Since we had a multi-year dialogue before I decided to take on an outside partner, we had a great working relationship and were able to hit the ground running by the time our partnership formally began. The Seidler team understood my vision that add-on acquisitions could accelerate Sunny Sky’s growth into new categories, channels and geographies. Their team put together a large funnel of potential targets and helped with the blocking and tackling in formulating a structured acquisition outreach, due diligence and evaluation program.
We have completed five complementary acquisitions, including our two largest that closed seven and eight years into our partnership. Additionally, Seidler has supported strategic investments to upgrade our Houston facility, which significantly increased production capacity and automation, and they’ve played a key role in evaluating our international opportunities. Clearly, Seidler’s family office roots and their “patient, long-game” approach to helping build great businesses has made the difference for my company.