Investment case
Buy out Cold Food
Cold Food is a company that produces premium snacks, including well-known Dutch brands such as Van Dobben and Kwekkeboom. Together with another investment company and the Van Dobben family, Synergia Capital Partners purchased Cold Food from a larger company. This transaction enabled Cold Food to continue as an independent company. The management had prepared a business plan for the next five years which included plans to develop new product initiatives and to target new sales channels based on the Van Dobben and Kwekkeboom brands.
One of Synergia’s shareholders who had specific knowledge of the food and retail industry was very actively involved in this process as a member of the supervisory board. In 2007, Cold Food was sold to Buitenhuis Snacks and NPM Capital.
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Buy outCold Food is a company that produces premium snacks, including well-known Dutch brands such as Van Dobben and Kwekkeboom. Together with another investment company and the Van Dobben family, Synergia Capital Partners purchased Cold Food from a larger company. This transaction enabled Cold Food to continue as an independent company. The management had prepared a business plan for the next five years which included plans to develop new product initiatives and to target...
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