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Sun Capital Partners, Inc., is an American
private equity In the field of finance, the term private equity (PE) refers to investment funds, usually limited partnerships (LP), which buy and restructure financially weak companies that produce goods and provide services. A private-equity fund is both a ty ...
firm specializing in
leveraged buyout A leveraged buyout (LBO) is one company's acquisition of another company using a significant amount of borrowed money (leverage) to meet the cost of acquisition. The assets of the company being acquired are often used as collateral for the loan ...
s. Sun Capital was founded in 1995 by Marc J. Leder and
Rodger Krouse Rodger Krouse (born 1961) is an American businessperson who co-founded Sun Capital Partners, Inc., a global investment firm based in Boca Raton, Florida, United States. Early life and education Krouse was born to a Jewish family
, former classmates at the
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania ( ; also known as Wharton Business School, the Wharton School, Penn Wharton, and Wharton) is the business school of the University of Pennsylvania, a Private university, private Ivy League rese ...
and investment bankers at
Lehman Brothers Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. ( ) was an American global financial services firm founded in 1847. Before Bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, filing for bankruptcy in 2008, Lehman was the fourth-largest investment bank in the United States (behind Gol ...
. As of March 31, 2021, Sun Capital has approximately $13 billion of cumulative capital commitments and has invested in more than 475 portfolio companies worldwide with revenues in excess of $50 billion across a broad range of industries, including business services, technology, healthcare,
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and
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, building products, general consumer, and industrial, among others. Sun Capital is headquartered in
Boca Raton Boca Raton ( ; es, Boca Ratón, link=no, ) is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. It was first incorporated on August 2, 1924, as "Bocaratone," and then incorporated as "Boca Raton" in 1925. The population was 97,422 in the ...
,
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, with additional offices in
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and
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, and an affiliate with offices in
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. Sun Capital's investment strategy involves a variety of proprietary operational tools to help portfolio companies grow
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, lower costs, improve company cultures, and enhance processes. Sun Capital targets platform companies with revenues between $50 million and $1.0 billion as well add-on acquisitions. Sun Capital focuses on several transaction types, including corporate carve-outs, founder-owned, and sponsor-to- sponsor.


History

In 2014, ''
Private Equity International ''Private Equity International'' (PEI) is a global insight, analysis and data provider for the private equity industry, with a core focus on the relationship between investors and fund managers: the LP-GP nexus. Launched in December 2001, the tit ...
'' and ''Privcap'' reported that Sun Capital stood to return 9-times its investment in Emerald Performance Materials after more than tripling the portfolio company's earnings in its six years under Sun's stewardship. Sun Capital originally formed Emerald through a corporate carveout of food ingredients and industrial specialties divisions of
Lubrizol The Lubrizol Corporation is an American provider of specialty chemicals for the transportation, industrial and consumer markets. These products include additives for engine oils and other transportation-related fluids, additives for industrial l ...
. In 2015, Sun Capital sold Point Blank Enterprises after helping the portfolio company grow revenue by adding new products and tripling exports. Sun's sale of Point Blank was subsequently deemed "Turnaround Deal of the Year" by ''Buyouts Insider''. Sun Capital originally assembled Point Blank's assets through bankruptcy auction processes. In 2016, ''
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'' reported that Sun Capital had returned more than 18-times its investment in Critical Flow Solutions, after more than doubling the portfolio company's earnings in less than two years. Sun originally formed Critical Flow in 2015 in a corporate carveout of three business units from
Curtiss-Wright Corporation The Curtiss-Wright Corporation is a manufacturer and services provider headquartered in Davidson, North Carolina, with factories and operations in and outside the United States. Created in 1929 from the consolidation of Curtiss, Wright, and v ...
. ''
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'' subsequently reported that Sun Capital's sale of Admiral Petroleum Co. and Lemmen Oil Co. returned 1,530 times Sun Capital's original investment. In 2017, '' PitchBook'' highlighted Sun Capital Partners VI as one of the top six performing billion-dollar US buyout funds in the prior five years, with an
internal rate of return Internal rate of return (IRR) is a method of calculating an investment’s rate of return. The term ''internal'' refers to the fact that the calculation excludes external factors, such as the risk-free rate, inflation, the cost of capital, or fin ...
of 65.1%. '' PitchBook'' subsequently reported that Sun Capital had sold Aclara Technologies for $1.1 billion after acquiring the smart infrastructure systems provider for $130 million in 2014, sponsoring four add-on acquisitions, and helping quadruple earnings during the investment period. In 2018, ''
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'' reported that "Sun Capital cashes in again on manufacturing with Robertshaw Sale" after Sun helped the appliance components manufacturer more than double earnings over a four-year period and sell for approximately $900 million. In 2019, ''PE Hub'' reported that Sun Capital had sold Horizon Group Holdings after helping the HVAC services company successfully complete ten add-on acquisitions, enter four new markets, and increase headcount by over 800 professionals. In 2020, ''PE Hub'' reported that Sun Capital's investment in ClearChoice Management Services looked like "a clear home run" after helping the
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provider approximately double earnings over a three-year period and sell for more than $1.1 billion. In 2020, Sun Capital celebrated its 25th anniversary. In 2021, Sun Capital formalized its investment focus on the technology industry.


