ABOUT US
Saville House Holdings Ltd. is the family company of Richard and Ailsa Harris, through which Richard Harris partnered with the Senft family and Tricor Pacific Capital Inc. in 2014 to create Founders Group of Food Companies Inc.
Starting in 2020, Saville has formed new partnerships to broaden the scope of its activities, as well as started making passive investments beyond its core focus on mature food and beverage companies. These new partnerships and passive investments sit alongside Saville's significant partnership with Tricor in Founders Group of Food Companies, which remains an important opportunity for value creation.
PARTNERSHIPS
In 2014, Founders Group of Food Companies was created to invest the capital of Saville House Holdings (Harris family) and Tricor Pacific Capital (Senft family). The origin of the Harris / Senft partnership came from an investment in Golden Boy Foods where Richard Harris served as President & CEO and Rod Senft served as Chairman. After five years, Founders is primarily focused on its existing portfolio, including acquisition of closely-related protein platforms and add-on M&A. Founders' most recent acquisitions were Lombardi Bros Meats (2022), Walt's Meats (2021) and Seattle Fish Company of Denver (2021).
Starting in 2020, Saville has added new capital and strategies to broaden the scope of its activities. These new strategies sit alongside Saville’s strategy for investing further in Founders Group of Food Companies with Tricor Pacific Capital to at least double Founders' size, scope and impact by 2030.
TRACK RECORD
Prior to forming Saville House Holdings in 2014, Richard Harris had a long career as an executive in public and private companies including The Coca-Cola Company, Coca-Cola Drikker, and Golden Boy Foods. Ailsa Harris enjoyed a successful career as a functional leader in buying, marketing, and category management at companies including M&M Mars, Frito-Lay, Coca-Cola and Safeway.
In 2014, Founders Group of Food Companies was created to invest the capital of Saville House Holdings (Harris family) and Tricor Pacific Capital (Senft family). The origin of their partnership came from an investment in private-equity-backed Golden Boy Foods where Richard Harris served as President & CEO and Rod Senft served as Chairman, and through which management and shareholders created $300M+ of equity value in five years, increasing EBITDA 12X.
Founders has built a group of thriving businesses. Today, Founders is primarily focused on its existing portfolio and acquisition of closely-related protein platforms and add-on with the aim of at least doubling in size, scope and impact by 2030.
PORTFOLIO
The origin of Saville’s partnership with the Senft family and Tricor Pacific Capital came from an investment in private-equity-backed Golden Boy Foods where Richard Harris served as President & CEO and Rod Senft served as Chairman, and through which management and shareholders created $300M+ of equity value in five years, increasing EBITDA 12X.
Founders has built a group of thriving businesses. Today, Founders is primarily focused on its existing portfolio and acquisition of closely-related protein platforms and add-on M&A with the aim of at least doubling in size, scope and impact by 2030.
As part of its investment strategy outside Founders, Saville is actively seeking new investments in food / beverage operating businesses and related real estate, as well as making select passive investments beyond its core focus.
INVESTMENT
CRITERIA
In partnership with each of Tricor Pacific Capital and its other capital partners, Saville is actively seeking new investments in operating businesses and related real estate , with the following criteria:
1. Targeting manufacturers or distributors or businesses in food / beverage or other adjacent sectors with a preference for mature and durable businesses that are cash-flow generative and include manufacturing or distribution assets; also investing in related real estate.
2. Primary focus on businesses with $3 to $10M of EBITDA, stretching to $25M for exceptional opportunities; no size limitation for add-on acquisitions to existing businesses
3. Business headquartered in Midwest, Southwest or West of USA or Canada
We combine deep operating knowledge with decades of experience making control and significant minority investments in Europe and North America.
We have a track record of transacting with speed and price certainty as a group of highly experienced partners investing our own capital
DIFFERENTIATION
Offers Both Long-term Patient Capital or
3-7 Year Transformational Capital
Balance of Deep Operating Know-how & Strong M&A Capabilities
Decades-long Acquisition and Financing Track Record Among Saville and its Partners
Value-added Partner with: Sector Focus & Operating Expertise; Access to Saville's Resources, Network & Professional Development Program
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