Investment Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2015-01-01 |
| Target | Brew Dr. Kombucha |
| Sector | Beverages |
| Investor(s) |
Castanea Partners
Advantage Capital Partners |
| Deal Type | Growth Capital |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2001 |
| PE ASSETS | 775M USD |
| Size | Middle-Market |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Castanea Partners is a private equity firm that targets investments in established, small to mid-sized companies valued up to $250 million. The Firm looks for businesses with strong management and significant competitive advantages. Sectors of interest include publishing, information services, education/training, consumer brands, specialty retail, and marketing services. Castanea prefers control investment situations and looks to commit between $15 and $150 million per transaction. Castanea Partners was formed in 2001 and is based in Newton, Massachusetts.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 22 of 30 |
| Sector: Beverages M&A | 3 of 4 |
| Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals | 10 of 16 |
| State: Oregon M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Country: United States M&A | 22 of 29 |
| Year: 2015 M&A | 1 of 3 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-01 |
CURiO
Starkville, Minnesota, United States CURiO is a manufacturer and seller of personal care and home fragrance products. CURiO is based in Starkville, Mississippi. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-02 |
Thymes
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Thymes is a designer and marketer of branded bath and body and home fragrance products. Thymes’ premium product line includes soaps, lotions, and other bath and body products, as well as home fragrance selections such as candles and diffusers. Thymes was founded in 1982 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Growth Capital Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1992 |
| PE ASSETS | 2.6B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Advantage Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on providing growth capital to a variety of companies. The Firm's geographic coverage includes Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Texas, Wisconsin and Washington DC. Advantage looks to initially commit $0.5 to $2 million per investment and can provide mezzanine debt in addition to equity capital. Areas of interest include communications, information technology, life science, and energy. Advantage Capital was formed in 1992 and is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 186 of 329 |
| Sector: Beverages M&A | 1 of 3 |
| Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals | 42 of 137 |
| State: Oregon M&A | 3 of 5 |
| Country: United States M&A | 186 of 325 |
| Year: 2015 M&A | 15 of 26 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-01 |
Arcobasso Foods
Hazelwood, Montana, United States Arcobasso Foods, Inc. is a developer of custom sauces, dressings and beverages and bottling and packaging them in a variety of forms and sizes. Arcobasso Foods was founded in 1986 and is based in Hazelwood, Montana. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-12 |
Halifax Media Group
Daytona Beach, Florida, United States Halifax’s strategy is to invest long-term capital in quality companies positioned in strong markets that are closely connected to the community. Our expectation is to invest for the long term. |
Sell | - |
