Private Equity Firm

Sun Capital Partners

AUM$10 billion

Founded1995

HQBoca Raton, FL

Private investment firm focused on leveraged buyouts and operationally intensive investments.

Track Record

Performance

Total Acquisitions15

Bankruptcy Rate33%

Avg Hold Period0.0yrs

High-Risk Track Record

33% of companies owned by this firm have filed for bankruptcy. This is significantly above the industry average.

Known Tactics

Playbook

Cost Cutting

COMMON

Aggressive reduction in labor costs, supplier payments, and operational expenses.

Debt Loading

COMMON

Adding significant debt to acquired company balance sheets, often to fund dividends to PE owners.

Asset Stripping

COMMON

Selling off valuable assets like real estate while leasing them back at high rates.

Portfolio Companies

Current and former holdings

Aéropostale

Avenue Stores

Boston Market

Bruegger's Bagels

Emergency Medicine Physicians

Friendly's

Gordmans

Johnny Rockets

LifeCare Holdings

Shopko

Snapple Beverage Group

Sun-Maid Growers

Sunny Delight

The Ensign Group

The Limited

Notable Outcomes

Case Studies

Failures

LifeCare Holdings

N/A

LifeCare Holdings experienced difficulties under PE ownership.

The Limited

N/A

The Limited experienced difficulties under PE ownership.

Avenue Stores

N/A

Avenue Stores experienced difficulties under PE ownership.

Boston Market

N/A

Boston Market experienced difficulties under PE ownership.

Shopko

N/A

Shopko experienced difficulties under PE ownership.

Successes

Johnny Rockets

N/A

Johnny Rockets achieved a successful outcome under PE ownership.

Bruegger's Bagels

N/A

Bruegger's Bagels achieved a successful outcome under PE ownership.

Emergency Medicine Physicians

N/A

Emergency Medicine Physicians achieved a successful outcome under PE ownership.

Sunny Delight

N/A

Sunny Delight achieved a successful outcome under PE ownership.

Snapple Beverage Group

N/A

Snapple Beverage Group achieved a successful outcome under PE ownership.