Circle Peak Capital Seeking Acquisitions for Hill & Valley.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Circle Peak Capital, a private equity firm based in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , announced today that it is pursuing acquisitions and related corporate development opportunities for Hill & Valley Inc., a portfolio company that manufactures baked sugar-free and no-sugar-added sweet goods. "Add-on acquisitions, distribution and product licensing joint ventures, and private label relationships with companies that have a retail, in-store bakery, grocery, foodservice or specialty segment are being actively considered. In particular, cookies, pies, cupcakes and other baked goods that fit within Hill & Valley's sugar free/no sugar added brand positioning are of interest, especially if the company has revenues between $2.5 - $20 million," said Circle Peak Managing Partner R. Adam Smith. "Ideally, these partners will have longstanding customer relationships, an established direct sales force, customer concentration, unique product offerings, and limited capital expenditure requirements." Health and lifestyle concerns are a primary reason for the popularity of Hill & Valley's baked goods. Diabetes is growing at an alarming rate within the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and currently affects 18 million Americans. In addition, a total of approximately 30 million individuals, nearly 1 in 10, are on a sugar restricted diet or counting their carbohydrates. The majority of individuals with this disease have the ability to keep the illness in check with diet and exercise. No Sugar Added products available from Hill & Valley include Baked Apple, Cherry and Sugar Free Lemon Meringue Pies and Banana Creme n. 1. Cream; - a term used esp. in cookery, names of liqueurs, etc. Cake. Hill and Valley also offers a variety of blueberry blueberry, plant of the large genus Vaccinium, widely distributed shrubs (occasionally small trees) of the family Ericaceae (heath family), usually found on acid soil. They are often confused with the related huckleberry. muffins, decorated cakes and cookies, including the most popular - Chocolate Chunk Cookies. Hill & Valley, Inc. Hill & Valley, Inc. is an 18-year old leading manufacturer of baked sugar free and no-sugar-added sweet goods based in Rock Island, Illinois Rock Island is a city in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. The population was 39,684 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Rock Island CountyGR6 . Products are sold nationwide primarily through the in-store bakery section of supermarkets, and include cakes, pies, cookies and brownies that are sweetened sweet·en v. sweet·ened, sweet·en·ing, sweet·ens v.tr. 1. To make sweet or sweeter by adding sugar, honey, saccharin, or another sweet substance. 2. To make more pleasant or agreeable. using sugar substitutes derived from corn and other natural, trans-fat free ingredients. Hill & Valley, Inc. meets customers' demand for bakery products with alternative sweeteners to sugar, especially for the diabetic and diet-conscious consumers. It supplies over half of the top 25 U.S. grocery retailers and is known to be the largest privately owned exclusive provider of sugar free and no-sugar-added bakery products in the United States. Circle Peak Capital LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control Circle Peak Capital LLC ("Circle Peak") is a private equity investment firm based in New York, NY that invests in established small- and mid-cap private companies in the consumer sectors. Circle Peak's principals and advisors are experienced in investing in, managing, operating and advising companies with between $10 million and $500 million in sales. The Company is dedicated to partnering with proven management, and supplementing management teams where necessary, building profitable and sustainable businesses A business is sustainable if it has adapted its practices for the use of renewable resources and holds itself accountable for the environmental and human rights impacts of its activities. , and realizing significant returns on capital for its principals, management teams and investors. For more information, go to http://www.circlepeakcapital.com or call 646-230-8812. |
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