M&A Deal Summary

Castle Harlan Acquires Colyar Technology Solutions

On October 16, 2019, private equity firm Castle Harlan acquired software company Colyar Technology Solutions from Gold Star Foods

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Castle Harlan’s 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Castle Harlan’s 36th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Castle Harlan’s 2nd transaction in Arizona.
Investment Fate
  • Colyar Technology Solutions merged with another company in 2020.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-10-16
Target Colyar Technology Solutions
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Castle Harlan
Sellers(s) Gold Star Foods
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Colyar Technology Solutions

Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Colyar Technology Solutions is a designer, developer and marketer of food distribution and compliance management software. Colyar Technology Solutions is based in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Castle Harlan

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 6.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Castle Harlan is a large private equity firm that targets private company investments in the US and Australia. Castle Harlan targets businesses in a wide range of industries that include, packaging, industrial services, manufacturing, restaurants, business services, distribution, publishing, and transportation. Castle Harlan can provide both equity and mezzanine capital. The Firm is affiliated with Australian private equity firm CHAMP Private Equity, and together formed CHAMP - Castle Harlan Australian Mezzanine Partners. Castle Harlan was formed in 1987 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 46 of 48
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 7 of 7
State: Arizona M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 36 of 36
Year: 2019 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-10-03 Gold Star Foods

Ontario, California, United States

Gold Star Foods is a niche foodservice distributor specializing in the sale and distribution of a wide array of food and non-food products to public school districts serving students ages K-12 in California and Arizona. Gold Star Foods was formed in 1966 and is based in Ontario, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-09-29 Colyar Technology Solutions

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Colyar Technology Solutions is a designer, developer and marketer of food distribution and compliance management software. Colyar Technology Solutions is based in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Gold Star Foods

Ontario, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1966
Sector Distribution
DESCRIPTION

Gold Star Foods is a niche foodservice distributor specializing in the sale and distribution of a wide array of food and non-food products to public school districts serving students ages K-12 in California and Arizona. Gold Star Foods was formed in 1966 and is based in Ontario, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Arizona M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-13 A&R Food Distributors

Anaheim, California, United States

A&R Food Distributors is a prominent supplier of food and food related products to Public Schools, College/Universities, Healthcare, Hospitality, and various other Institutional Food Service partners.

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