Investment Summary

Encore Consumer Capital and Sherbrooke Capital Partners Invest In Ciao Bella

On May 22, 2008, private equity firm Encore Consumer Capital and growth capital firm Sherbrooke Capital Partners invested in food company Ciao Bella

Investment Highlights
  • This is Encore Consumer Capital’s 1st and Sherbrooke Capital Partners’ 5th transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Encore Consumer Capital’s 5th and Sherbrooke Capital Partners’ 11th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Encore Consumer Capital’s 1st and Sherbrooke Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in New Jersey.

Investment Summary

Date 2008-05-22
Target Ciao Bella
Sector Food
Investor(s) Encore Consumer Capital
Sherbrooke Capital Partners
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Ciao Bella

Florham Park, New Jersey, United States
Ciao Bella is a manufacturer, retailer, and marketer of gelato, sorbet, and other frozen desserts sold through the retail grocery, food service and direct-to-consumer channels. Ciao Bella was founded in 1983 and is based in Florham Park, New Jersey.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

Encore Consumer Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 600M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Encore Consumer Capital is a specialist private equity firm focused on the food and consumer products industries. Specific areas of interest include food and beverage, health and beauty care, pet, automotive aftermarket, infant and children's products, and leisure products. Encore prefers companies in revenues of $10 - $100 million. It looks to invest $5 - $40 million. Encore generally invests in control situations but will consider select minority investments. Encore will not invest in restaurant-only or retail-only companies. Encore operates in partnership with Encore Associates, a strategic advisory firm. Encore Consumer Capital was formed in 2005 and is based in San Francisco.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 23
Sector (Food) 1 of 8
Type (Growth Capital) 1 of 12
State (New Jersey) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 5 of 22
Year (2008) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-01-01 Pint Size Hawaii

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Pint Size Hawaii. is a frozen food distributor, specializing in ice cream and frozen pizza, throughout the Hawaiian Islands. Using the direct store distribution (DSD) model, it delivers the market's dominant brands under exclusive contracts: Nestle, Haagen-Dazs, and Dreyer's ice cream; and Kraft's DiGiorno, Tombstone, and California Pizza Kitchen pizza. Pint Size Hawaii was founded in 1979 and is based in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-07-01 MyChelle Dermaceuticals

Louisville, Colorado, United States

MyChelle Dermaceuticals is a marketer of natural skin care sold under the MyChelle brand name. The brand’s products provide highly concentrated, active dermatological ingredients with clean and conscious formulations. MyChelle products are sold through the natural retail and direct-to-consumer channels.

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DESCRIPTION

Sherbrooke Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on growth oriented investments in consumer companies. The Firm looks to invest up to $10 million in companies generating $5 to $25 million in revenue. Specific areas of interest include food, beverages, nutrition/wellness, personal care, household products, animal care, green living, education, and e-commerce. Sherbrooke Capital Partners was formed in 1999 and is based in Wellesley, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 15
Sector (Food) 5 of 8
Type (Growth Capital) 8 of 11
State (New Jersey) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 11 of 15
Year (2008) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-07-01 Immaculate Baking

Wakefield, Massachusetts, United States

Immaculate Baking Co. is a manufacturer and marketer of all-natural and organic refrigerated dough products.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-09-26 Izze Beverage

Monrovia, California, United States

The IZZE Beverage Company is a provider of 100% natural juice that contains no added sugars, caffeine, or preservatives. The ingredients are fruit juice and sparkling water. Izze was first introduced in four unique flavors—Blackberry, Lemon, Grapefruit and Pear.

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