M&A Deal Summary

TSG Consumer Partners Acquires Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut

On September 1, 2000, private equity firm TSG Consumer Partners acquired food company Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut for 40M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is TSG Consumer Partners’ 3rd transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is TSG Consumer Partners’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is TSG Consumer Partners’ 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is TSG Consumer Partners’ 1st transaction in Hawaii.
Investment Fate
  • Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2004 for 130M USD.
  • Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut was divested to a consortium of strategic buyers in 2015.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2000-09-01
Target Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut
Sector Food
Buyer(s) TSG Consumer Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Deal Value 40M USD

Target

Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut

Keaau, Hawaii, United States
Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Co. is a provider of macadamia nut processor.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

TSG Consumer Partners

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 14.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

TSG Consumer Partners (formerly known as The Shansby Group) is a specialist private equity firm focused on acquiring and building mid-sized, branded consumer companies. TSG invests in private and publicly traded companies, and will consider both majority and minority equity positions. Specific sectors of interest include apparel, beauty, e-commerce, personal care, retail, food/beverages, restaurants, health/wellness, household products, and pet care. TSG looks for companies with sales between $20 million and $1.5 billion and can invest commit up to $500 million per transaction. TSG Consumer Partners was formed in 1987 and is based in San Francisco, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 56
Sector (Food) 3 of 10
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 4 of 22
State (Hawaii) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 5 of 51
Year (2000) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-12-11 Cutex Brands

Festus, Missouri, United States

Cutex Brands LLC is a producer of nail polish removers and nail treatments, sold through drug stores, mass merchandisers, supermarkets.

Buy $30M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-11-21 Don Miguel

Anaheim, California, United States

Don Miguel, Inc. is a provider of branded frozen and fresh authentic Mexican flavored appetizers, snacks and handheld items. Don Miguel includes tacos, flautas, taquitos, empanadas, burritos, dinners and roller grill items.

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