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M&A Deal Summary

Graham Partners Acquires BrightPet

On April 28, 2016, private equity firm Graham Partners acquired food company BrightPet

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Graham Partners’ 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Graham Partners’ 33rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Graham Partners’ 2nd transaction in Ohio.
Investment Fate
  • BrightPet was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2020.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-04-28
Target BrightPet
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Graham Partners
Deal Type Consolidation

Target

BrightPet

Lisbon, Ohio, United States
BrightPet manufactures premium and super-premium pet foods and international markets. BrightPet's top-of-the-line ingredient options and state-of-the-art American manufacturing operations ensure the quality of every recipe we produce. BrightPet was founded in 2016 and is based in Lisbon, Ohio.

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Buyer

Graham Partners

Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 5.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Graham Partners is a private equity that targets middle market industrial and manufacturing companies. The Firm seeks to invest in businesses based in the US and also consider investments in Canada and Western Europe. Graham Partners focuses on strong growth potential companies with high return on invested capital, led by experienced management teams in revenues between $30 - $500 million and EBITDA between $10 million and $50 million. The firm typically invests between $10 million and $100 million in equity and the balance via debt and can invest higher than $100 million through co-investments. Broad areas of interest include building products, water management, medical products, consumer products, packaged food & beverage, packaging, aerospace/defense, agriculture, capital equipment, energy related products, home and outdoor, sports and leisure, and transportation services. Prospective transaction types include MBOs, recapitalization and growth capital financing. Graham Partners is an affiliate of The Graham Group was formed in 1988 and is based in Newton Square, Pennsylvania.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 35 of 57
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 5
Type: Consolidation M&A Deals 3 of 3
State: Ohio M&A 2 of 3
Country: United States M&A 33 of 50
Year: 2016 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-04-26 ACME

Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States

ACME is a manufacturer of vacuum insulated pipe used in the transmission of gasses that have been liquefied, repairs cryogenic storage tanks, and repairs and manufactures tank trailers used in transporting liquid nitrogen, oxygen, and helium, etc. ACME was established in 1969 and is based in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-06-02 Tando

Miami, Florida, United States

Tando is a manufacturer of molded polypropylene siding ("MPS") products. Tando's products replicate the aesthetics of natural siding alternatives such as cedar shingles, brick, or stone through a plastic injection molding process.

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