Investment Summary

Castanea Partners Invests In Yasso

On January 16, 2018, private equity firm Castanea Partners invested in food company Yasso

Investment Highlights
  • This is Castanea Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Castanea Partners’ 29th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Castanea Partners’ 1st transaction in Colorado.

Investment Summary

Date 2018-01-16
Target Yasso
Sector Food
Investor(s) Castanea Partners
Deal Type Growth Capital
Advisor(s) Piper Sandler & Co. (Financial)
Nixon Peabody (Legal)

Target

Yasso

Boulder, Colorado, United States
Yasso is a frozen dessert brand offering "better-for-you" greek frozen yogurt novelties and pints. Yasso is a Greek frozen yogurt brand featuring stick bars, sandwiches, and newly announced pints that have 80 to 150 calories and 5-6g of protein per serving. Yasso was founded in 2009 and is based in Boulder, Colorado.

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Investor

Castanea Partners

Newton, Massachusetts, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 775M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

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 29 of 30
Sector: Food M&A 2 of 2
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 15 of 16
State: Colorado M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 29 of 29
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-10-16 Tatcha

San Francisco, California, United States

Tatcha LLC is a luxury skincare brand with a collection of products inspired by timeless Japanese beauty rituals. Tatcha offers a line of serums, moisturizers, mists, exfoliants, and cleansers. Tatcha LLC was founded in 2009 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-07-17 First Aid Beauty

Newton, Massachusetts, United States

First Aid Beauty Ltd. is a provider of skincare products. First Aid Beauty offers a range of effective yet luxurious skincare products that include cleansers, exfoliators, moisturizers, serums, and masks. First Aid Beauty was founded in 2009 and is based in Newton, Massachusetts.

Sell $250M