Swander Pace Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Swander Pace Capital’s most common sectors for investment arefood (50%) and consumer products (34%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (67%) and secondary buyout (13%). In total, Swander Pace Capital has invested in 15 US states and 3 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 1998 when it acquired Nonni s Foods for $32M.

In the last 3 years, Swander Pace Capital has exited 3 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (60%). Swander Pace Capital’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2015 when it sold Applegate Farms for $775M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity88
    • M&A Buy Activity48
    • M&A Sell Activity40
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 40
  • M&A Advisors 5

Swander Pace Capital

101 Mission Street, Suite 1900,
San Francisco, California 94105
United States
(415) 477-8500
www.spcap.com
info@spcap.com

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.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Apparel/Textiles, Beverages, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Distribution, Food, Life Science, Manufacturing, Packaging

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Consolidation, Divestiture, Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Special Situations/Distressed, Secondary Buyout

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, Canada

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - 500
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 45 3 - - - - 48
vol $32M $32M
Sell (0.8/yr) # 36 1 1 2 - - 40
vol $2.8B $2.8B
  88

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Aden & Anais, Inc. 2023-06-13 - Secondary Buyout
Brooklyn, New York · www.adenandanais.com
Bäckerhaus Veit Ltd. 2023-01-09 - Secondary Buyout
Mississauga, Ontario · www.backerhausveit.com
T-Bev, Inc. 2022-05-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Eugene, Oregon · www.t-bev.com
Mommy’s Bliss, Inc. 2021-06-02 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Richmond, California · www.mommysbliss.com
T-Bev, Inc. 2021-06-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Eugene, Oregon · www.t-bev.com
Mighty Spark Food 2021-05-25 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Minneapolis, Minnesota · www.mightysparkfood.com
Clarion Brands LLC 2021-01-21 - Add-on Acquisition
Trevose, Pennsylvania · www.clarionbrands.com
Voortman Cookies Ltd. 2019-12-02 323M CAD Add-on Acquisition
Burlington, Ontario · www.voortman.com
Passport Foods (SVC), LLC 2019-10-21 - Secondary Buyout
Ontario, California · www.passportglobalfoods.com
Café Valley, Inc. 2019-09-17 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Phoenix, Arizona · www.cafevalley.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Food 4 (36%) - 24 (50%) 32M (100%)
Consumer Products 5 (45%) - 16 (33%) -
Apparel/Textiles - - 3 (6%) -
Distribution - - 2 (4%) -
Beverages - - 1 (2%) -
E-Commerce 1 (9%) - 1 (2%) -
Restaurants 1 (9%) - 1 (2%) -
Total 11 - 48 $32M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 10 (91%) - 40 (83%) 32M (100%)
  California 4 (36%) - 13 (27%) -
  New York - - 4 (8%) -
  Ohio 1 (9%) - 3 (6%) -
  New Jersey 1 (9%) - 2 (4%) -
  Minnesota 1 (9%) - 2 (4%) -
  Arizona 1 (9%) - 2 (4%) -
  Oklahoma - - 2 (4%) 32M (100%)
  Pennsylvania - - 2 (4%) -
  Oregon - - 2 (4%) -
  Indiana - - 2 (4%) -
  Illinois - - 2 (4%) -
  North Dakota 1 (9%) - 1 (2%) -
  Colorado 1 (9%) - 1 (2%) -
  Texas - - 1 (2%) -
  Florida - - 1 (2%) -
Canada 1 (9%) - 7 (15%) -
  Ontario - - 3 (6%) -
  British Columbia 1 (9%) - 2 (4%) -
  Quebec - - 2 (4%) -
United Kingdom - - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 10 (91%) - 40 (83%) 32M (100%)
Cross-border 1 (9%) - 8 (17%) -
Total 11 - 48 $32M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 8 (73%) - 32 (67%) -
Secondary Buyout 2 (18%) - 6 (13%) -
Divestiture 1 (9%) - 4 (8%) 32M (100%)
Recapitalization - - 2 (4%) -
Acquisition Financing - - 1 (2%) -
Consolidation - - 1 (2%) -
Growth Capital - - 1 (2%) -
Venture - - 1 (2%) -
Total 11 - 48 $32M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 16 (40%) 163M (6%)
Secondary Sale 14 (35%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 9 (23%) 2.6B (94%)
Sold to Management 1 (3%) -
Total 40 $2.8B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Rothschild Global Advisory
2
Houlihan Lokey
1
Credit Suisse Investment Banking
1
Legal Deals
Kirkland & Ellis
9
Stikeman Elliott LLP
4

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $32M
TOTAL $32M
Largest Nonni's Foods LLC
$32M (1998-07-07)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 6 $2.6B
< $100M 2 $132M
TOTAL $2.8B
Largest Applegate Farms LLC
$775M (2015-07-13)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
15%
7 (15%)
Strategic(s)
8%
4 (8%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
35%
14 (35%)
Strategic(s)
60%
24 (60%)

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