M&A Deal Summary

Peachtree Equity Partners Acquires Young Pecan

On February 12, 2003, private equity firm Peachtree Equity Partners acquired food company Young Pecan for 80M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Peachtree Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Peachtree Equity Partners’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Peachtree Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Peachtree Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in South Carolina.
Investment Fate
  • Young Pecan was sold to a strategic buyer in 2006.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2003-02-12
Target Young Pecan
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Peachtree Equity Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Deal Value 80M USD

Target

Young Pecan

Florence, South Carolina, United States
Young Pecan is the processor, packager, marketer and distributor of shelled and in-shell pecans.

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Buyer

Peachtree Equity Partners

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2002
PE ASSETS 170M USD
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Peachtree Equity Partners is a Southeast US based private equity firm that provides non-control equity capital to smaller middle market companies. Peachtree allows business owners to retain control of their companies while accessing capital for growth, acquisitions, or shareholder liquidity. Peachtree's target investment size is $3 to $10 million. Sectors of interest include business services, financial services, government contracting, and specialized manufacturing. Peachtree was formed in 2002 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 15
Sector (Food) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 1 of 7
State (South Carolina) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 15
Year (2003) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-04-09 Paymap

San Francisco, California, United States

Paymap, Inc. is a provider of an electronic payment products and services to financial institutions.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-04-14 Pleasants Hardware

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Pleasants Hardware (Winston-Salem, NC) is a distributor of doors, frames and related hardware for nonresidential construction.

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