Capital Markets Post-Close for Food & Beverage Independent Sponsors
Securities and M&A counsel for independent sponsors introducing food and beverage transactions, from LOI to close to the capital markets that open up afterward.
Capital Markets Post-Close on food and beverage deals is one of those workstreams that looks routine on a checklist and decides outcomes in practice.
The typical food and beverage platform sits at $10M to $120M EV with EBITDA in the $2M to $20M range. The thesis runs on CPG roll-up or co-packing platform with regional bolt-ons. Treat trade spend like a working capital item, not a marketing line. The valuation moves accordingly.
How Capital Markets Post-Close actually gets structured.
Refinance senior debt at the 12 to 18 month mark when EBITDA growth supports it.
Plan a dividend recap or partial liquidity event at the right margin and leverage profile.
Source growth equity from capital partners with deeper checks than the original LP base.
Build a relationship with strategic acquirers years before the exit window opens.
In food and beverage, layer in co-pack capacity agreement re-papered as part of the Capital Markets Post-Close workstream.
Waiting until the exit to think about capital markets. The relationships should be working months before you need them.
"The right introduction in month nine can be worth more than the original equity round. The call list is short and known."Jason Powell · Capital Markets Post-Close
The deal is one thing. The capital that opens up after close is another.
After close, the call list for refinancing, recapitalization, and growth equity gets short and known. Jason carries that list.
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Bring the food and beverage deal. Get Capital Markets Post-Close done right.
Direct counsel from a securities and M&A attorney with billions in structured transactions, the independent-sponsor-native playbook, and the capital markets network that opens up post-close.