Select Investments

*2003: Sun Capital Partners acquired bagel chain
Bruegger's Bruegger's Enterprises, Inc. is a restaurant operator and subsidiary of the Luxembourg-based company JAB Holding Company. It and its wholly owned subsidiary Threecaf Brands Canada, Inc., are franchisers and operators of Bruegger's bakery-cafés, ...
Enterprises and majority share of
Mackie Designs Mackie is an American professional audio products brand. Founded in Seattle in 1988 by Greg Mackie as a manufacturer of affordable and versatile compact pro audio mixers, Mackie is the primary product line of LOUD Technologies. History Mackie ...
. *2005: Sun Capital Partners acquired Creekstone Farms. *2005: Sun Capital Partners acquired Exopack, but following the purchase of additional international companies, the company became Coveris. *2006: Sun Capital completed 33 transactions (both portfolio and add-on acquisitions) among which was
Marsh Supermarkets Marsh Supermarkets was an American retail food chain headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, with a peak number of 86 stores in 2013 located throughout central Indiana and parts of western Ohio (including metropolitan Cincinnati). Its eventual p ...
of
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, the owner/operator of 128 supermarkets/food stores, and 400
Village Pantry VPS Convenience Store Group was an American convenience store chain headquartered in Wilmington, North Carolina that could trace its roots to the founding of the first Village Pantry convenience store in 1966. VPS was sold in two parts in 2013 and ...
convenience stores, among other divisions. *2006: Sun Capital Partners acquired Big 10 Tire Stores. *2006: Sun Capital Partners acquired Del Monte Canada which it then sold it to
ConAgra Foods Conagra Brands, Inc. (formerly ConAgra Foods) is an American consumer packaged goods holding company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Conagra makes and sells products under various brand names that are available in supermarkets, restaurants, ...
in 2012. *2007: Sun Capital acquired majority stake in
The Limited The Limited was an American clothing retailer that operated retail stores between the early 1960s and the late 2010s. After 2007, it became a brand, originally owned by the private equity firm Sun Capital Partners, now owned by another private equ ...
from
L Brands Bath & Body Works, Inc. (formerly known as L Brands, Inc., Limited Brands, Inc. and The Limited, Inc.) is an American specialty retail company based in Columbus, Ohio. It owns Bath & Body Works, posted $11.9 billion in revenue in 2021, and wa ...
in 2007 and the rest in 2010. They wrote off the investment and closed stores in 2017. *2007 Sun Capital Partners acquired Restaurants Unlimited Inc for an unspecified amount. *2008: Sun Capital Partners completed 26 transactions including a majority interest in
Gordmans Gordmans (stylized as gordmans) was a retailer founded in Omaha, Nebraska. The chain is owned by BrandX as of May 2022. In 2019, Stage Stores began converting other retail chains it owned into Gordmans stores, with the goal of having 700 Gordmans ...
, a department store chain headquartered in
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,
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. *2008: Sun Capital Partners acquired Frontier Spinning Mills. *2008: Sun Capital Partners acquired Kellwood. *2008: Sun Capital Partners acquired Neckermann, one of the leading European mail order companies. Sun Capital Partners refused funding the restructuring of Neckermann in 2012, resulting in bankruptcy. *2010: Sun Capital Partners acquired V&D, the largest Dutch warehouse chain that employed 10,000 people. The chain went bankrupt in 2015 when Sun Capital Partners refused to extend additional credit. *2011: Sun Capital completed 33 transactions including an investment in The SCOOTER Store, acquired NextPharma (UK), Polestar UK Print, the Britton Group, Vitro America, Contessa Premium Foods and
Scotch and Soda (clothing) Scotch and Soda is a Dutch fashion retail company. Scotch & Soda is owned by an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, Inc., with Frederick Lukoff serving as the current CEO. History In 2020, the brand launched sunglasses and eye glasses ranges ...
, an Amsterdam-based clothing manufacturer/retailer and Kobusch-Sengewald, a German-based packaging provider. Sun Capital has also exited
