Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) • Food

Kingswood Capital Management and Platinum Equity Acquire Branding Iron

On November 14, 2024, private equity firms Kingswood Capital Management and Platinum Equity acquired food company Branding Iron

Acquisition Context
  • This is Kingswood Capital Management’s 3rd and Platinum Equity’s 6th transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Kingswood Capital Management’s 15th and Platinum Equity’s 117th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Kingswood Capital Management’s 2nd and Platinum Equity’s 5th transaction in Illinois.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date November 14, 2024
Target Branding Iron
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Kingswood Capital Management
Platinum Equity
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) Northborne Partners LLC (Financial)
Stinson (Legal)

Target Company

Branding Iron

Sauget, Illinois, United States
Branding Iron manufactures diverse protein products for the food service, retail, and chain restaurant channels. Branding Iron is based in Sauget, Illinois.
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Buyers Overview 2

DESCRIPTION

Kingswood Capital Management is an operationally focused private equity firm focused on complex situations throughout North America. The Firm targets control positions in middle-market companies with revenues of $100 to $500 million. Sectors of interest include business services, consumer, retail, energy, industrials, technology, media, communications, and value-added distribution. Kingswood Capital Management was established in 2013 and is based in Los Angeles, California.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 18 of 24
Sector: Food 3 of 3
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 6 of 6
State: Illinois 2 of 2
Country: United States 15 of 21
Year: 2024 5 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-09-03 Kichler Lighting

Solon, Ohio, United States

Kichler Lighting develops decorative residential and light commercial lighting products, ceiling fans, and LED lighting systems across both consumer and professional distribution channels. Kichler Lighting was founded in 1938 and is based in Solon, Ohio.

Buy $125M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-11-25 IDX

Beaverton, Oregon, United States

IDX is a provider of identity protection and data breach services for companies and individuals throughout the U.S. It combines consumer-centric software and concierge-style professional services in serving organizations across government, healthcare, commercial enterprises, financial institutions, and higher education. IDX was founded in 2003 and is based in Beaverton, Oregon.

Buy -
Buyer

Platinum Equity

Beverly Hills, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 50.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Platinum Equity's headquarters in Beverly Hills, California.
Platinum Equity's headquarters in Beverly Hills, California.

Platinum Equity is a private equity firm focused on acquiring divestitures of larger public companies primarily in North America and Europe. Historically, Platinum targeted technology/software related businesses, however, the firm has since branched out beyond tech and will consider acquisitions in a broad range of industries including chemicals, communications, logistics, healthcare, automotive, industrial products, and business services. Platinum Equity was formed in 1995 by Tom Gores and is based in Beverly Hills, California.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 149 of 157
Sector: Food 6 of 6
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 23 of 25
State: Illinois 5 of 6
Country: United States 117 of 122
Year: 2024 12 of 13
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-10-24 Ingram Micro

Irvine, California, United States

Ingram Micro is a wholesale technology distributor and a global provider of IT supply-chain, mobile device lifecycle services, and logistics solutions. Ingram Micro distributes and markets a large variety of technology and mobility products from companies such as Acer, Apple, Cisco, Citrix, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Lenovo, Microsoft, Samsung, Symantec, VMware, and others. Ingram Micro was founded in 1979 and is based in Irvine, California.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-12-06 Global

Universal City, Texas, United States

Global distributes HVAC/R components such as capacitors, relays, transformers, contactors, disconnects, whips, and more. Global was founded in 1982 and is based in Universal City, Texas.

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