M&A Deal Summary

Blue Ridge Growers Acquires Natural Beauty Growers

On January 1, 2007, Blue Ridge Growers acquired agriculture company Natural Beauty Growers from Blue Point Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Blue Ridge Growers’ 1st transaction in the Agriculture sector.
  • This is Blue Ridge Growers’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Blue Ridge Growers’ 1st transaction in Wisconsin.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-01-01
Target Natural Beauty Growers
Sector Agriculture
Buyer(s) Blue Ridge Growers
Sellers(s) Blue Point Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Natural Beauty Growers

Denmark, Wisconsin, United States
Natural Beauty Growers LLC is a provider of greenhouse grower and wholesaler of plants and floral products. Natural Beauty Growers was founded in 1972 and is based in Denmark, Wisconsin.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Blue Ridge Growers

Stevensburg, Virginia, United States

Category Company
Sector Agriculture
DESCRIPTION

Blue Ridge Growers, Inc. is a producer, distributor, and merchandiser of plants and floral products. Blue Ridge Growers is based in Stevensburg, Virginia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Agriculture) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (Wisconsin) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2007) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Blue Point Capital Partners

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1990
PE ASSETS 1.9B USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Blue Point Capital Partners is a middle-market private equity firm focused on investments throughout the US, Canada, and Europe. The Firm looks to commit $10 to $50 million of equity capital in companies generating sales of $30 to $300 million and EBITDA of at least $7 million. Blue Point looks for control investments that arise from management led buyouts, recapitalizaitons, and companies in need of growth capital. Sectors of interest include transportation components, metals processing, plastics, packaging, specialty distribution, environmental, building materials, industrial textiles, transportation/logistics, chemicals, industrial outsourcing, and engineered components. Blue Point will not invest in real estate, restaurants, retail, or companies operating in highly regulated industries. Blue Point Capital Partners was formed in 1990 and has offices in Cleveland, Ohio; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Seattle, Washington.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 36
Sector (Agriculture) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 10
State (Wisconsin) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 8 of 33
Year (2007) 1 of 2
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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DentalOne Partners is a dental practice management company provides a wide range of business services to its affiliated dental practices in Arizona, Colorado, Texas, and Utah. Among the services provided by Dental One are administrative functions, including accounting, human resources, marketing and finance; recruitment of professional, administrative and support personnel in the practices; and equipment and facility leasing. DentalOne Partners is based in Plano, Texas.

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