M&A Deal Summary

Glanbia Acquires Isopure

On October 14, 2014, Glanbia acquired consumer products company Isopure from Encore Consumer Capital for 153M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Glanbia’s 7th transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Glanbia’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Glanbia’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Glanbia’s 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-10-14
Target Isopure
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Glanbia
Sellers(s) Encore Consumer Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 153M USD
Advisor(s) CG Sawaya Partners (Financial)

Target

Isopure

Hauppage, New York, United States
Isopure is a marketer of premium, protein-based sports nutrition products. Isopure's uncompromising focus on the highest-quality ingredients is increasingly recognized by consumers world-wide, resulting in growth that has consistently outpaced the category.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Glanbia

Kilkenny, Ireland

Category Company
Founded 1964
Sector Consumer Products
Employees8,071
Revenue 5.4B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Glanbia is a global performance nutrition and ingredients group with major market positions in sports nutrition, cheese, specialty dairy and non-dairy ingredients and micronutrient premixes. The Group is comprised of four business segments - global performance nutrition, global ingredients, dairy ireland and joint ventures & associates. Glanbia was founded in 1964 and is based in Kilkenny, Ireland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 11
Sector (Consumer Products) 7 of 9
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 11
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 5 of 8
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-07-26 Aseptic Solutions USA

Corona, California, United States

Aseptic Solutions USA LLC is a manufacturer and co-packer of nutritional and dietary beverages including vitamin shots, protein shakes and 100% natural fruit juices.

Buy $60M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-16 thinkThin products

Ventura, California, United States

thinkThin products LLC is a provider of protein & fiber bars.

Buy $217M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

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 7 of 22
Sector (Consumer Products) 3 of 8
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 18
State (New York) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 7 of 21
Year (2014) 4 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Seattle, Washington, United States

butter LONDON is accessible, attainable luxury with a seriously playful personality infused with eccentric Brit wit. The brand’s color makeup products are formulated without Parabens, Mineral Oil, Petrolatum, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Phthalates, BHA, and Triclosan. Its nail category is 8-Free and formulated without Formaldehyde, Formaldehyde Resin, DBP, Toluene, Camphor, Ethyl, Tosylamide, Xylene, TPHP. butter LONDON was formed in 2005 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-20 Van Law Food Products

Fullerton, California, United States

Van Law Food Products, Inc. is a producer of food products and manufacturer of liquid food products including salad dressings, sauces, marinades, syrups, beverage bases, and flavorings.

Buy -