Investment Summary

Brynwood Partners Invests In DeMet s Candy Co.

On May 24, 2007, private equity firm Brynwood Partners invested in food company DeMet s Candy Co.

Investment Highlights
  • This is Brynwood Partners’ 3rd transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Brynwood Partners’ 8th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Brynwood Partners’ 2nd transaction in Connecticut.
Investment Fate
  • DeMet s Candy Co. was sold to a strategic buyer in 2014 for 221M USD.

Investment Summary

Date 2007-05-24
Target DeMet s Candy Co.
Sector Food
Investor(s) Brynwood Partners
Deal Type Acquisition Financing

Target

DeMet s Candy Co.

Stamford, Connecticut, United States
DeMet's Candy Co. manufacturer and marketer of Turtles, Flipz, Treasures, Stixx, and TrueNorth snack brands.

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Investor

Brynwood Partners

Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 2.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Brynwood Partners is a private equity firm that makes control investments in lower mid-market companies. The Firm has a preference for companies that are underperforming and/or undervalued, failed leveraged buy-outs or businesses that are under-financed and in need of an equity infusion. Target sectors include consumer products, light manufacturing in low capital intensive industries, service businesses and specialty retail companies. The Firm looks for opportunities valued between $25 and $500 million. Brynwood was formed in 1984 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 25
Sector: Food M&A 3 of 13
Type: Acquisition Financing M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Connecticut M&A 2 of 5
Country: United States M&A 8 of 24
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-12-14 S. Walter Packaging

Trevose, Pennsylvania, United States

S. Walter Packaging is a premier supplier of retail, promotional and medical packaging in North America. S. Walter Packaging was founded in 1904 and is based in Trevose, Pennsylvania.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-09-10 Utrecht Manufacturing

Cranbury, New Jersey, United States

Utrecht is a niche retailer of fine arts supplies (i.e. art supplies for the serious artist as opposed to crafts) with 35 stores nationwide.

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