Logistics & Supply Chain
PE-backed trucking, warehousing, distribution, and supply chain companies
PE-Owned Brands
Acosta Sales & Marketing
Owned by The Carlyle Group
Carlyle Group acquired Acosta, one of the largest food and consumer goods sales agencies in North America, for roughly $3B in 2014. Acosta filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2019 with $3B+ in debt, affecting thousands of field sales employees.
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Transportation Insight
Owned by Gryphon Investors
Freight brokerage and logistics management services platform. A current Gryphon Investors portfolio company.
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US Foods
Owned by KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts)
KKR and Clayton Dubilier & Rice acquired US Foods (foodservice distribution) for $7.1B in 2007 in a leveraged buyout that preceded the financial crisis. The company carried $4B+ in debt. Sysco attempted to acquire US Foods for $8.2B in 2015 but was blocked by the FTC on antitrust grounds. US Foods IPO'd in 2016.
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