M&A Deal Summary

Lund Food Holdings Acquires Byerly s

On April 1, 1997, Lund Food Holdings acquired food company Byerly s from Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Lund Food Holdings’ 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Lund Food Holdings’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Lund Food Holdings’ 1st transaction in Minnesota.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 1997-04-01
Target Byerly s
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Lund Food Holdings
Sellers(s) Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Byerly s

Edina, Minnesota, United States
Byerly's, Inc. is a provider of food products.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Lund Food Holdings

Edina, Minnesota, United States
Category Company
Founded 1997
Sector Retail
DESCRIPTION

Lund Food Holdings, Inc. engages in the supermarkets business.The company offers groceries, gourmet food, organic food, fresh produce, and bakery and deli items, as well as wines, liquors, beers, spirits, cakes, gift cards, and party platters and food.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Food) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
State (Minnesota) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (1997) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-03-05 Sola Squeeze

United States

Sola Squeeze is a provider of food and staples retailing services.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 825M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison (GHJ&M) is a private equity firm that targets middle market companies in the Midwest US. GHJ&M generally looks for businesses valued between $20 and $150 million and looks to invest between $10 to $25 million of equity capital per transaction. Sectors of interest include agribusiness, food, power generation, basic materials, medical products, consumer products, retail, restaurants, consumer services, business services, and industrials. GHJ&M prefers control investments, but in certain instances, the Firm will also consider minority positions. GHJ&M was formed in 1989 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 33
Sector (Food) 1 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 16
State (Minnesota) 1 of 11
Country (United States) 1 of 33
Year (1997) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1997-01-27 SLF

High Point, North Carolina, United States

SLF, Inc. is a designer and distributor of furniture for the home.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1997-04-22 Hartzell Mfg.

Miamisburg, Ohio, United States

Hartzell Mfg. Co. is a manufacturer of injection molded and machined aluminum castings components for telecommunications and office products markets.

Sell -
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