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’ 28th 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(S) 1

Investor

Castanea Partners

Newton, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor

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 28 of 30
Sector (Food) 2 of 2
Type (Growth Capital) 14 of 16
State (Colorado) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 28 of 29
Year (2018) 1 of 3
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
2018-02-06 Brew Dr. Kombucha

Portland, Oregon, United States

Brew Dr. Kombucha produces a line of 100% raw, organic kombucha in a variety of flavors distributed in stores in the U.S. and Canada, including New Seasons, Whole Foods, Costco, Kroger, Safeway, Trader Joe’s, and Target. Brew Dr. Kombucha was founded in 2006 and is based in Portland, Oregon.

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