Investment Summary

Gridiron Capital Invests In Royal Paper

On November 6, 2018, private equity firm Gridiron Capital invested in consumer products company Royal Paper

Investment Highlights
  • This is Gridiron Capital’s 4th transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Gridiron Capital’s 25th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Gridiron Capital’s 2nd transaction in Arizona.

Investment Summary
Date 2018-11-06
Target Royal Paper
Sector Consumer Products
Investor(s) Gridiron Capital
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Royal Paper

Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Royal Paper is a vertically integrated private label tissue producer, offering a complete selection of high-quality tissue products including bath tissue, paper towels, napkins, and facial tissue to the retail (At-Home) and commercial (Away-from-Home) markets across the U.S. Royal also has a portfolio of brands to support both channels and they recently relaunched their SuperSoft and EarthFirst brands targeted at value-oriented and sustainably-minded consumers. Royal Paper has a strong track record of driving growth for its customers by consistently delivering high-quality, sustainable tissue products at a leading value to consumers.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Gridiron Capital

New Canaan, Connecticut, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 764M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Gridiron Capital is a private equity firm focused on acquiring mid-sized North American manufacturing, service and specialty consumer companies. Gridiron looks to commit companies with EBITDA up to $60 million. The Firm prefers controlling interests when considering transactions. Situations of interest include companies operating in sectors undergoing change, closely held companies owned by founding family or management for ownership transition, and corporate divestitures of orphaned or non-strategic business units. Gridiron Capital was formed in 2004 and is based in New Canaan, Connecticut.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 25 of 39
Sector (Consumer Products) 4 of 8
Type (Growth Capital) 2 of 7
State (Arizona) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 25 of 39
Year (2018) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-23 Dealer Tire

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Dealer Tire is a value-added distributor that equips and assists automobile dealers in the sale of replacement tires and other automotive parts to end consumers. It serves more than 10,000 automotive dealerships from nearly 40 distribution centers. Dealer Tire was founded in 1999 and is based in Cleveland, Ohio.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-11-29 Cushman & Wakefield’s Third-Party Vendor Managed Site Maintenance Business

Colwich, Kansas, United States

Cushman & Wakefield’s Third-Party Vendor Managed Site Maintenance Business is a facility management firm specializing in on-demand facility maintenance and project management services through a national network of facilities contractors.

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