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Gryphon Investors Acquires Dessert Holdings

On November 30, 2015, private equity firm Gryphon Investors acquired food company Dessert Holdings

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Gryphon Investors’ 3rd transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Gryphon Investors’ 30th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Gryphon Investors’ 2nd transaction in Minnesota.
Investment Fate
  • Dessert Holdings was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2021.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-11-30
Target Dessert Holdings
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Gryphon Investors
Deal Type Consolidation

Target

Dessert Holdings

St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
Dessert Holdings is a dessert company, recognized for providing its retail and foodservice customers with chef-inspired innovative desserts made with real ingredients, a flexible and low-cost supply chain, and best-in-class service. It is an umbrella organization of three premium dessert companies and brands: The Original Cakerie, Lawler’s Desserts, and Atlanta Cheesecake Company. Together, the companies serve more than 250 customers in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, South America and Asia. Dessert Holdings was founded in 1979 and is based in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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Gryphon Investors

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 9.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Gryphon Investors is a private equity firm focused on making $50 to $500 million of equity or equity-linked investments in middle-market companies. Target transaction situations include traditional buyouts, leveraged build-ups, and growth financings. Gryphon will consider both control and shared-control positions. Sectors of interest include business services, consumer, retail, automotive, chemicals, general manufacturing, healthcare, and hotels. Gryphon Investors was formed in 1995 and is based in San Francisco, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 30 of 76
Sector: Food M&A 3 of 3
Type: Consolidation M&A Deals 2 of 3
State: Minnesota M&A 2 of 4
Country: United States M&A 30 of 75
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 3
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