings for the many industries including medical, electronics, automotive and other industrial applications. SCS primary business is providing customized coating application services. SCS also designs and manufactures Parylene and non-Parylene coating equipment and sells Parylene dimer to customers with in-house coating applications.

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