M&A Deal Summary

Coastline Capital Acquires KSC

On May 8, 2019, private equity firm Coastline Capital acquired distribution company KSC

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Coastline Capital’s 1st transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Coastline Capital’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Coastline Capital’s 1st transaction in Arizona.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-05-08
Target KSC
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Coastline Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

KSC

Phoenix, Arizona, United States
KSC is a wholesale food distributor expanding throughout the Southwest. Kellogg serves retailers, food service operators, and manufacturers through a combination of product sourcing, category management, and distribution excellence. Kellogg has unique expertise sourcing, merchandising, and distributing Hispanic foods. KSC is based in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Coastline Capital

New York, New York, United States
Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Coastline Capital LLC is a private equity firm that invests in middle market companies located in the US and Canada. Coastline Capital focuses on companies with profitable history, positive EBITDA and strong market positions with revenues between $10 - $150 million and EBITDA of more than $3 million. Specific areas of interest include manufacturing, distribution, consumer services, restaurants and retail. The Firm will consider a variety of transaction types, including buyouts, growth capital, recapitalizations and special situations. Coastline Capital LLC was formed in 2000 and is based in Valley Stream, New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector (Distribution) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 3 of 3
State (Arizona) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 3
Year (2019) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-01 Wedderspoon

Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States

Wedderspoon is a producer and marketer of pure, Non-GMO, Manuka honey, lozenges, skincare, and related products made with Manuka honey, known to have natural antiseptic qualities. Wedderspoon was founded in 2006 and is based in Malvern, Pennsylvania.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-03-11 Ashland Industries

Ashland, Wisconsin, United States

Ashland Industries, Inc. is a manufacturer of agricultural and commercial tractor-drawn, direct-mount and dolly-wheeled ejection scrapers and carry-all style pivoting dump scrapers used by farms and infrastructure contractors to grade and condition terrain. Ashland Industries was founded in 1953 and is based in Ashland, Wisconsin.

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