M&A Deal Summary

Strategic Equipment and Supply Acquires ISI Commercial Refrigeration

On November 14, 2006, Strategic Equipment and Supply acquired distribution company ISI Commercial Refrigeration from Arbor Investments

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Strategic Equipment and Supply’s 1st transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Strategic Equipment and Supply’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Strategic Equipment and Supply’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2006-11-14
Target ISI Commercial Refrigeration
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Strategic Equipment and Supply
Sellers(s) Arbor Investments
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

ISI Commercial Refrigeration

Dallas, Texas, United States
ISI Commercial Refrigeration LP is the largest master distributor, lessor and servicer of refrigerated foodservice equipment in the state of Texas and a player nationally.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Strategic Equipment and Supply

Irving, Texas, United States

Category Company
Founded 2000
Sector Machinery
DESCRIPTION

Strategic Equipment and Supply Company is a full-service provider of food service equipment and supply. The Company provides turnkey solutions, including: computer-aided design and layout; store remodeling; and installation, financing, and fabrication of initial and replenishment equipment and supply packages.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Distribution M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Texas M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2006 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Arbor Investments

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 2.6B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Arbor Investments is a private equity group focused on acquiring profitable, middle-market companies in the food and beverage sector. Arbor considers all areas surrounding the food/beverage and related industries. Specific areas of interest include regional niche branded food products; vegetable, fruit, meat and dairy processors; ethnic food manufacturers and marketers; flavors and ingredients; baked goods; restaurant chains; co-packers for major retailers, foodservice companies; food packaging; grocery and specialty food retailers; and logistics providers to the food and beverage industries. Prospective companies generally lead their markets and are 'low-cost operators' with predictable cash-flows. Arbor Investments was formed in 1999 and has offices in Chicago, New York, and Atlanta.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 32
Sector: Distribution M&A 3 of 6
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 18
State: Texas M&A 1 of 3
Country: United States M&A 7 of 31
Year: 2006 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-11-01 Nordon

Langhorne, Pennsylvania, United States

Nordon is a distributor of foodservice equipment in the mid-Atlantic U.S. Nordon is one of the largest distributors in the country for top equipment brands such as Hoshizaki, Beverage-Air, Imperial and Amana. Nordon was founded in 1985 and is based in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-01 National Deli

Miami, Florida, United States

National Deli, Inc. is a provider of authentic delicatessen meats, all beef franks and premium cooked beef products.

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