New York, NY (July 2, 2015) -- KPS Capital Partners, LP (“KPS”) announced today that its portfolio company Anchor Glass Container Corporation (“Anchor Glass” or the “Company”) has completed a successful recapitalization. Anchor Glass raised $465 million of financing through a new term loan. The proceeds of the recapitalization were used to refinance outstanding debt, to fund a $150 million cash distribution to stockholders and to support the Company’s continued growth.
Following the recapitalization, Anchor Glass remains conservatively capitalized with the continued support of its controlling shareholder, KPS, a private equity firm with approximately $5.9 billion of assets under management. KPS, co-investors and Anchor Glass management continue to own 100% of Anchor Glass’ common stock following the recapitalization.
Jim Fredlake, Chief Executive Officer of Anchor Glass, said, “In our first year under KPS’ ownership, Anchor Glass’ performance has exceeded our expectations. Anchor Glass is now a fully independent company focused on manufacturing excellence and providing best-in-class product quality, product innovation and the highest levels of service and support to our customers. This recapitalization validates the successful transformation Anchor Glass has made under KPS’ ownership, and we are pleased to return capital to our stockholders. Our conservative capital structure and the financial support of our stockholders provide us with the resources to support our customers and further expand Anchor Glass, both organically and through acquisitions. We thank our customers, suppliers and employees for their contributions to our remarkable success”
Financing for the recapitalization was provided by a syndicate of banks with Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Barclays Bank PLC acting as the Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners on the term loan.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP served as legal counsel to Anchor Glass with respect to the recapitalization.
About Anchor Glass Container Corporation
Anchor Glass is a leading North American manufacturer of premium glass packaging products. Anchor Glass has long-standing relationships with blue chip companies across the beer, liquor, food, beverage, ready-to-drink and consumer end-markets. The Company employs approximately 2,000 people and operates six manufacturing facilities located in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Minnesota, New York and Oklahoma, an engineering and spare parts facility in Illinois and a mold manufacturing facility in Ohio. For more information, please visit www.anchorglass.com.
About KPS Capital Partners
KPS, through its affiliated management entities, is the manager of the KPS Special Situations Funds, a family of investment funds with approximately $21.8 billion of assets under management (as of June 30, 2024). For over three decades, the Partners of KPS have worked exclusively to realize significant capital appreciation by making controlling equity investments in manufacturing and industrial companies across a diverse array of industries, including basic materials, branded consumer, healthcare and luxury products, automotive parts, capital equipment and general manufacturing. KPS creates value for its investors by working constructively with talented management teams to make businesses better, and generates investment returns by structurally improving the strategic position, competitiveness and profitability of its portfolio companies, rather than primarily relying on financial leverage. The KPS Funds’ portfolio companies generate aggregate annual revenues of approximately $21.6 billion, operate 245 manufacturing facilities in 26 countries, and have approximately 64,000 employees, directly and through joint ventures worldwide (as of June 30, 2024, pro forma for the recent acquisitions of Sport Group and Innomotics which closed on July 8, 2024 and October 1, 2024, respectively). The KPS investment strategy and portfolio companies are described in detail at www.kpsfund.com.
