Investment Summary

Burlington Capital Partners Exits Sokol Custom Food Ingredients

On February 6, 2025, Solina invested in food company Sokol Custom Food Ingredients from Burlington Capital Partners

Investment Highlights
  • This is Solina’s 9th transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Solina’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Solina’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

Investment Summary

Date 2025-02-06
Target Sokol Custom Food Ingredients
Sector Food
Investor(s) Solina
Sellers(s) Burlington Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Sokol Custom Food Ingredients

Countryside, Illinois, United States
Sokol is a manufacturer of food ingredients and retail-ready food products for U.S. end markets. It serves a nationwide group of food manufacturers, retail brands, and retail grocers and produces sauces, dressings, marinades, glazes, frostings, pastes, ice cream ribbons and bases, fudge, nut butters, and fillings in bulk, retail, and pouch formats. Sokol was founded in 1895 and is based in Countryside, Illinois.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Solina

Bréal-Sous-Monfort, France

Category Company
Founded 1988
Sector Food
Employees2,250
DESCRIPTION

Solina is a European manufacturer of ingredient and seasoning blends for the food industry. The company serves more than eighteen thousand clients with 2, 250 employees across twenty-seven sites across Europe and Canada. It is exposed to resilient food consumption markets and to secular growth trends fuelled by the shift in food consumption towards more premium and natural ingredients. Solina puts sustainability at the center of its activities by creating healthier food solutions and more sustainable diets as well as by contributing to the development of meat alternatives. Solina was formed in 1988 and is based in Bréal-Sous-Monfort, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 10
Sector: Food M&A 9 of 9
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 7 of 7
State: Illinois M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-01-15 Advanced Food Systems

Somerset, New Jersey, United States

Advanced Food Systems is a provider of custom dry seasoning solutions for food manufacturers, with expertise in providing customized ingredient systems for a variety of applications including meat and poultry products, frozen foods, sauces, and marinades. Advanced Food Systems was founded in 1982 and is based in Somerset, New Jersey.

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Seller(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Burlington Capital Partners is a private investment fund focused on lower-middle companies across the US. The Firm seeks to acquire profitable family or founder owned businesses with a minimum of $2 million EBITDA. Burlington Capital typically invests in the food and beverage sector as well as related consumer oriented products and services. Burlington Capital Partners is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Illinois M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-03-02 Martin Pallet

Massillon, Ohio, United States

Martin Pallet manufactures and refurbishes specialty wood pallets and crates for a diverse base of longstanding business customers across Ohio and Pennsylvania. Martin Pallet was founded in 1985 and is based in Massillon, Ohio.

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