Bruegger's Bagels Bruegger's Enterprises, Inc. is a restaurant operator and subsidiary of the Luxembourg-based company JAB Holding Company. It and its wholly owned subsidiary Threecaf Brands Canada, Inc., are franchisers and operators of Bruegger's bakery-cafés ...
which was acquired by
Groupe Le Duff Groupe Le Duff is a French restaurant conglomerate, with holdings in Europe and the Americas, consisting of over 1,310 restaurants and bakeries. It includes Bridor, La Madeleine, Kamps, Mimi's Cafe, Pizza Del Arte, and Brioche Dorée. The comp ...
and Big 10 Tires which was acquired by Pep Boys. *2012: Sun Capital completed 30 transactions including Strauss Innovation, a Germany-based home furnishing and apparel retailer, American Golf UK clothing retailer
Bonmarché Bonmarché ( ) is a clothing retailer based in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The business was founded in 1982, and was acquired by the Peacock Group in July 2002. The clothing retailer had over 380 stores nationwide, employed over 4,000 peo ...
, CornerStone Research & Development, Certified Power and Elix Polymers. Sun Capital has also exited Thermasys which was acquired by
Wellspring Capital Management Wellspring Capital Management is an American private equity firm focused on leveraged buyout investments in middle-market companies across a range of industries. The firm, which is based in New York City New York, o ...
, Del Monte Canada was sold to
ConAgra Foods Conagra Brands, Inc. (formerly ConAgra Foods) is an American consumer packaged goods holding company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Conagra makes and sells products under various brand names that are available in supermarkets, restaurants, ...
and Raybestos Powertrain was sold to Monomoy Capital Partners, FRS was sold to Park-Ohio Holdings, Sonneborn was sold to One Equity Partners and Fearmans Pork was sold to Sofina Foods. *2012: Sun Capital acquired S&N Communications. *2013: Sun Capital completed eighteen acquisitions, eight exits and two IPOs. Some transactions include:
Johnny Rockets } The Johnny Rockets Group Inc. is an American restaurant franchise whose themed decor is based upon 1950s diner-style restaurants. Décor includes Coca-Cola advertising, featuring nearly life-size cardboard illustrations of women in World War ...
was sold to Sun Capital Partners in 2013. A majority stake in food packaging company Paragon Print and Packaging was also acquired by Sun Capital Partners in 2013. *2014: Sun Capital completed the acquisitions of ADTI, Aclara and Robertshaw. Sun Capital exited Wabash, Farfield Companies, Certified Power, Cornerstone, Manoir Aerospace, Emerald Performance Materials, DBA Apparel and Chicago Leisure. *2015: Sun Capital completed the acquisitions of Critical Flow Solutions, Flabeg, Flexitech and Flamingo Horticulture. Sun Capital exited Point Blank, VPS,
Fazoli's Fazoli's is an American fast casual restaurant chain headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky. It was founded in 1988 and is now owned by FAT Brands. As of November 2021, there are 220 Fazoli's located nationwide. The restaurant chain specializes in ...
, Vari-Form, Hickory Farms, Polestar and LOUD Technologies, Inc. *2015: Sun Capital sold Point Blank to JLL Partners. *2016 Sun Capital Partners exited Kellwood Company, Admiral, Critical Flow Solutions and Innocor. *2016: Sun Capital Partners acquired Furniture Factory Outlet. *2017: Sun Capital Partners acquired BWGS, Arrow Tru-Line, Horizon Services, AMES Taping Tools, and C&K Holdings. *2017: Sun Capital Partners sold Creekstone Farms to Marubeni Corp. and NextPharma to CapVest. *2018: Sun Capital Partners acquired ClearChoice Holdings, Afriflora and ESIM Chemicals. *2018: Sun Capital Partners sold Aclara, Robertshaw, Albéa and Demilec. *2019: Sun Capital Partners sold Horizon Services. *2019: Sun Capital Partners sold Rebecca Taylor and Parker fashion brands to Vince. Sun Capital Partners also owns 75% of Vince. *2020: Sun Capital sold ClearChoice Dental Implant Center. *2020: Sun Capital Partners Foundation Donates $300,000 to South Florida Charities *2021: Sun Capital Formalized Focus on Tech Investment Vertical and Acquires First Tech Deal, Exadel. *2021: Sun Capital Acquires Century Distribution Systems *2021: Sun Capital Completes Second Technology Investment, LoanLogics.


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Sun Capital Partners
(Company website)
Sun Capital Partners Google Finance
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