TPG Growth Takes Majority Stake in SmartSweets
October 27, 2020
TPG Growth has taken a majority stake in SmartSweets, the Vancouver-based better-for-you candy brand founded by Tara Bosch. Bosch remains the largest individual shareholder and will stay on the board while Douglas MacFarlane joins as CEO; financial terms were not disclosed. The investment is intended to accelerate SmartSweets' growth, distribution expansion, and product innovation.
- Buyers
- TPG Growth
- Targets
- SmartSweets
- Sellers
- SmartSweets management, Other shareholders
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Location
- British Columbia, Canada
- Transaction Type
- Growth capital
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