M&A Deal Summary

Sun Capital Partners Acquires Koch Separation Solutions

On August 14, 2023, private equity firm Sun Capital Partners acquired diversified company Koch Separation Solutions from Koch Engineered Solutions

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Sun Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Diversified sector.
  • This is Sun Capital Partners’ 116th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Sun Capital Partners’ 5th transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2023-08-14
Target Koch Separation Solutions
Sector Diversified
Buyer(s) Sun Capital Partners
Sellers(s) Koch Engineered Solutions
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Koch Separation Solutions

Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States
Koch Separation Solutions is a separation technology company transforming the landscape of separations by leveraging synergistic technology such as membrane filtration and ion exchange. KSS offers solutions for the most demanding applications across food and beverage, life science, and general industrial markets. Koch Separation Solutions is based in Wilmington, Massachusetts.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Sun Capital Partners

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 13.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Sun Capital's corporate headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida.
Sun Capital's corporate headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida.

Sun Capital Partners is a large private equity firm focused on leveraged buyouts, equity, debt, and other control investments in North America, Asia, and Europe. Sun looks for businesses that can benefit from the Firm's operating experience including underperformers, turnarounds, and special situations. Target companies typically have $50 million to $1 billion in revenue with strong market positions. Sectors of interest include paper and packaging, food and beverages, metals and mining, automotive after-market parts, consumer products, financial services, healthcare, media and communications, building products, telecommunications, technology, retailing and catalogs, restaurants, manufacturing and industrial. Sun Capital was formed in 1995 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 169 of 169
Sector (Diversified) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 24 of 24
State (Massachusetts) 5 of 5
Country (United States) 116 of 116
Year (2023) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-03-27 Scotch & Soda

Hoofddorp, Netherlands

Scotch & Soda is a designer, marketer, wholesaler and retailer of contemporary casual apparel for men, women and children. Scotch & Soda's clothing lines include shirts, polos, sweaters, pants, jeans, shorts, blouses and skirts for women, men, boys and girls. Scotch & Soda also sells accessories and has its own fragrance, Barfly. Products are distributed in 39 countries through approximately 5,000 department and other third party specialty retail stores, franchised retail locations and company-owned stores. Scotch & Soda was founded in 1985 and is based in Hoofddorp, Netherlands.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-09-25 Smokey Bones Barbeque & Grill

Greenwood, Indiana, United States

Smokey Bones Barbeque & Grill offers genuine barbeque flavors in a fun, energetic atmosphere known for friendly, attentive service in 68 locations across the Eastern and Midwestern United States. Smokey Bones' menu features a broad range of American favorites including baby-back and St. Louis-style ribs and hand-pulled pork which are slow-smoked daily over hickory in each restaurant for up to 11 hours for fall-off-the-bone tenderness and smokey flavor. Other favorites include flame-grilled sandwiches and steaks, half-pound Angus and Buffalo burgers, as well as a selection of great salads, fish and chicken entrees. Smokey Bones Barbeque & Grill is based in Greenwood, Indiana.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Koch Engineered Solutions

Wichita, Kansas, United States

Category Company
Sector Engineering
DESCRIPTION

Koch Engineered Solutions (KES) provides engineered solutions in construction; mass and heat transfer; combustion and emissions controls; filtration; separation; materials applications; automation and actuation. KES delivers superior value in developing, integrating, and applying innovative technical and service solutions for industrial value chains. Koch Engineered Solutions is based in Wichita, Kansas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Diversified) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
State (Massachusetts) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2023) 1 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-08-22 Koch Project Solutions

Houston, Texas, United States

Koch Project Solutions provide front end engineering, design and project. Koch Project Solutions is based in Houston, Texas.

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