M&A Deal Summary

Mizkan Americas Acquires Zing Zang

On July 10, 2025, Mizkan Americas acquired beverage company Zing Zang from NexPhase Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Mizkan Americas’ 1st transaction in the Beverages sector.
  • This is Mizkan Americas’ 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Mizkan Americas’ 2nd transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-07-10
Target Zing Zang
Sector Beverages
Buyer(s) Mizkan Americas
Sellers(s) NexPhase Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Jefferies (Financial)
Choate Hall & Stewart (Legal)

Target

Zing Zang

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Zing Zang is a manufacturer and seller of non-alcoholic cocktail mixes throughout the United States and Canada at local liquor and grocery stores, as well as in the restaurants, bars, and country clubs. Zing Zang was founded in 1997 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Mizkan Americas

Mt Prospect, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Sector Food
DESCRIPTION

Mizkan Americas has 14 manufacturing plants in the U.S. that produce a wide variety of vinegars, mustards, cooking wines, wine reductions, sushi seasoning, jellies, salad dressings, Asian sauces and other liquid condiments.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector: Beverages M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 3
State: Illinois M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Boise, Idaho, United States

Born Simple is an operator of natural and organic barbeque sauce and broth brands. Born Simple foods are made with simple, clean ingredients just like ingredients in consumers' home pantries. Born Simple is based in Boise, Idaho.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

NexPhase Capital

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 1.2B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Moelis Capital Partners (MCP) is the private equity investment arm of investment bank Moelis & Company. MCP targets growth equity and control buyouts requiring equity investments of $25 to $75 million. Moelis has particular interest in the business services, consumer and retail, financial services, healthcare services, industrial and telecom industries. Moelis Capital Partners was formed in 2007 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 24 of 24
Sector: Beverages M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 10 of 10
State: Illinois M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 23 of 23
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 2
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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El Segundo, California, United States

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Empower Community Care is a behavioral health organization responsible for distributing evidence-based programs and technologies. Empower Community Care was founded in 2016 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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