M&A Deal Summary

Hadley Capital Acquires Harris Seeds

On January 1, 1998, private equity firm Hadley Capital acquired agriculture company Harris Seeds

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Hadley Capital’s 1st transaction in the Agriculture sector.
  • This is Hadley Capital’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Hadley Capital’s 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 1998-01-01
Target Harris Seeds
Sector Agriculture
Buyer(s) Hadley Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Harris Seeds

Rochester, New York, United States
Harris Seeds is a privately owned seed company that provides vegetable and flower seeds available to smaller commercial growers and home gardeners through mail-order catalogs and the internet. Harris Seeds also sells gardening supplies and other hard goods. Harris Seeds was founded in 1879 and is based in Rochester, New York.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Hadley Capital

Wilmette, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Hadley Capital LLC is a private equity firm that targets investments in small, established companies. The Firm looks for businesses generating sales of $5 to $30 million and EBITDA of $1 to $5 million. Hadley Capital seeks opportunities across a variety of industries; including manufacturing, business services, and distribution. Prospective transaction types include acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, recapitalizations, growth capital financings, and industry consolidations. Hadley was formed in 1998 and is based in Wilmette, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 27
Sector (Agriculture) 1 of 2
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 2 of 21
State (New York) 1 of 3
Country (United States) 2 of 27
Year (1998) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-01-01 Schmidt

Niles, Illinois, United States

Schmidt designs and manufactures laser marking systems, dot peen pin marking machines as well as traditional marking equipment. Schmidt was founded in 1895 and is based in Niles, Illinois.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-01-01 Kelatron

Ogden, Utah, United States

Kelatron manufactures and markets mineral nutrients in varied chemical and chelated forms worldwide for sale in the nutritional supplement, nutraceutical and health food segments. Chelation increases bioavailability?the ability of the body to absorb specific minerals.

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