Investment Summary

Palladin Consumer Retail Partners Invests In Leapfrog

On January 4, 2021, private equity firm Palladin Consumer Retail Partners invested in consumer products company Leapfrog

Investment Highlights
  • This is Palladin Consumer Retail Partners’ 3rd transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Palladin Consumer Retail Partners’ 9th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Palladin Consumer Retail Partners’ 1st transaction in Illinois.

Investment Summary

Date 2021-01-04
Target Leapfrog
Sector Consumer Products
Investor(s) Palladin Consumer Retail Partners
Deal Type Growth Capital
Advisor(s) Livingstone Partners (Financial)
Nixon Peabody (Legal)

Target

Leapfrog

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Leapfrog is a designer, developer, and distributor of new and innovative products that bring meaningful delight and value to their customers. Leapfrog’s products are distributed under three brands– Ello, for style and substance, Zulu, designed for fueling athletes, and Pogo, keeping up with family life on the go — primarily through major retail chains and direct-to-consumers through e-commerce platforms. Leapfrog was founded in 2009 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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DESCRIPTION

Palladin Consumer Retail Partners is a private equity firm focused on consumer and retail company investments across North America. The Firm looks to invest $25to $100 million in companies with $50 to $500 million of revenue. Specific areas of interest include specialty stores, branded apparel, drug stores, discount chains, food retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers of consumer goods, consumer services, and e-commerce. Palladin Consumer Retail Partners was formed in 1998 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 13
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 3 of 3
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 2 of 4
State: Illinois M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 9 of 12
Year: 2021 M&A 1 of 2
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-08-12 Decowraps

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Decowraps is a supplier to the floral industry, focusing primarily on larger retail organizations and their suppliers worldwide. Decowraps was founded in 1999 and is based in Miami, Florida.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

Tailwind Concessions is a diversified airport concessionaire operating full-service restaurants, bars, retail, coffee, and gift shops in 37 regional airports throughout the U.S. Tailwind Concessions was founded in 2001 and is based in Wilmington, North Carolina.

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