Investment Summary

Fortissimo Capital Invests In B.S.D Crown

On January 13, 2009, growth capital firm Fortissimo Capital invested in distribution company B.S.D Crown

Investment Highlights
  • This is Fortissimo Capital’s 1st transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Fortissimo Capital’s 5th transaction in Israel.

Investment Summary

Date 2009-01-13
Target B.S.D Crown
Sector Distribution
Investor(s) Fortissimo Capital
Deal Type PIPE

Target

B.S.D Crown

Ramat Gan, Israel
B.S.D Crown is engaged in the food distribution business. The company offers import, marketing, and distribution of food products to retail chains; and Credit activity-providing loans to others, out of which the majority of the revenue is generated from the imported food segment. B.S.D Crown was formed in 1994 and is based in Ramat Gan, Israel.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Fortissimo Capital

Tel Aviv, Israel

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Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 2.7B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Fortissimo Capital is a private equity firm that targets investments in private and public Israeli companies. The Firm looks to invest in technology-based and industrial companies that require capital to expand. Fortissimo focuses on companies operating in high growth markets with proven sales, consistent revenue streams, and strong customer bases. Fortissimo will consider a variety of transaction situations including spinouts, selling shareholders, growth capital financings, and special situations. Fortissimo Capital was formed in 2004 and is based in Tel Aviv.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 39
Sector: Distribution M&A 1 of 1
Type: PIPE M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Israel M&A 5 of 30
Year: 2009 M&A 1 of 1
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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