Olympus Partners has sold Ann’s House of Nuts to Gryphon Investors

Lincoln International, a leading global mid-market investment bank, has announced that Ann’s House of Nuts, Inc. (“Ann’s” or the “Company”) has been sold to Gryphon Investors. Ann’s was a portfolio company of Olympus Partners, a private equity firm based in Stamford, Connecticut.

Based in Columbia, Maryland, Ann’s is the world’s leading producer of trail mixes and a leading provider of snack nuts, dried fruits and other healthy snack products. The Company formulates, imports, processes and markets a comprehensive array of trail mixes, snack mixes, nuts, dried fruits and other on-trend snacks for global distribution through a broad group of outlets including supercenter / mass merchandiser retail, grocery store, wholesale club, convenience store, specialty retail, military and bulk industrial channels. Within many of these channels, Ann’s is the largest provider of private label (store brand) trail mixes globally and a leading supplier of private label nuts and dried fruit. Gryphon Investors is a private equity firm that partners with management teams in leveraged acquisitions of and growth investments in middle market companies.

Lincoln International acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Olympus Partners, working closely with Ann’s senior management team throughout the sale process. This included providing advisory expertise and managing the preparatory, marketing, negotiation and due diligence phases of the transaction.

Manu Bettegowda, Partner at Olympus Partners, commented, “Through an aggressive marketing effort and a deep knowledge of Ann’s industry, Lincoln achieved an attractive outcome for the shareholders. Their strong execution expertise and advice proved invaluable.” George Lampros, Chief Executive Office of Ann’s, added, “Lincoln provided expert guidance and was an ideal partner to the executive management throughout the sale process.”

About Olympus Partners

Founded in 1988, Olympus Partners is a Stamford, Conn.-based private equity firm focused on providing equity capital for middle market management buyouts and for companies needing capital for expansion. Olympus is an active, long-term investor across a broad range of industries, including healthcare services, financial services, consumer products and business services. Olympus manages in excess of $3 billion on behalf of corporate pension funds, endowment funds and state-sponsored retirement programs. More information about Olympus Partners can be obtained at www.olympuspartners.com.

About Gryphon Investors

Based in San Francisco, Gryphon Investors focuses on leveraged acquisitions of, and growth investments in, middle market companies in partnership with experienced management. Having managed more than $1 billion of discretionary equity capital, Gryphon has an extensive track record of investing $25 to $75 million of its own capital in companies with sales ranging from $25 to $250 million. Gryphon prioritizes investment opportunities where it can form proactive partnerships with owners and executives to build leading companies, utilizing Gryphon’s capital, professional resources and significant financial and operational expertise. More information about Gryphon Investors can be obtained at www.gryphoninvestors.com.

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