Investment Summary

Harkness Capital Partners and Farol Asset Management Invest In SFE

On July 31, 2017, private equity firms Harkness Capital Partners and Farol Asset Management invested in food company SFE

Investment Highlights
  • This is Harkness Capital Partners’ 1st and Farol Asset Management’s 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Harkness Capital Partners’ 1st and Farol Asset Management’s 9th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Harkness Capital Partners’ 1st and Farol Asset Management’s 1st transaction in Arizona.

Investment Summary

Date 2017-07-31
Target SFE
Sector Food
Investor(s) Harkness Capital Partners
Farol Asset Management
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

SFE

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
SFE is a provider of outsourced food services for K- 12 public schools. SFC is dedicated to providing high quality, nutritious foods to students and school districts, and providing the highest quality customer service. SFE serves over 100 school districts in 11 states. SFE was founded in 2004 and based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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DESCRIPTION

Harkness Capital Partners is a private investment group focused on investing its own capital and resources to support the growth of lower middle-market companies in the manufacturing and services sectors. Harkness Capital Partners was formed in 2015 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 7
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 2
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 1 of 7
State: Arizona M&A 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 1 of 7
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-03-13 Kane Is Able

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States

Kane Is Able is a third-party logistics provider. Kane Is Able specializes in making retail supply chains more efficient. Kane Is Able 3PL warehousing and transportation services are designed to meet the logistics needs of consumer goods manufacturers selling through retailers and grocery chains, as well as e-commerce channels. Kane Is Able was founded in 1930 and is based in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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DESCRIPTION

Farol Asset Management is a private equity firm that looks to match institutional investors with direct investment opportunities. The Firm seeks to commit $5 to $30 million per transaction to support a variety of transaction situations and typically works with opportunities brought to it by private equity firms, fund-less sponsors, entrepreneurs and operating executives. Farol Asset Management was formed in 2011 and is headquartered in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 23
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 2
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 2 of 3
State: Arizona M&A 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 9 of 21
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-03 AIM Aerospace

Renton, Washington, United States

AIM Aerospace, Inc. is a designer and producer of advanced composite structures, systems, engine components and thermoplastic technology for the global aerospace industry. AIM Aerospace, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is based in Renton, Washington.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Hayward, California, United States

Delphon is a provider of materials and services for the shipping, processing and packaging of high-value semiconductor, medical, photonics, telecommunications and military markets. The Company’s material scientists and R&D engineers work collaboratively with their customers to develop customized materials. Delphon was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Hayward, California, and has additional manufacturing operations in Wilsonville, Oregon.

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