M&A Deal Summary

Graham Partners Acquires Commercial Bakeries

On September 27, 2023, private equity firm Graham Partners acquired food company Commercial Bakeries

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Graham Partners’ 5th transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Graham Partners’ 5th transaction in Canada.
  • This is Graham Partners’ 4th transaction in Ontario.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2023-09-27
Target Commercial Bakeries
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Graham Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Commercial Bakeries

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Commercial Bakeries is a producer of private-label packaged cookies with a focus on specialty / premium, better-for-you, and seasonal / limited time offering products for retail grocery chains and brands in North America. Commercial Bakeries is based in Toronto, Ontario.

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Buyer

Graham Partners

Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, United States

Investor 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 56 of 57
Sector (Food) 5 of 5
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 30 of 30
State (Ontario) 4 of 4
Country (Canada) 5 of 5
Year (2023) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-09-07 Barcoding

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Barcoding is a supply chain automation company that helps organizations be more efficient, accurate, and connected. With its enterprise platform IntelliTrack and extensive subject matter expertise in data capture and automation, labels and printing, connectivity and security, and mobile computing, Barcoding is trusted to build and manage solutions for IT and operations teams around the world. Barcoding was founded in 1998 and is based in Baltimore, Maryland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-04-11 E-Tech

West Chester, Ohio, United States

E-Tech is a provider of software and automation systems integration & engineering design services for a diverse roster of blue-chip customers in categories ranging from pharmaceuticals and consumer packaged goods to logistics and food and beverage. E-Tech was founded in 1993 and is based in West Chester, Ohio.

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