M&A Deal Summary

Prospect Hill Growth Partners Acquires KeyImpact Sales & Systems

On October 21, 2015, private equity firm Prospect Hill Growth Partners acquired food company KeyImpact Sales & Systems from Eos

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Prospect Hill Growth Partners’ 3rd transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Prospect Hill Growth Partners’ 22nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Prospect Hill Growth Partners’ 1st transaction in Pennsylvania.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-10-21
Target KeyImpact Sales & Systems
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Prospect Hill Growth Partners
Sellers(s) Eos
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) Lincoln International (Financial)
Selzer Gurvitch (Legal)

Target

KeyImpact Sales & Systems

Salunga, Pennsylvania, United States
KeyImpact Sales & Systems is a food service sales agency. KeyImpact represents food manufacturers as well as packaging and supply companies and offers a cost-effective and efficient means of uniting the complex and fragmented foodservice industry. KeyImpact Sales & Systems was founded in 2000 and is based in Salunga, Pennsylvania.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Prospect Hill Growth Partners

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 2.7B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Prospect Hill Growth Partners is a private equity firm specializing in leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations of middle-market growth companies across the US. Prospect Hill looks for profitable businesses ($5 to $25 million of EBITDA) with annual revenues from $50 to $300 million with strong brands and leading market positions. Target sectors include consumer products, healthcare, specialty retail, and asset management. Prospect Hill Growth Partners was formerly known as J.W. Childs and changed its name in 2019. The Firm was originally formed in 1995 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 32
Sector (Food) 3 of 3
Type (Secondary Buyout) 10 of 15
State (Pennsylvania) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 22 of 32
Year (2015) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-08-04 Shoe Sensation

Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States

Shoe Sensation is a footwear retailer serving communities across the Midwest. Shoe Sensation was founded in 1984 and is based in Jeffersonville, Indiana.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-14 SunnyD

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

SunnyD is a producer of juice-based drinks in North America. The Company and brand was originally established in 1963 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Eos

New York, New York, United States

Category Asset Manager
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 1.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Eos is an investment firm with strategies covering private equity, public equity, and credit markets. The Firm targets businesses generating sales of $25 to $500 million and EBITDA of $5 to $50 million. Eos invests in businesses under-going ownership changes, divestitures, management buyouts or and recapitalizations. The Firm invests up to $100 million per transaction. Target sectors include business/outsourced services, alternative media/marketing, healthcare services, transportation/logistics, infrastructure/environmental services, energy, and financial services. Eos was formed in 1994 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 18 of 25
Sector (Food) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 4 of 6
State (Pennsylvania) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 18 of 25
Year (2015) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-10-17 CRS Proppants

Houston, Texas, United States

CRS Proppants, which provides raw and resin coated sand to oilfield service and exploration & production companies for use in hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells

Sell $225M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-15 Penton Media

New York, New York, United States

Penton Media, Inc. is an information services and marketing company. Penton’s products inform with rich industry insights and workflow tools; engage through dynamic events, education and networking; and advance business with powerful marketing services programs.

Sell $1.6B