M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2014-09-17 |
| Target | So Delicious Dairy Free |
| Sector | Food |
| Buyer(s) | The WhiteWave Foods |
| Sellers(s) | EagleTree Capital |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
| Deal Value | 195M USD |
| Advisor(s) | CG Sawaya Partners (Financial) Crowell & Moring Loeb & Loeb (Legal) |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1977 |
| Sector | Food |
| Employees | 5,300 |
| Revenue | 4.0B USD (2016) |
The WhiteWave Foods Co. is a consumer packaged food and beverage company that manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells branded plant-based foods and beverages, coffee creamers and beverages, premium dairy products and organic produce throughout North America and Europe. WhiteWave is focused on providing consumers with innovative, great-tasting food and beverage choices that meet their increasing desires for nutritious, flavorful, convenient, and responsibly-produced products. WhiteWave was formed in 1977 and is based in Denver, Colorado.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 4 |
| Sector (Food) | 2 of 4 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 2 of 4 |
| State (Oregon) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 2 of 3 |
| Year (2014) | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 3 of 4 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-12-09 |
Earthbound Farm
San Juan Bautista, California, United States Earthbound Farm, Inc. is a pioneer in the organic food industry and the market leader in the organic packaged salad category. The Company sells organic packaged salads, fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables and other organic food products to retail grocers, natural food retailers, club stores, mass merchants and food service distributors. |
Buy | $600M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-09 |
Vega US
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada Vega US is a provider of plant-based protein powders across several categories, including Daily Nutrition, Sports Nutrition, and Functional Wellness. Vega US was founded in 2001 and is based in Burnaby, British Columbia. |
Buy | $550M |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2001 |
| PE ASSETS | 5.6B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
EagleTree Capital is an independent private equity and investment firm focused on mid-market leveraged buyouts. The Firm's buyout group looks to invest $50 to $200 million to support acquisitions of profitable companies in the media/communications, consumer products, and water/industrial products and services sectors. EagleTree Capital was formerly known as Wasserstein Partners, an investment firm formed by Bruce Wasserstein, the late CEO of investment bank Lazard Freres. EagleTree Capital is based in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 17 of 25 |
| Sector (Food) | 2 of 2 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 7 of 13 |
| State (Oregon) | 2 of 2 |
| Country (United States) | 15 of 23 |
| Year (2014) | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 6 of 11 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-04 |
ALM Media
New York, New York, United States ALM Media is a content and information services business, providing subscription-based, must-have news, insights, data, and analyses to legal, insurance, finance, commercial real estate, consulting, and business professionals. ALM’s premier brands, such as The American Lawyer, National Law Journal, New York Law Journal, ThinkAdvisor, Judy Diamond, Kennedy Consulting, and Real Estate Media provide critical, timely, and unique information to users regionally, nationally and internationally. ALM Media was founded in 1998 and is based in New York City. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-02 |
High Pressure Equipment
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States High Pressure Equipment Co. is a manufacturer of mission critical valves, fittings, tubing and accessories for use in high pressure applications. High Pressure offer a family of reactors and pressure vessels, as well as pumping systems and pressure boosters. |
Sell | $160M |
