M&A Deal Summary

Sprouts Farmers Market Acquires Sunflower Farmers Markets

On March 9, 2012, Sprouts Farmers Market acquired retailer Sunflower Farmers Markets from Harvey & Company

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Sprouts Farmers Market’s 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Sprouts Farmers Market’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Sprouts Farmers Market’s 1st transaction in Arizona.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-03-09
Target Sunflower Farmers Markets
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Sprouts Farmers Market
Sellers(s) Harvey & Company
Deal Type Merger

Target

Sunflower Farmers Markets

Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Sunflower Farmers Markets operates a chain of value-oriented natural and organic grocery stores that offer a high-quality assortment of natural and organic products at prices that are substantially lower than competitors. Sunflower Farmers Markets was founded in 2002 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Sprouts Farmers Market

Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Category Company
Founded 1943
Sector Retail
Employees32,000
Revenue 6.8B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Sprouts Farmers Market is a provider of groceries that offers a wide variety of organic fruits and vegetables and many more food items. Sprouts Farmers Market was founded in 1943 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Retail) 1 of 1
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
State (Arizona) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2012) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Harvey & Company

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Merchant Bank
Founded 1998
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Harvey & Company is a principal investment and advisory group. The Firm works with companies and private equity firms on acquisition searches as well as makes investments of its own. Harvey & Company was established in 1998 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 35
Sector (Retail) 1 of 3
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
State (Arizona) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 9 of 34
Year (2012) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-09 Sprouts Farmers Market

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Sprouts Farmers Market is a provider of groceries that offers a wide variety of organic fruits and vegetables and many more food items. Sprouts Farmers Market was founded in 1943 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-04-11 Sun & Skin Care Research

Cocoa, Florida, United States

Sun & Skin Care Research LLC is a manufacturer of sunscreen and skin lotion products around the world. Sun & Skin Care Research was founded in 1989 and is based in Cocoa, Florida.

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