M&A Deal Summary

Tengram Capital Partners and Seawall Capital Acquire Lime Crime

On June 18, 2018, private equity firms Tengram Capital Partners and Seawall Capital acquired retailer Lime Crime

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Tengram Capital Partners’ 3rd and Seawall Capital’s 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Tengram Capital Partners’ 22nd and Seawall Capital’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Tengram Capital Partners’ 6th and Seawall Capital’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-06-18
Target Lime Crime
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Tengram Capital Partners
Seawall Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Lime Crime

Woodland Hills, California, United States
Lime Crime is a provider of makeup and hair color brand for women who are unapologetically themselves. Lime Crime was founded in 2008 and is based in Woodland Hills, California.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Tengram Capital Partners

Westport, Connecticut, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2010
Size Small
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Tengram Capital Partners LLC is a private equity firm focused on retail and branded consumer products. Tengram targets small-cap growth companies as well as restructuring opportunities with stable cash-flows. Specific areas of interest include apparel, sporting goods, consumer electronics, home furnishings, health and beauty, spirits, and food and beverage. Tengram is based in Westport, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 23 of 24
Sector (Retail) 3 of 3
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 10 of 10
State (California) 6 of 6
Country (United States) 22 of 23
Year (2018) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-18 Tone It Up

Manhattan Beach, California, United States

Tone It Up provides delicious, clean protein powders, snacks, nutrition plans & apparel. Tone It Up was founded in 2009 and is based in Manhattan Beach, California.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-05-22 This Works

London, United Kingdom

This Works is a provider of natural beauty products focused on developing, marketing, distributing, and selling aromatherapeutic beauty products across the body care, skin care, and sleep categories to a diverse set of health and wellness, specialty beauty, and third-party e-commerce retailers. This Works was founded in 2003 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Sell £43M
DESCRIPTION

Seawall Capital is a private investment firm that looks to acquire founder led companies in search of an exit or liquidity. The Firm looks to commit $25 to $100 million per transaction and seeks businesses with at least $20 million of revenue. Sectors of interest include consumer goods, consumer services, consumer technologies, leisure, and distribution. Seawall Capital was formed in 2020 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 4
Sector (Retail) 1 of 2
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 1 of 2
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 4
Year (2018) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-11-06 Movement

Englewood, Colorado, United States

Movement is a provider of indoor climbing facilities as well as amenities like yoga studios, functional fitness, cardio zones, and retail pro shops. Movement was founded in 2017 and is based in Englewood, Colorado.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-01-07 Kent Outdoors

New London, Ohio, United States

Kent Outdoors is a diverse platform of action sports brands with a broad product set spanning personal flotation devices, wakeboards, water skis, towable tubes, snowboards, and more. Kent Outdoors was founded in 1959 and is based in New London, Ohio.

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