Investment Summary

Granite Capital Partners Exit Lakeview Farms

On February 10, 2015, private equity firm Sequel Holdings and mezzanine finance firm Onex Falcon invested in food company Lakeview Farms from Granite Capital Partners

Investment Highlights
  • This is Sequel Holdings’ 3rd and Onex Falcon’s 4th transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Sequel Holdings’ 7th and Onex Falcon’s 48th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Sequel Holdings’ 2nd and Onex Falcon’s 2nd transaction in Ohio.

Investment Summary

Date 2015-02-10
Target Lakeview Farms
Sector Food
Investor(s) Sequel Holdings
Onex Falcon
Sellers(s) Granite Capital Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Lakeview Farms

Delphos, Ohio, United States
Lakeview Farms is a manufacturer of sour cream, dips, and refrigerated desserts and markets its products under store brands as well as its own brands. Lakeview Farms was founded in 1988 and is based in Delphos, Ohio.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

Sequel Holdings

Dallas, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2002
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Sequel Holdings LP is a private equity firm specializing in equity investments in profitable middle-market businesses. Sequel focuses primarily on companies in the food, beverage, agribusiness, plastics and other industrial sectors. Sequel Holdings was formed in 2002 and is based in Dallas, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 12
Sector: Food M&A 3 of 6
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 3 of 5
State: Ohio M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 7 of 12
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-09-28 Brady Enterprises

East Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Brady Enterprises manufactures and packages various powdered food products and food ingredients for companies in the consumer packaged goods industry. Brady Enterprises was founded in 1964 and is based in East Weymouth, Massachusetts.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-01 WL Plastics

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

WL Plastics, Inc. is a manufacturer of large-diameter polyethylene (“PE”) pipe for sale in the Rocky Mountains and throughout the western half of the United States. WL manufactures PE pipe from 1-24 inches in diameter but focuses its efforts on diameters of at least 4 inches. WL Plastics was founded in 2000 and is based in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Investor

Onex Falcon

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 4.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Onex Falcon is a mezzanine finance firm that provides junior capital for North American businesses. Falcon looks to provide $30 to $150 million of subordinated debt to companies with EBITDA of at least $10 million. Falcon has no specific industry focus. Investment proceeds are typically used to support LBOs/MBOs, growth and acquisition financings, restructuring, recapitalizations, take privates, and generational ownership transfers. Onex Falcon was formed in 2000 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 51 of 57
Sector: Food M&A 4 of 5
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 8 of 8
State: Ohio M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 48 of 54
Year: 2015 M&A 3 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-02-02 Dearborn Mid-West Company

Taylor, Michigan, United States

Dearborn Mid-West Company is an engineering, procurement, and construction company that provides custom-engineered, turn-key material handling solutions. The company has a long and distinguished track record of over 60 years and serves a blue-chip customer base in diversified end-markets, including the power generation, automotive, general industrial, and postal industries. Dearborn Mid-West Company was founded in 1947 and is based in Taylor, Michigan.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-04-14 Dent Wizard International

Bridgeton, Missouri, United States

Dent Wizard is the provider of automotive reconditioning services and related products. Dent Wizard International was founded in 1983 and is based in Bridgeton, Missouri.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

DESCRIPTION


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Ohio M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-10-11 Buffalo Wild Wings - Wing Business

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. - Wing Business is a 16 restaurants in central Indiana to Consolidated Wings.

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