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Peachtree Equity Partners is a private equity firm based in Atlanta, Georgia, founded in 2002. The firm specializes in mezzanine and subordinated debt investments, as well as equity securities, primarily targeting middle-market companies in sectors such as manufacturing, healthcare, business services, consumer products, education, and media. Peachtree Equity Partners focuses on investments ranging from $3 million to $15 million for companies with enterprise values between $10 million and $100 million and sales between $10 million and $250 million. The firm is particularly interested in opportunities involving recapitalizations, management buyouts, add-on acquisitions, and shareholder buyouts, with a preference for businesses located in the Southeast. Peachtree typically takes a majority stake in its portfolio companies, investing for a period of five years and seeking flexible amortization terms and board representation. The firm also has a history linked to the private equity business of Wachovia Bank.
Young Pecan Company, founded in the early 1920s in Florence, South Carolina, began as a shipper of inshell pecans and expanded into the pecan shelling industry under the leadership of J. Givens Young in 1945. The company grew significantly and formed a joint venture with Gold Kist, Inc. in 1992, aiming to become the largest sheller in the pecan sector. Young Pecan operates state-of-the-art shelling facilities in Las Cruces, New Mexico; Florence, South Carolina; and Zaragosa, Mexico, alongside buying and storage facilities in Albany, Georgia. This network enables the company to efficiently source raw materials from major pecan-growing regions in the United States and Mexico while ensuring convenient distribution channels. Young Pecan processes and packages a variety of pecan products, including shelled and in-shell nuts, which are supplied to major food manufacturers, food processing companies, wholesalers, and grocery retailers for use in a wide range of food items such as cookies, bread, ice cream, and salads. The company also offers services like pecan oil roasting, antioxidant coating, and special sizing.
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