M&A Deal Summary

PepsiCo Acquires Naked Juice

On January 5, 2007, PepsiCo acquired beverage company Naked Juice from North Castle Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is PepsiCo’s 3rd transaction in the Beverages sector.
  • This is PepsiCo’s 8th transaction in the United States.
  • This is PepsiCo’s 3rd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-01-05
Target Naked Juice
Sector Beverages
Buyer(s) PepsiCo
Sellers(s) North Castle Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Naked Juice

Monrovia, California, United States
Naked Juice is an independent producer and marketer of super premium refrigerated juices and juice smoothies in the United States.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

PepsiCo

Purchase, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 1898
Sector Beverages
Employees318,000
Revenue 91.5B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
PepsiCo office in Columbia, Maryland.
PepsiCo office in Columbia, Maryland.

PepsiCo is a global food and beverage company. PepsiCo's brands include Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker and Tropicana. Through its operations, authorized bottlers, contract manufacturers and other third parties, PepsiCo makes, markets, distributes and sells a wide variety of beverages, foods and snacks. PepsiCo was founded in 1898 and is based in Purchase, New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 27
Sector (Beverages) 3 of 10
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 19
State (California) 3 of 7
Country (United States) 8 of 18
Year (2007) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-09-26 Izze Beverage

Monrovia, California, United States

The IZZE Beverage Company is a provider of 100% natural juice that contains no added sugars, caffeine, or preservatives. The ingredients are fruit juice and sparkling water. Izze was first introduced in four unique flavors—Blackberry, Lemon, Grapefruit and Pear.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-02-17 The Pepsi Bottling Group

Somers, New York, United States

The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. provides soft drinks and ready-to-drink beverages.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

North Castle Partners

Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

North Castle Partners is a specialist private equity firm that targets investments in consumer-driven product and service businesses. North Castle seeks control investments in companies that benefit from consumers looking to live 'healthier' lives as well as businesses that benefit from the baby boomer population. Specific areas of interest include aesthetics and personal care, consumer health, fitness and recreation, home and leisure, and nutrition. North Castle was formed in 1997 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 25
Sector (Beverages) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 15
State (California) 3 of 8
Country (United States) 5 of 23
Year (2007) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-01 Simply Good Foods

Denver, Colorado, United States

Simply Good Foods is a food company with a product portfolio consisting primarily of nutrition bars, ready-to-drink shakes, sweet and salty snacks, and confectionery products marketed under the Atkins®, Quest®, and Atkins Endulge® brand names. Simply Good Foods was formed in 1989 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-11 Avalon Natural Products

Boulder, Colorado, United States

Avalon is a provider of natural products. Categories include skin care, hair care, bath and body and sun care.

Sell $120M
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