M&A Deal Summary

Swander Pace Capital Acquires Voortman

On October 14, 2015, private equity firm Swander Pace Capital acquired food company Voortman

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Swander Pace Capital’s 18th transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Swander Pace Capital’s 5th transaction in Canada.
  • This is Swander Pace Capital’s 2nd transaction in Ontario.
Investment Fate
  • Voortman was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2019 for 425M CAD.
  • Voortman was divested to a consortium of strategic buyers in 2024.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-10-14
Target Voortman
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Swander Pace Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) Deloitte (Financial)
McCarter Grespan Beynon Weir (Legal)

Target

Voortman

Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Voortman is a manufacturer of cookies and wafers sold under the Voortman brand. Voortman offers quality cookies, using the finest, hand-selected ingredients. Voortman was founded in 1951 and is based in Burlington, Ontario.

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Buyer

Swander Pace Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

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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 36 of 52
Sector: Food M&A 18 of 27
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 23 of 34
State: Ontario M&A 2 of 3
Country: Canada M&A 5 of 9
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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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
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Cerritos, California, United States

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