M&A Deal Summary

Swander Pace Capital Acquires Kooba

On October 18, 2007, private equity firm Swander Pace Capital acquired consumer products company Kooba

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Swander Pace Capital’s 5th transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Swander Pace Capital’s 21st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Swander Pace Capital’s 7th transaction in California.
Investment Fate
  • Kooba was sold to a strategic buyer in 2011.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-10-18
Target Kooba
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Swander Pace Capital
Deal Type Recapitalization
Advisor(s) The Sage Group (Financial)

Target

Kooba

Rancho Dominguez, California, United States
Kooba LLC is a premium contemporary designer of women’s luxury handbags and accessories.

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Buyer

Swander Pace Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 1.8B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Swander Pace Capital (SPC) is a private equity firm focused on investing in North American middle-market consumer products companies. SPC looks for companies exhibiting strong growth potential and sales of up to $500 million. Specific areas of interest include food/beverage, household products, health living, packaging, personal care, pet products, sporting goods, specialty apparel, and specialty distribution. Prospective investment situations include management-led buyouts, consolidations, divestitures, turnarounds, recapitalizations, and growth capital financings. SPC was formed in 1996 and has offices in San Francisco, California; Bedminster, New Jersey; and Ontario, Canada.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 23 of 52
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 5 of 16
Type: Recapitalization M&A Deals 1 of 2
State: California M&A 7 of 13
Country: United States M&A 21 of 42
Year: 2007 M&A 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-10-09 Gilchrist & Soames

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Gilchrist & Soames is a provider of branded luxury personal care products to the hospitality market. Gilchrist & Soames is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-01-01 ReNew Life Formulas

Palm Harbor, Florida, United States

ReNew Life Formulas, Inc. is a natural digestive care company. ReNew Life a major brand in dietary health, with an emphasis on digestive health. Renew Life is the No. 1 brand of probiotics in the natural channel,1 with a steadily growing share in the food, drug, and mass channel.

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