M&A Deal Summary

Fundamental Capital and Encore Consumer Capital Acquire Pint Size Hawaii

On January 1, 2008, private equity firms Fundamental Capital and Encore Consumer Capital acquired distribution company Pint Size Hawaii

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Fundamental Capital’s 1st and Encore Consumer Capital’s 1st transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Fundamental Capital’s 3rd and Encore Consumer Capital’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Fundamental Capital’s 1st and Encore Consumer Capital’s 1st transaction in Hawaii.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-01-01
Target Pint Size Hawaii
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Fundamental Capital
Encore Consumer Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

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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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Fundamental Capital

San Francisco, California, United States
Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Fundamental Capital is a private equity firm that invests in US-based companies generating revenue between $5 and $50 million. Fundamental targets businesses operating in the manufacturing, services, distribution, retail, and consumer products sectors, and seeks to commit $2 to $10 million per transaction. Prospective transaction types include growth capital financings, buyouts, recapitalizations, and corporate divestitures. Fundamental Capital was formed in 2004 and is based in San Francisco, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 6
Sector (Distribution) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 3 of 4
State (Hawaii) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 6
Year (2008) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-05-17 Bentek

San Jose, California, United States

Bentek provides high-complexity engineering and manufacturing solutions to capital equipment manufacturers in a wide range of industries. Bentek was founded in 1985 and is based in San Jose, California.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-06-15 See Kai Run

Bothell, Washington, United States

See Kai Run designs and sells its proprietary brands of infants', toddlers' and children’s shoes and socks in the United States and in select international markets. See Kai Run was founded in 2004 and is based in Bothell, Washington.

Buy -
Buyer

Encore Consumer Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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 4 of 23
Sector (Distribution) 1 of 2
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 3 of 7
State (Hawaii) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 22
Year (2008) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-03-16 Aldik

Moorpark, California, United States

Aldik Inc., a leader in distinctive, high-quality merchandise servicing the floral and home decor industries for more than four decades.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-05-22 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.

Buy -
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