Investment Summary

Wholesome Holdings Group and Brazos Private Equity Partners Exits Golden County Foods

On May 15, 2015, invested in food company Golden County Foods from Wholesome Holdings Group and Brazos Private Equity Partners

Investment Highlights
  • This is transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is transaction in the United States.
  • This is transaction in Wisconsin.
Investment Fate
  • Golden County Foods was sold to a strategic buyer in 2015.

Investment Summary

Date 2015-05-15
Target Golden County Foods
Sector Food
Sellers(s) Wholesome Holdings Group
Brazos Private Equity Partners
Deal Type Bankruptcy

Target

Golden County Foods

Plover, Wisconsin, United States
Golden County Foods, Inc. is a food manufacturer involved in producing potato products and hand-held appetizers under the SNAPPS® and Chi-Chi’s® brands. The company also manufactures products on a contract basis for major consumer brands and foodservice customers.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Wholesome Holdings Group

Plano, Texas, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2006
Size Small
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Wholesome Holdings Group LLC is a private investment firm focused on the food sector. The Firm looks to invest in companies with proven cash-flows of $2 to $50 million. Wholesome Holdings Group LLC was formed in 2006 and is based in Plano, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector: Food M&A 3 of 3
Type: Bankruptcy M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Wisconsin M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-01 Impact Confections

Janesville, Wisconsin, United States

Impact Confections, Inc. is a manufacturer and marketer of branded and niche confectionary products such as Warheads branded candy (the leading sour hard candy brand in the U.S.), seasonal chocolate, and confections, interactive kids confections, and 3-D lollipops. Impact Confections was founded in 1981 and is based in Janesville, Wisconsin.

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SELLER

Brazos Private Equity Partners

Dallas, Texas, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 1.4B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Brazos Private Equity Partners is a private investment firm that specializes in recapitalizations of family owned businesses, CEO led buy-and-build situations, non-core divestitures, and small cap take privates. Target companies generally have growing free cash-flow, sustainable competitive advantages, and a leading market position. Brazos looks to invest up to $100 million in companies with annual revenues between $25 and $250 million. Brazos primarily invests in consumer and business services, consumer products, restaurants and specialty retail, distribution, healthcare services, financial services, insurance, and manufacturing. Brazos targets opportunities located throughout the United States, with a particular emphasis on Texas and the Southwest US. Brazos was formed in 1999 and is based in Dallas, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 25
Sector: Food M&A 2 of 2
Type: Bankruptcy M&A Deals 4 of 4
State: Wisconsin M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 19 of 25
Year: 2015 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-02-26 Healthcare Solutions

Duluth, Georgia, United States

Healthcare Solutions provides ancillary healthcare and cost containment services to the workers’ compensation and auto medical claims markets. The company provides pharmacy benefit management, injury case management, preferred provider organization networks, and bill review services.

Sell $405M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-30 Vision Source

Kingwood, Texas, United States

Vision Source is an independent optometric franchising organization in North America, with a network of over 2,300 franchises across all 50 U.S. states and Canada, comprising more than 4,500 optometrists. The company offers its members attractive purchasing power, professional and staff development, and practice management assistance while allowing optometrists to maintain independence. Vision Source is led by an experienced management team that has grown revenue and earnings every year since beginning operations.

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