M&A Deal Summary

Peak Rock Capital Acquires Turkey Hill

On March 19, 2019, private equity firm Peak Rock Capital acquired food company Turkey Hill from Kroger

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Peak Rock Capital’s 7th transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Peak Rock Capital’s 17th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Peak Rock Capital’s 1st transaction in Pennsylvania.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-03-19
Target Turkey Hill
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Peak Rock Capital
Sellers(s) Kroger
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Turkey Hill

Conestoga, Pennsylvania, United States
Turkey Hill is a manufacturer and distributor of branded ice cream and refrigerated drinks for the retail, foodservice, and alternative channels. The Company has a diverse customer base, including blue chip grocers, distributors, wholesalers, and convenience stores.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Peak Rock Capital

Austin, Texas, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2012
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Peak Rock Capital is a generalist private equity firm that makes debt and equity investments in middle-market companies. The Firm targets businesses with $50 million to $1 billion in revenue and can commit up to $500 million per transaction. Sectors of interest include business services, consumer products, distribution, energy services, healthcare, industrials, manufacturing, media, and metals. Peak Rock will consider a variety of transaction situations - from leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations to special situations. Peak Rock is based in Austin, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 38
Sector (Food) 7 of 9
Type (Divestiture) 5 of 6
State (Pennsylvania) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 17 of 33
Year (2019) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-24 Pretzels

Bluffton, Indiana, United States

Pretzels bake great-tasting, premium snacks with unique recipes. Pretzel's breadth of products is constantly growing to help customers in grocery, mass, natural, and club channels create one-of-a-kind offerings. Pretzels is a co-manufacturer of pretzels for Dot's Pretzels and several other customers and is a leading innovator in the pretzel category. Pretzels was founded in 1978 and is based in Bluffton, Indiana.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-06-05 Rather Outdoors

Springfield, Missouri, United States

Rather Outdoors is an outdoor consumer products company with a portfolio of brands, including Lew’s, Strike King, and Hunters Specialties. Rather Outdoors supplies branded fishing and hunting gear and accessories through the mass market, sporting goods, and specialty outdoor channels.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Kroger

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Category Company
Founded 1883
Sector Retail
Employees500,000
Revenue 150.0B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Kroger operates retail food and drug stores, multi-department stores, jewelry stores, and convenience stores throughout the United States under a variety of brands. The Kroger was formed in 1883 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector (Food) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 3
State (Pennsylvania) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 3
Year (2019) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-12-18 You Technology

South San Francisco, California, United States

YOU Technology Brand Services, Inc. is a digital coupon and digital rebate publishing unit. Its cloud-based digital offer platform enables digital offers for redemption at Kroger and retailers in the US.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-10-14 Albertsons

Boise, Idaho, United States

Albertsons is a food and drug retailer. Albertsons operates under 20 well-known banners including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen and Carrs, as well as meal kit company Plated. Albertsons was formed in 1939 and is based in Boise, Idaho.

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