M&A Deal Summary

Sun Capital Partners and L Catterton Partners Acquire The LANG Companies Inc

On December 1, 2009, private equity firm Sun Capital Partners and growth capital firm L Catterton Partners acquired consumer products company The LANG Companies Inc

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Sun Capital Partners’ 4th and L Catterton Partners’ 8th transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Sun Capital Partners’ 61st and L Catterton Partners’ 39th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Sun Capital Partners’ 2nd and L Catterton Partners’ 2nd transaction in Wisconsin.
Investment Fate
  • The LANG Companies Inc was sold to a strategic buyer in 2016.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2009-12-01
Target The LANG Companies Inc
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Sun Capital Partners
L Catterton Partners
Deal Type Special Situations/Distressed

Target

The LANG Companies Inc

Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States
The LANG Companies, Inc is a provider of art, design, and sports driven calendars (second largest participant in the U.S. calendar industry), back-to-school products, greeting cards and stationary. Products are marketed under three widely-recognized Company-owned brands: Lang, Avalanche and Turner Licensing brands.

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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 74 of 172
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 4 of 7
Type: Special Situations/Distressed M&A Deals 5 of 10
State: Wisconsin M&A 2 of 3
Country: United States M&A 61 of 118
Year: 2009 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-11-13 Timothys Coffees of the World

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Timothys Coffees of the World, Inc. is a retailer and wholesaler of premium coffee and related food items. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Timothy’s is a premium coffee company that produces specialty coffee, tea and other beverages in a variety of packaged forms.

Sell $157M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-12-10 EP Cleveland

Valley View, Ohio, United States

Europower, Inc. manufactures both low and high pressure hydraulic hose, hydraulic hose fittings, and hydraulic hose assemblies that it sells on a direct basis to major OEM customers as well as to over 400 distributors globally.

Sell -
Buyer

L Catterton Partners

Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 37.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

L Catterton is a private equity firm that targets investments in consumer-related companies located throughout North America. L Catterton looks for businesses with identifiable brands and operating in 'defensible and extensible' positions within growth industry segments. Specific sectors of interest include branded consumables, food/beverages, consumer services, restaurants, media and marketing, household durables, specialty retail, mass merchant retail, and luxury/apparel. Prospective transactions include management buyouts, recapitalizations, turnarounds, and growth financings. L Catterton was formed in 1990 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 43 of 223
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 8 of 38
Type: Special Situations/Distressed M&A Deals 2 of 2
State: Wisconsin M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 39 of 134
Year: 2009 M&A 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-09-01 Naya Waters

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Naya Waters is a bottled water company in canada specializing in the production of natural spring water and spring-water based drinks with a focus on environmental sustainability. Naya Waters is based in Montreal, Quebec.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-01-18 Dondup

Milan, Italy

Dondup is a clothing company focused on sportswear segment for women, men, and children. Dondup was formed in 1999 and is based in Milan, Italy.

Buy -