M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2023-12-28 |
| Target | St-Methode Bakery |
| Sector | Food |
| Buyer(s) |
Swander Pace Capital
Roynat Capital La Caisse |
| Deal Type | Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) |
| Advisor(s) | National Bank Financial (Financial) Norton Rose Fulbright (Legal) |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| PE ASSETS | 1.8B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Focused |
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 | 50 of 52 |
| Sector: Food M&A | 26 of 27 |
| Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals | 33 of 34 |
| State: Quebec M&A | 3 of 3 |
| Country: Canada M&A | 8 of 9 |
| Year: 2023 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-13 |
Aden & Anais
Brooklyn, New York, United States Aden & Anais is a designer and marketer of branded baby products sold primarily through independent boutique stores. Aden & Anais was formed in 2006 and is based in Brooklyn, New York. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-16 |
Patriot Pickle
Wayne, New Jersey, United States Patriot Pickle provides a variety of refrigerated pickles, sauerkraut, and other pickled veggies. Patriot boasts a state-of-the-art, 86,000 square foot facility that is SQF Level 2 and HAACP certified. Patriot Pickle was founded in 2004 and is based in Wayne, New Jersey. |
Sell | - |
Roynat Capital is an investment arm within Canada-based bank Scotiabank that looks to provide capital to middle-market businesses for growth and/or liquidity needs. The Firm looks to invest $5 to $20 million for minority stakes in profitable businesses with minimum EBITDA of $2 million. Roynat is sector agnostic and can invest a variety of capital, including common equity, preferred equity, and convertible debt. Roynat Capital is based in Calgary, Alberta.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 13 of 13 |
| Sector: Food M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals | 6 of 6 |
| State: Quebec M&A | 3 of 3 |
| Country: Canada M&A | 13 of 13 |
| Year: 2023 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-10 |
Kivuto Solutions
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Kivuto Solutions is a provider of advanced digital distribution and management solutions that enable the secure delivery of digital resources to individuals, businesses, and organizations anywhere in the world. Kivuto simplifies the process of delivering any digital good to any market under virtually any terms and conditions. Over 60,000 academic institutions and departments trust Kivuto to manage and distribute software to their students, faculty and staff. The company distributes software and other digital resources to millions of users in over 185 countries. Kivuto Solutions was founded in 1997 and is based in Ottawa, Ontario. |
Sell | - |
CDPQ is a global asset management firm focused on a variety of investing strategies including fixed income, real estate, infrastructure, private equity, venture capital, and public equities. Within private equity, CDPQ looks to acquire significant minority stakes in businesses operating in a variety of sectors and seeks to commit $250 million to $1 billion per transaction. CDPQ was established in 1965 and is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 98 of 106 |
| Sector: Food M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals | 7 of 10 |
| State: Quebec M&A | 40 of 45 |
| Country: Canada M&A | 43 of 48 |
| Year: 2023 M&A | 9 of 9 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-13 |
Hopper
Montreal, Quebec, Canada Hopper white-label travel portals for companies that aspire to sell travel with a differentiated consumer experience and offering. Hopper’s B2B initiative, Hopper Cloud, any travel provider airlines, hotels, online travel agencies, meta-search companies, travel agencies, etc. – can integrate and seamlessly distribute Hopper’s fintech or travel agency content which will now include tours and activities. Hopper is based in Montreal, Quebec. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-13 |
Levio
Québec, Quebec, Canada Levio is a digital native consulting firm providing services covering all aspects of digital transformation, from business strategies to information technologies (IT), to organizational management, including cybersecurity, data valorization, artificial intelligence and cloud computing. Levio was founded in 2014 and is based in Quebec, Quebec. |
Buy | - |
