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Compass Diversified Completes Sale of Sterno’s Food Service Business

$CODIPress releaseMay 4, 2026, 7:15 AM ETRead the release

Compass Diversified completed the sale of Sterno’s food service business to Archer Foodservice Partners for an enterprise value of $292.5 million. The transaction closed on May 1, 2026, concluding the divestiture of a majority-owned subsidiary's business unit. CODI received approximately $280 million in net proceeds after adjustments and allocations to non-controlling shareholders. The company intends to use the proceeds to repay outstanding senior secured debt.

Key figures

Deal Value Usd
292500000
Proceeds to codi
$280 million
Target net leverage
below 1.0x
Leverage milestone date
June 30, 2026

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